The Milken Institute's list of top technology centers cites the area's still-formidable aerospace presence, along with the growing tech-related influences in Hollywood. Also mentioned is the large research base that includes Cal Tech, UCLA and USC. As usual, Silicon Valley dwarfs every other region. Here's the top 10:

1) San Jose - Sunnyvale-Santa Clara, CA
2) Seattle-Bellevue-Everett, WA
3) Cambridge-Newton-Framingham, MA
4) Washington-Arlington-Alexandria, DC-VA-MD-WV
5) Los Angeles-Long Beach-Glendale, CA
6) Dallas-Plano-Irving, TX
7) San Diego-Carlsbad-San Marcos, CA
8) Santa Ana-Anaheim-Irvine, CA
9) New York-White Plains-Wayne, NY-NJ
10) San Francisco-San Mateo-Redwood City, CA