EXHIBIT 23.10



                 [LETTERHEAD OF HOEFER & ARNETT INCORPORATED]


                    CONSENT OF HOEFER & ARNETT INCORPORATED


We consent to the inclusion in Westamerica Bancorporation and ValliCorp
Holdings, Inc. Registration Statement/Proxy Statement on Form S-4 of our
Fairness Opinion, and reference to our name and the statements with respect to
us, as appearing under the heading "Opinions of Westamerica's Financial
Advisor"


San Francisco, California
December 5, 1996


                                       Hoefer & Arnett Incorporated

                                             By: /s/ Murray G. Bodine
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