Jason Calacanis , CEO of Santa Monica-based Mahalo.com and co-producer of the TechCrunch50 conference--not known for pulling his punches--publicly targeted angel group The Keiretsu Forum today for their presentation fees. According to Calacanis, he's on a campaign to "destroy" the angel group, saying that the group has been taking advantage of startup companies by charging them $4,000 to $6,000 to present to angel investors. The effort highlights and ongoing debate between angel groups who do not charge entrepreneurs to present, and angel groups--and commercial ventures--who regularly charge a steep fee for presentations.

Jason Calacanis, the CEO of Santa Monica-based Mahalo , is continuing his crusade against angel groups and others who charge startups to pitch their groups, saying that he's now calling on groups to stop charging fees, and post what fees they were charging to entrepreneurs on their web sites. Calacanis--who launched his campaign earlier this week, targeting angel group the Keiretsu Forum --has now expanded his list of target angel groups to not only Keiretsu, but also Westlake Village-based Maverick Angels , PrivateEquityForums.com , Los Angeles-based iHollywoodForum's Tech Supper

Jason does not mince words when he’s got a cause, and he’s got a new one: taking down the Keiretsu Forum , an angel group which–unlike most–charges fairly steep fees to startups looking to present to investors. Other groups here like the Tech Coast Angels and the Pasadena Angels, do not charge, and members of the groups there tell me they don’t look very highly upon others charging fees to startups. One thing is for sure: Jason Calacanis keeps things from getting boring in the high tech world. Jason– calling it a jihad –asked people

Seattle-based startup Earth Class Mail has landed in Los Angeles, saying Monday that the firm has opened up shop on Santa Monica Boulevard for the firm's Internet mail service. Earth Class Mail -- which is venture backed by the Keiretsu Forum -- said the new location will help "entertainment-industry professionals and jet-setters" to gain a Hollywood area mail address. Earth Class Mail receives and digitized physical, postal mail for its users, allowing them to read their postal mail online, and request specific pieces of mail for delivery to their street address. The firm

Keiretsu Forum says it is dropping fees for “real startups”, but not because of Jason Calacanis. (via Quick updates for Wednesday: Andy Wilson of Momentum Ventures responds to our Insights & Opinions piece by Wil Schroter of AffordIt , where Wil says there is indeed money out there to invest , saying no, it’s really a nuclear winter out there . via PeHub)