Exhibit 99.2

                                  NEWS RELEASE
For Immediate Release
Contact:
Terry Robinson
President and  CEO
North Bay Bancorp
707-259-2346

                   North Bay Bancorp Announces NASDAQ Listing

Napa, CA - August 27, 2002 - North Bay Bancorp,  holding company for The Vintage
Bank and Solano Bank, has announced  that the Company's  stock will be traded on
the NASDAQ National Market beginning Tuesday, September 3, 2002 under the symbol
NBAN.  The stock will  continue to trade on the OTC Bulletin  Board  through the
close of trading August 30, 2002.

Terry  Robinson,  President  and CEO of North Bay  Bancorp,  stated,  "Given our
Company's aggressive growth plans and our commitment to remaining an independent
publicly  owned  company,  listing our stock on NASDAQ  represents a significant
milestone in  attaining  our goals.  We feel that moving to the NASDAQ  National
Market will provide our stock with greater  visibility  and an expanded  base of
potential investors, resulting in increased liquidity for our shareholders.

North Bay Bancorp is based in Napa,  California.  The Vintage Bank operates four
offices in Napa County--a main office and two branches in the city of Napa and a
branch in St. Helena. Solano Bank operates four offices in Solano County--a main
office in Vacaville and branches in Fairfield, Vallejo and Benicia.

North Bay Bancorp  currently has 2,122,691  common shares  outstanding,  held by
1,057 shareholders of record.

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This press  release  contains  forward-looking  statements  with  respect to the
financial condition,  results of operation and business of North Bay Bancorp and
its subsidiaries.  These include, but are not limited to, statements that relate
to or are  dependent on estimates or  assumptions  relating to the  prospects of
loan growth,  credit quality and certain operating  efficiencies  resulting from
the  operations  of The  Vintage  Bank and Solano  Bank.  These  forward-looking
statements  involve  certain  risks and  uncertainties.  Factors  that may cause
actual  results  to  differ   materially   from  those   contemplated   by  such
forward-looking  statements include, among others, the following  possibilities:
(1)  competitive   pressure  among  financial   services   companies   increases
significantly;  (2) changes in the interest  rate  environment  reduce  interest
margins; (3) general economic conditions, internationally,  nationally or in the
State of  California  are less  favorable  than  expected;  (4)  legislation  or
regulatory  requirements or changes  adversely  affect the business in which the
combined organization will be engaged; and (5) other risks detailed in the North
Bay Bancorp reports filed with the Securities and Exchange Commission.