Exhibit 31.1


                                 CERTIFICATIONS


I, David Bade, certify that:

     1.   I have reviewed this quarterly report on From 10Q of California Almond
          Investors I, A California Limited Partnership;

     2.   Based on my  knowledge,  this  report  does  not  contain  any  untrue
          statement  of a  material  fact  or  omit to  state  a  material  fact
          necessary to make the statements  made, in light of the  circumstances
          under which such  statements were made, not misleading with respect to
          the period covered by this report;

     3.   Based on my knowledge,  the financial statements,  and other financial
          information  included in this report,  fairly  present in all material
          respects the financial condition, results of operations and cash flows
          of the small business issuer as of, and for, the periods  presented in
          this report;

     4.   The small  business  issuer's  other  certifying  officer(s) and I are
          responsible for establishing and maintaining  disclosure  controls and
          procedures (as defined in Exchange Act Rules  13a-15(e) and 15d-15(e))
          for the small business issuer and have:


                  (a)  Designed  such  disclosure  controls and  procedures,  or
                  caused such disclosure  controls and procedures to be designed
                  under our  supervision,  to ensure that  material  information
                  relating  to  the  small   business   issuer,   including  its
                  consolidated  subsidiaries,  is  made  known  to us by  others
                  within those entities, particularly during the period in which
                  this report is being prepared;


                  (b) Evaluated the effectiveness of the small business issuer's
                  disclosure  controls  and  procedures  and  presented  in this
                  report  our  conclusions   about  the   effectiveness  of  the
                  disclosure  controls  and  procedures,  as of  the  end of the
                  period covered by this report based on such evaluation; and


                  (c) Disclosed in this report any change in the small  business
                  issuer's  internal  control  over  financial   reporting  that
                  occurred during the small business issuer's most recent fiscal
                  quarter (the small business  issuer's fourth fiscal quarter in
                  the case of an annual report) that has materially affected, or
                  is reasonably likely to materially  affect, the small business
                  issuer's internal control over financial reporting; and

     5.   The small  business  issuer's other  certifying  officer(s) and I have
          disclosed,  based on our most recent  evaluation  of internal  control
          over financial reporting,  to the small business issuer's auditors and
          the audit committee of the small business  issuer's board of directors
          (or persons performing the equivalent functions):


                  (a) All significant  deficiencies  and material  weaknesses in
                  the design or  operation of internal  control  over  financial
                  reporting which are reasonably  likely to adversely affect the
                  small business issuer's ability to record, process,  summarize
                  and report financial information; and


                  (b)  Any  fraud,  whether  or  not  material,   that  involves
                  management or other  employees who have a significant  role in
                  the small business  issuer's  internal  control over financial
                  reporting.

Date: August 15, 2003.

By:
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   David Bade