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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. The council has expressed the desire to close the airport , and is gearing up for legal battles with the FAA. Photo courtesy Steve Lyon @ Flickr. READ MORE>>.

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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 offers up everything from team offices to "virtual" offices, in a collaborative environment where startups can bump into other startups.

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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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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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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>>.

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Tech Scenes Episode 1: A Look At SoCal's Startup Ecosystem

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Welcome to Tech Scenes where we explore what makes tech leaders and the cities they live in thrive. Media Sponsor: SOCALTECH - High Tech News and Information for Southern California www.socaltech.com. Produced by: Jeff Martin CEO and Founder of Collective Genius. www.collective-genius.com.

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Insights and Opinions: Why Silicon Beach Is Flourishing

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For our Insights and Opinions section this morning, we have a contribution from Ron McElroy , the CEO and founder of Real Office Centers , which has rapidly become of the gathering places for the growing Silicon Beach startup community. Silicon Beach, as the white-hot start up market in Santa Monica is referred to, is exploding with activity.

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