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Santa Monica Threatens Silicon Beach Growth By Taking Aim At Airport

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In a move which threatens the growing Silicon Beach technology industry, the Santa Monica City Council voted last night to downsize the Santa Monica Airport. silicon beach santa monica airport airline aviation economic growth jobs' Photo courtesy Steve Lyon @ Flickr. READ MORE>>.

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Santa Monica Tech Community Grows, As Another Tech Law Firm Sets Up Shop

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High tech startups--and the service providers who serve the industry--are continuing to cluster along Santa Monica's Third Street Promenade, as Stubbs, Alderton & Markiles LLP , one of the Los Angeles legal firms focused on the high tech market, announced a grand opening date for a new office on the 3rd Street Promenade.

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BLANKSPACES Set To Bring New Coworking Space To Santa Monica

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Los Angeles-based BLANKSPACES , the coworking space run by Jerome Chang, is getting set to open up a second location in Santa Monica in the next week, along 2nd street. BLANKSPACES has an existing location on Wilshire Blvd.

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President Obama To Visit Cross Campus Today

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In a sign of how far and wide the growth of Southern California''s high tech industry has traveled, it appears that President Barack Obama will be speaking at Santa Monica''s Cross Campus on Thursday--in the heart of Silicon Beach. silicon beach president barack obama santa monica government' READ MORE>>.

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Red 6 Bolsters Advisors With Former Air Force Assistant Secretary

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Santa Monica-based augmented reality, air combat training technology developer Red 6 said on Thursday that it has added Dr. Will Roper, former Assistant Secretary of the Air Force for Acquisition, Technology and Logistics (AT&L).

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TaskUs Snags Chief People Officer From Chipotle

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Santa Monica-based TaskUs , which provides back office and customer support for many prominent high tech companies, said this morning that it has appointed Mike Ferguson as the company's first Chief People officer. READ MORE>>.

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Amazon Betas Gets Greenlight

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is hanging out at Santa Monica technology coworking and tech hangout ROC--thanks to a new online series being piloted by Amazon.com Amazon.com officially announced the greenlighting of a new, comedy pilot called Betas , centered around what it described as "four computer geeks and their quest for nerd fame". READ MORE>>.