Emeryville (SF Bay Area). Born as the Graphics Group inside Lucasfilm (1979), spun out 1986 when Steve Jobs bought it. Created RenderMan, the rendering standard Hollywood VFX adopted — the tech that taught LA how to render (Toy Story, 1995 = first fully CG feature). Acquired by Disney 2006; Pixar's Ed Catmull and John Lasseter then ran Walt Disney Animation. The Bay-Area source of the compute capability LA productionized.

Ritchey Design is a San Carlos, California-based bicycle components company with over 50 years of design innovation. Founded by Tom Ritchey, the company produces frames and components including bars, stems, seatposts, headsets, forks, and wheels for road, gravel, and mountain bikes.