Exhibit 99.1

     Press Release Announcing Earnings for the Quarter ended June 30, 2000.






                                NORTH BAY BANCORP



                                  PRESS RELEASE

                                 August 9, 2000

North Bay  Bancorp,  Holding  Company  for The  Vintage  Bank and  Solano  Bank,
announced  earnings of $789,000,  or $.47 per share,  for the three months ended
June 30, 2000. This compares with earnings of $691,000,  or $.43 per share,  for
the second quarter of 1999.  Year-to-date earnings for the six months ended June
30, 2000 were $1,460,000, or $.87 per share, compared to $1,332,000, or $.82 per
share,  for the  first six  months of 1999.  On an  annualized  basis,  the 2000
results  equate  to a  return  of  1.4% on  average  assets  and 15% on  average
shareholders' equity.

Total assets were $218,457,000 as of June 30, 2000,  representing a 15% increase
from a year  earlier.  Deposits  increased  15%  during  the year,  while  loans
outstanding increased 28%.

President & CEO Terry Robinson  expressed  pleasure that first half earnings for
the year 2000 exceed comparable 1999 earnings despite absorbing expenses related
to the organization of Solano Bank. Robinson stated, "With the opening of Solano
Bank on July 17, 2000,  earnings for the remainder of the year will  unavoidably
decline  from  the  levels  we have  generated  for the past  several  quarters.
However,  we believe that the negative  impact of the new Bank on earnings  will
diminish with each successive quarter going forward;  we plan for Solano Bank to
be operating at break-even by year-end  2001. We anticipate  the sound  earnings
base  provided  by The  Vintage  Bank will  enable  North Bay  Bancorp to report
profits  similar to peer bank averages  throughout  the time Solano Bank will be
operating at a loss."

This press  release  contains  forward-looking  statements  with  respect to the
financial condition,  results of operation and business of North Bay Bancorp and
its subsidiaries.  These include, but are not limited to, statements that relate
to or are  dependent on estimates or  assumptions  relating to the  prospects of
loan growth,  credit quality and certain operating  efficiencies  resulting from
the  operations  of The  Vintage  Bank and Solano  Bank.  These  forward-looking
statements  involve  certain  risks and  uncertainties.  Factors  that may cause
actual  results  to  differ   materially   from  those   contemplated   by  such
forward-looking  statements include, among others, the following  possibilities:
(1)  competitive   pressure  among  financial   services   companies   increases
significantly;  (2) changes in the interest  rate  environment  reduce  interest
margins; (3) general economic conditions, internationally,  nationally or in the
State of  California  are less  favorable  than  expected;  (4)  legislation  or
regulatory  requirements or changes  adversely  affect the business in which the
combined organization will be engaged; and (5) other risks detailed in the North
Bay Bancorp reports filed with the Securities and Exchange Commission.

         Stock of North Bay  Bancorp  is quoted  on the  Over-The-Counter  (OTC)
Bulletin Board, Symbol NBAN.OB.

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Questions  regarding  this press release should be directed to Terry L. Robinson
(707) 258-3969.