CALIFORNIA BANCORP
1300 Clay Street, Suite 500
Oakland, California 94612
October 12, 2021
U.S. Securities and Exchange Commission
Division of Corporation Finance
100 F Street, N.E.
Washington, D.C. 20549
| Re: | California BanCorp |
Registration Statement on Form S-4
File No. 333-259934
Ladies and Gentlemen:
Pursuant to Rule 461 promulgated under the Securities Act of 1933, as amended, California BanCorp hereby respectfully requests that the effective date of the above referenced Registration Statement on Form S-4 be accelerated to 12:00 p.m., Eastern Time, on October 15, 2021, or as soon as practicable thereafter.
Please contact Josh Dean of Sheppard, Mullin, Richter & Hampton LLP, at (714) 424-8292 with any questions you may have regarding this request. In addition, please notify Mr. Dean by telephone when this request for acceleration has been granted.
| Sincerely, | ||
| CALIFORNIA BANCORP | ||
| By: | /s/ Thomas A. Sa | |
| Thomas A. Sa | ||
| Senior Executive Vice President, | ||
| Chief Financial Officer and | ||
| Chief Operating Officer | ||
