Google's job recruiting webpage for its L.A. office reads, "Who needs Silicon Valley when you can have Silicon Beach?" The company opened an office in Los Angeles' Venice Beach last year, leading a wave of tech and media companies setting up shop there. But as the tech boom grows, some longtime residents are wondering if Silicon Beach will wipe out the rough edges that they say make Venice unique.
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