The Marino family all come from the Pittsburgh area and Angelo, his father Sal were both made in Pittsburgh. Sal Marino owned the Sharon Cheese Company in Sharon, PA and later started the California Cheese Company, which sold to Sargento for millions. While the San Jose family was more of a "crew" and carried some clout regionally, in the grand scheme of things, they had a relatively weak family that did not carry national influence. At the end of the day, they did what they were told to do by the East Coast/Mid West families.