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Alliance for Southern California Innovation Names Andy Wilson As Director

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Wilson is a longtime Southern California technology veteran, having served as an executive at such companies as Overture Services, Yahoo!, Wilson is also well known for starting Innovate Pasadena, the local nonprofit which helps focus on Pasadena's high tech ecosystem. Momentum Ventures, and other local startups.

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Starbucks Set To Launch Free Wi-Fi

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In what can only be good news for many a high tech professional, coffee chain Starbucks said today that it will turn on free Wi-Fi in its stores July 1st, at all of its U.S. and Canadian company-owned stores. Starbucks said that it will give Wi-Fi enabled laptops, tablets, and mobile phones with unlimited access to the Web.

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Ross Levinsohn Accused Of Sexual Harassment

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Ross Levinsohn , the publisher and CEO of the Los Angeles Times --and longtime, influential veteran of Southern California's high tech industry--is under investigation by the owner of the LA Times, Tronc, after an in-depth examination of Levinsohn's conduct by NPR during his time in the high tech industry.

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Legal Software Firm Opens LA Office

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DataCert , a provider of enterprise legal management software and services, said today that it has opened up a new office in the Yahoo! The company explained that the new Los Angeles offices comes as it recognized "the value of being in the high-tech center of America." READ MORE>>.

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EAT Club Buys Farm Hill

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EAT Club , a startup which provides delivery of food to employees of high tech and other companies, said today that they've acquired Farm Hill and its personal meal business. EAT Club, which is based in the Bay Area, says that Los Angeles is one of its two primary markets. Financial details of the buy were not announced.

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Why Has LA Suddenly Gotten So Much Attention from VCs and Entrepreneurs?

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They estimate that high-tech work contributes $108.3 What is perhaps different from other regions is that we have large indigenous aerospace industry and a big high-tech import/export trade as opposed to a lot of software companies. They estimate that high-tech work contributes $108.3 Yes, Google won.

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Reflections on 2020: Andy Wilson, Alliance for SoCal Innovation

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Every year, we feature the year end reflections of founders, CEOs, investors, sposors, and others in Southern California's high tech community. He previously held C-level roles at Overture Services/Yahoo!, We've been posting these throughout the next two weeks. RiverOne, Academy123, Bowne & Co and RR Donnelley & Sons.