EXHIBIT 99.3

                Written Statement of the Chief Executive Officer
                       Pursuant to 18 U.S.C. Section 1350

Solely  for the  purposes  of  complying  with 18 U.S.C.  Section  1350,  I, the
undersigned President and Chief Executive Officer of California Almond Investors
I, A California  Limited  Partnership (the  "Company"),  hereby certify that the
Quarterly Report on Form 10-Q of the Company for the quarter ended June 30, 2003
(the  "Report")  fully  complies with the  requirements  of Section 13(a) of the
Securities  Exchange  Act of 1934 and that  information  contained in the Report
fairly presents,  in all material respects,  the financial condition and results
of operations of the Company.

 By:     Vintech Almond Advisers, Inc.
         A California corporation,
         Managing General Partner


         By:
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            David A. Bade
            President


August 15, 2003