Last month we Launched Los Angeles Tech and in the announcement we provide the Hot List for the first half of January 2009. When I drill down on that term, you can see why with posts like: Hollis-Eden Pharmaceuticals Lops A Third Of Company THQ Lays Off 100 Employees, Closes San Diego Office Citrix Cuts 10 Percent; Santa Barbara Hit And it's also interesting to see what geographies are being associated with "Layoffs" more often than others: Layoffs Woodland Hills Layoffs San Diego Layoffs Santa Monica Layoffs Los Angeles I guess this is a sign

Irvine-based eGuardian , a provider of service aimed at protecting children on the web, has partnered with safety education firm i-SAFE, according to investor the Tech Coast Angels. eGuardian develops technology for verifying the age, gender, and location of children on web sites. Tags: eguardian safety tech coast angels angel investment isaf i-SAFE SAFE is a nonprofit which educates consumers about Internet safety.

The Tech Coast Angels is stressing its mixer program, seed investment efforts, and a new website, as it kicks off a 2010 program, according to the angel investing group. According to the Tech Coast Angels' Richard Sudek, Chairman of the TCA, the group is looking to hold bi-monthly mixers which will help entrepreneurs connect with its angel investors, after a successful mixer in late 2009. The group also said it is focusing on its SeedTrack program, which is specifically focused on seed stage funding and extensive mentoring. The angel group

San Diego-based BrightQube, an angel-backed stock photo search site, has updated its web services to make it easier for photo buyers to find images. BrightQube rolled out its new web site earlier this week, adding such features as pop-up search tips, new navigation options, filtering, and other features. According to BrightQube, the changes are intended to help simplify the process of buying stock photographs--photos BrightQube has developed a radically different user interface specifically aimed at filtering through both microstock and professional stock photography, making it easier for graphics designers and other who use stock photography to find particular images visually.

I'm happy to announce the launch of the Los Angeles Tech Content Community . This is the beginning of a content community that collects and organizes the best content from blogs and web sites. The goal is to create a place where it's relatively easy to find current content and highly relevant content surrounding Los Angeles Technology. To be clear Los Angeles Tech is a jump off point. The content comes from other places.

Last night I attended a DealMaker Media (whom I love because they always host such great discussions) panel on raising angel money moderated by Dan Gould and with panelists Rob Hayes (First Round Capital, more seed or A round than angel), Scot Sangster (with OrganicStartup and the best spokesperson for Tech Coast Angels that I have met to date), Tom McInerney (TGM) and Jarl Mohn (who invests on his own “account” and whose track record is truly humbling). recently wrote a post on angel financing covering the topic of convertible notes but

Digital Family Reunion is bringing all of the LA Tech/Business/Media scene together next month, for a nice holiday party at the Skirball Center! Los Angeles, CA 90049 Girls In Tech LA Web Developers Howdy Campers! It should be a blast having so many great LA communities together, sharing their thoughts and having some great holiday fun!

frequently work on networking through the social web and building new relationships that will foster knowledge gathering or business growth. In between it all, I'm dropping off/picking up my son, hanging out with my wife and dogs, or perhaps a cigar with my brother or friends. We need to spend some time discussing what you do with the social web. I’ve got to imagine this makes tracking marketing spend challenging. Anything else I’ve recently had a chance to reconnect with Eric David Greenspan ( LinkedIn , Twitter ) He’s the CEO of Make It Work a high quality, personal, high touch technology service provider for homes and small businesses.

According to Loop'd, the funding came from its existing investors, along with new investor the Tech Coast Angels. Loopd operates online, action sports focused web sites which help athletes connect with brands and find sponsors. San Diego-based Loop'd Network , an online site focused on action sports, announced this morning that it has raised $800,000 in additional funding. Loop'd said the funding will go towards developing its e-commerce infrastructure.

Sounds like a natural, so that's what former Tech Coast Angel Dan Caulfield has jumped into: TweetPhoto . Is it another case of "it's more fun to be an entrepreneur than an angel"? So, if you're a former Tech Coast Angel, I'd assume you take your deal back to your friends, right? Photos for twitter? Well, not exactly, because now he's ex-CEO and there's trouble in paradise.