James Patterson McBaine

San Francisco Opera Association owns and operates opera theater. It offers an array of training programs and performance opportunities for young artists under the support of the San Francisco Opera Center and the Merola Opera Program. The company was founded by Gaetano Merola in 1923 and is headquartered in San Francisco, CA.

Founded in 1987 by Jon D. Gruber and J. Patterson McBaine, Gruber & McBaine Capital Management LLC is a hedge fund manager located in San Francisco. They manage the Firefly Partners LP, the Gruber & McBaine International Ltd. and the Lagunitas Partners LP