8-K

                       SECURITIES AND EXCHANGE COMMISSION

                             Washington, D.C. 20549

                                    FORM 8-K

                                 CURRENT REPORT

     Pursuant to Section 13 or 15(d) of the Securities Exchange Act of 1934

     Date of Report (Date of earliest event reported)       June 6 , 2002
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                                NORTH BAY BANCORP
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             (Exact name of registrant as specified in its charter)

         California                  0-31080                    68-0434802
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(State or other jurisdiction       (Commission                (IRS Employer
     of  incorporation)            File Number)             Identification No.)

    1500 Soscol Avenue, Napa, California                         94559-3045
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  (Address of principal executive offices)                       (Zip Code)

Registrant's telephone number, including area code   (707) 257-8585
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                                       N/A
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          (Former name or former address, if changed since last report)




Item 5.      Other Events.
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             Trust Preferred. On June __, 2002, North Bay Bancorp issued a press
             release  announcing its plans for a $10 million  participation in a
             trust preferred pooled transaction.  A copy of the press release is
             attached to this Current  Report as Exhibit  99.1 and  incorporated
             into this report by reference.

Item 7.      Financial Statements and Exhibits.
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             (b)  Exhibits

                   99.1   Press release announcing plans for a $10 million
                          participation in a trust preferred pooled transaction.




                                 SIGNATURES

                  Pursuant to the requirements of the Securities Exchange Act of
1934,  the  registrant has duly caused this report to be signed on its behalf by
the undersigned hereunto duly authorized.

Date: June 6, 2002               NORTH BAY BANCORP

                                 /s/ Terry L. Robinson
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                                 Terry L. Robinson, President and Chief
                                 Executive Officer (Principal Executive Officer)

EX-99.1

                                  Exhibit 99.1

                                NORTH BAY BANCORP
                                Napa, California
                                  June 6, 2002

North Bay  Bancorp,  holding  company  for The  Vintage  Bank and  Solano  Bank,
announced  plans for a $10 million  participation  in a trust  preferred  pooled
transaction. This transaction is scheduled to fund within approximately 30 days.

President  & CEO Terry  Robinson  noted  that the funds  from the  issue,  while
possessing  characteristics  of a debt issue,  qualify as capital for regulatory
purposes. "This issue will provide our holding company with additional liquidity
and assure us of  maintaining  sufficient  regulatory  capital  to  support  our
ambitious growth plans for The Vintage Bank and Solano Bank. Also, the liquidity
and regulatory capital provided by the issue could position us to take advantage
of an unanticipated expansion or acquisition opportunity that might arise in the
future.  The features of a trust  preferred  issue enable us to maintain  excess
capital for  regulatory  purposes  without  diluting our existing  shareholders'
ownership percentages," stated Robinson.

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

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

Questions  regarding  this press release should be directed to Terry L. Robinson
(707) 259-2346.