Bay Grown Series | Amy Tan

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 “If she doesn't speak, she is making a choice. If she doesn't try, she can lose her chance forever."
- An-mei, The Joy Luck Club

Amy Tan

b. February 19, 1952

Oakland, California

Writer.

Bay Grown Series | Top Dog

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Top Dog
Established in 1966.
"Top Dog grew out of a boy's love of sausage,
 a staple in his German immigrants' New York 
home over the WWII years."

3 locations: 
Berkeley - Southside
Berkeley - Center Street
Oakland - Lakeshore

Bay Grown Series | Jamba Juice

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Jamba Juice
Established in 1990
Founded by Kirk Perron, Kevin Peters, Joe Vergara, and Linda Ozawa Olds

Headquarters: Emeryville, California

Bay Grown Series | Hangar 1 Vodka

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Hangar 1 Vodka

Established in 2001 in Alameda, California
Distilled by St. George's Spritis

Founded by Jörg Rupf and Ansley Coale

Distributed by Proximo Spirtis

Bay Grown Series | Lucasfilm

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Lucasfilm

Founded in 1971 by George Lucas in San Rafael, CA.
Headquarters: San Francisco

"May the Force be with you." 
- Yoda

Bay Grown Series | Tom Brady

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Tom Brady

b. August 3, 1977

San Mateo, Calfiornia

Bay born and bred, and four time NFL Super Bowl Champion.

Bay Grown Series | Clif Bar

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CLIF BAR

Founded in 1992
Created by Gary Erickson
Headquarters: Emeryville, California

Bay Grown Series | Pandora

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PANDORA

Founded: 2000 in Oakland, California
Founders: Will Glaser, Jon Kraft and Tim Westergren
Headquarters: Oakland, California

Bay Grown Series | John Madden

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John Madden

b. April 10, 1936

Austin, Minnesota
Long time Bay Area resident.

Former NFL football player, former head coach of the Oakland Raiders 
and a retired commentator for the NFL.

Bay Grown Series | Robin Williams

Rare but due to the unusual circumstances we decided to post 

a second Bay Grown blog post this month. Being Bay grown 

ourselves, MaryJane felt the need to express our deep 

sadness for the passing of a beautiful human being who also 

called the Bay Area home sweet home. 
Rest in peace Robin Williams.
 

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“Do you think God gets stoned? I think so . . . look at the platypus.”

Robin Williams

July 21, 1951- August 11, 2014

Chicago, Illinois
Long time Bay Area resident.

American actor, voice actor and stand-up comedian.

Bay Grown Series | The Rock

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#TeamBringIt

Dwayne Johnson aka The Rock

b. May 2, 1972

Hayward, CA

American actor and retired professional wrestler.

Bay Grown Series | Netflix

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NETFLIX
Established: 1997 in Scotts Valley, California
Founders: MarcRandolph and Reed Hastings
Headquarters: Los Gatos, California

Bay Grown Series | En Vogue

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En Vogue
Origin: Oakland, CA

Original Members: Cindy Herron, Terry Ellis, Dawn Robinson and Maxine Jones

Present Members: Cindy Herron, Terry Ellis and Rhona Bennett

 1989 - present.

The original Funky Divas!

Bay Grown Series | Jelly Belly

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"The original gourmet jelly bean."

Jelly Belly
Established: 1869
Founder: Gustav Goelitz
 Headquarters: Fairfield, California

Bay Grown Series | Clint Eastwood

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"Go ahead, make my day."

Clint Eastwood
b. May 31, 1930
San Francisco, CA
American actor, film director, producer and composer.

Bay Grown Series | Peet's Coffee & Tea

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Peet's Coffee & Tea
Established: 1966 in Berkeley, California
Founder: Alfred Peet
Headquarters: Emeryville, California

Bay Grown Series | See's Candies

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"California's Famous Old Time Candies®" 

See's Candies
Established: 1921
Founders: Charles See, Florence See and Mary See
Headquarters: South San Francisco, California

Bay Grown Series | The North Face

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Never stop exploring.

The North Face
Established: 1968 in San Francisco
Founder: Douglas Tompkins
Headquarters: Alameda, California

Bay Grown Series | Winona Ryder

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Winona Ryder
b. October 29,1971
Born in Minnesota, raised in Petaluma, CA.

Actress and 90's Icon.

Bay Grown Series | Chuy Gomez

Jesus "Chuy" Gomez
b. February 9, 1969
Born in Mexico, raised in San Francisco, CA.

Radio DJ, local brand ambassador and Bay Area legend.

Thank you for sharing 20 years with us, Chuy!