ESCONDIDO, Calif.--(BUSINESS WIRE)--Dec. 23, 2004--California Community Bank (CABK) announced that its new Vista Branch opened for business on December 22, 2004 at 905 South Santa Fe Avenue in Vista. The location is near the intersection of South Santa Fe Avenue and Escondido Avenue. The new branch will be headed up by veteran bankers Senior Vice President, Mike Cavataio and Customer Service Manager, Roz Taque, who are both well known in the Vista market place.

CEO Larry Hartwig commented, "We have had an excellent reception since we announced our plans to expand into the Vista market place. Vista is a high growth area and clearly has need of an additional community bank to replace those that were acquired in the late 1990's. We are most pleased to have the opportunity to be a part of this dynamic community and I know that Mike and Roz will assure that we are off to a great start."

California Community Bank opened for business on August 11, 2003 as a full service community bank headquartered in Escondido, CA. The bank has shown strong growth and this new location is in line with its business plan to rapidly and soundly grow its operations in San Diego's North County.

Forward-looking Comments: The statements in this release that are not historical facts are forward-looking statements based on management's current expectations and beliefs concerning future developments and their potential effects on the company. There can be no assurance that future developments affecting the company will be those anticipated by management. Actual results may differ from those projected in the forward-looking statement. These forward-looking statements involve risks and uncertainties.

CONTACT:
California Community Bank, Escondido,CA
Larry D. Hartwig, 760-888-1001
lhartwig@calcommunitybank.com