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[NORTH BAY LOGO OMITTED]                           President & CEO
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        NORTH BAY BANCORP NAMES NOMINEES FOR NEW CONSOLIDATED BOARD SEATS

Napa, CA - April 15, 2004 - North Bay Bancorp  (Nasdaq:  NBAN),  holding company
for The Vintage Bank and Solano Bank, today announced the nominees for its Board
of Directors at its upcoming annual meeting of shareholders.  These  nominations
are  part of the  company's  plan  to  simplify  and  streamline  its  corporate
structure by combining  the Boards of both The Vintage Bank and Solano Bank with
the Board of Directors of North Bay Bancorp. Conditional on regulatory approval,
the  charters of The  Vintage  Bank and Solano Bank will be combined in the near
future,  with the banks  operating as divisions of a single bank  subsidiary  of
North Bay Bancorp.

 "Our vision is for North Bay Bancorp to be the  premier  independent  financial
institution  in the  communities  we serve for the next  decade and  beyond.  We
believe these changes will provide  long-term  benefits for our shareholders and
customers,  and  greatly  enhance  the  efficiency  of our  management  team  in
directing the operations of both banks and the holding company. The changes will
save management time,  reduce costs and enhance our competitive  position in the
market  over  the long  run.  Day-to-day  operations  of the  banks  will not be
affected;  our  customers  and  employees  should  see no  changes,"  said Terry
Robinson, President and CEO.

At it's annual meeting of shareholders  scheduled for May 6, 2004,  shareholders
will be asked to vote on the expansion of the Board of Directors from 10 members
to 16 members,  who will serve three year staggered  terms.  The nominees are as
follows:

          Class C Directors nominated to serve a 3-year term:

                  David Gaw, NBAN Chairman,  served as a director of The Vintage
                  Bank from 1984 until the Fall of 2003 and as  Chairman  of the
                  Board of the bank from 1992 to 1994.  He continues to serve as
                  a  director  of  Solano  Bank  and as  Chairman  of  the  NBAN
                  Nominating/Governance Committee.

                  Richard Long, NBAN Vice-Chairman,  has served as a director of
                  NBAN  since  1999  and   serves  as   Chairman   of  the  NBAN
                  Compensation Committee.

                  Conrad  Hewitt,  Chairman  of the NBAN  Audit  Committee,  has
                  served as a director  of NBAN  since  1999,  is the  financial
                  expert for the Board of Directors, and is a member of the NBAN
                  Compensation Committee.

                  Terry  Robinson,   President,   Chief  Executive  Officer  and
                  Director of NBAN, also served as President and Chief Executive
                  Officer of The Vintage Bank until April 2002. He has continued
                  to serve as a Director of Solano Bank and The Vintage Bank.

          Class B Directors nominated to serve a 2-year term:

                  Tom Malloy, a past NBAN Chairman,  has served as a director of
                  The Vintage  Bank since 1984 and of NBAN since  1999.  He is a
                  member NBAN's Compensation Committee and Nominating/Governance
                  Committee.

                  Fred  Hearn has  served  as a  director  of Solano  Bank and a
                  director  of  NBAN  since  2000.  He  is a  member  of  NBAN's
                  Compensation and Nominating/Governance Committees.

          Connie Klimisch was appointed as a director of Solano Bank in 2002.

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          Class A Directors nominated to serve a 1-year term:

                  Jim  Tidgewell  has served as a director of The  Vintage  Bank
                  since  1988  and  Board  Chairman  since  2003.  He has been a
                  director  of NBAN since  1999 and is a member of NBAN's  Audit
                  and Nominating/Governance Committees.

                  Tom  Lowenstein  has served as a director of The Vintage  Bank
                  since 1988 and was Board  Chairman  from 2000 to 2003.  He has
                  served as a  director  of NBAN  since  1999 and is a member of
                  NBAN's   Audit,    Compensation   and    Nominating/Governance
                  Committees.

                  Tom  Gavin has  served as a  director  and Board  Chairman  of
                  Solano  Bank since  2000.  He has served as a director of NBAN
                  since 2000.

Should shareholders approve expansion of the Board of Directors, the Board plans
to appoint Lauren  Ackerman,  Dr. Andrew Nicks,  Thomas  Shelton,  Jack Anthony,
Denise  Suihkonen  and  Stephen  Spencer  to serve as  members  of the  Board of
Directors.

"It was wonderful to have a stellar pool of candidates  from which to choose our
nominees. The current directors of The Vintage Bank and Solano Bank have a depth
of experience and  dedication to serving our community  that is  extraordinary,"
said David  Gaw,  Chairman.  "It was a very  difficult  job to select  among the
candidates  for the  Board of  Directors,  and we  appreciate  each of the Board
members for their  selfless  service to our company and our  community.  We hope
that those who were not selected to the North Bay Bancorp Board will honor us by
continuing to serve as members of the soon-to-be-organized Community Boards that
will  provide  advice and  direction  in serving the citizens of Napa and Solano
Counties."

ABOUT NORTHBAY BANCORP

North Bay Bancorp is the parent company of two community  banks in the North Bay
Region of Northern  California--The Vintage Bank based in Napa County and Solano
Bank based in Solano County. Both subsidiaries are full service commercial banks
offering a wide  selection  of deposit,  loan and  investment  services to local
consumers and small business customers.

The Vintage  Bank,  which opened for business in 1985,  currently  operates five
banking  offices  in Napa  County,  Northern  California's  number  one  tourist
destination  and the nation's  premier wine  producing  region.  The Bank's main
office and two branch offices are located in the City of Napa.  Vintage also has
a branch in the City of St.  Helena,  a branch on Airport  Road in the  Southern
industrial area of Napa County and an off-site ATM facility in Yountville.

Solano Bank,  which opened in July 2000,  operates offices in the primary cities
along the I-80 corridor of Solano  County.  The Bank's main office is located in
Vacaville, with branch offices in Fairfield, Vallejo and Benicia and an off-site
ATM facility in downtown  Fairfield.  This  region,  projected to be the fastest
growing county in Northern  California  through year 2020, is attracting  people
with a quality lifestyle, affordable housing and business-friendly attitude.

This news  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  shareholder
elections,  regulatory approvals for charter  consolidation and 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 are detailed in the North Bay Bancorp  reports filed
with the Securities and Exchange Commission.

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