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About Tahra Goraya

Tahra Goraya is president and CEO of Monterey Bay Economic Partnership, a regional member-supported nonprofit organization founded in 2015 to improve the economic health and quality of life in the region.

May 9, 2025

Building bridges, not walls Why unity is essential for the strength of the United States

Drone photo of rows of strawberries seen from overhead, with numerous workers picking them during the harvest.
February 20, 2025

Federal policies will cripple the regional economy Ag, manufacturing, and other industries in the Monterey Bay Area would suffer as a result.

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