Exhibit 23.1



CONSENT OF INDEPENDENT REGISTERED PUBLIC ACCOUNTING FIRM


We consent to the incorporation by reference in Northern Empire
Bancshares'Registration Statement on Form S-8 of our report on
the audit of Northern Empire Bancshares 401(K) Profit Sharing
Plan as of and for the year ended December 31, 2004. Our
report, which is dated June 29, 2005, appears in the Annual
Report on Form 11-K of Northern Empire Bancshares 401(K)
Profit Sharing Plan for the year ended December 31, 2004.


	/s/ Moss Adams LLP

Santa Rosa, California
August 29, 2005