EXHIBIT 23

                             CONSENT OF KPMG LLP AS

                  INDEPENDENT RESGISTED PUBLIC ACCOUNTING FIRM

                             FOR NORTH BAY BANCORP



            CONSENT OF INDEPENDENT REGISTERD PUBLIC ACCOUNTING FIRM

The Board of Directors
North Bay Bancorp:


We consent to the  incorporation  by  reference in the  registration  statements
(Nos.  333-93537,  333-43972 and  333-90006) on Form S-8 of North Bay Bancorp of
our reports  dated March 15,  2006,  with  respect to the  consolidated  balance
sheets of North Bay Bancorp and  subsidiaries  as of December  31, 2005 and 2004
and the related  consolidated  statements of operations,  comprehensive  income,
changes  in  shareholders'  equity,  and cash flows for each of the years in the
three year period  ended  December  31,  2005,  management's  assessment  of the
effectiveness  of internal  control over financial  reporting as of December 31,
2005, and the  effectiveness of internal control over financial  reporting as of
December 31, 2005, which reports appear in the December 31, 2005,  annual report
on Form 10-K of North Bay Bancorp.



/s/ KPMG LLP
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San Francisco, California
March 15, 2006