Exhibit 99.42
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                                  NEWS RELEASE
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For Immediate Release                                 Contact: Tom McGraw
                                                      650-875-4865

FNB Bancorp Announces the Appointment of Dave Curtis as Chief Financial Officer


South San Francisco, CA: December 18, 2006: FNB Bancorp (Bulletin Board
FNBG.OB), the holding company for First National Bank of Northern California,
today announced the appointment of Dave Curtis as Chief Financial Officer to
replace Jim Ramsey, the current Chief Financial Officer of FNB Bancorp and First
National Bank of Northern California, who is retiring. The appointment of Dave
Curtis as CFO is effective as of December 15, 2006. "It will be difficult to
lose Jim Ramsey as our CFO, as he has been a very important part of our success
over the past ten years. However, at the same time, we are very fortunate to add
someone of Dave Curtis's character and experience to our management team," said
Chairman Mike Wyman. Dave Curtis is a Certified Public Accountant and earned his
MBA from CSU Stanislaus. Most recently Curtis was SVP, Controller - Capital Corp
of the West, the holding company for County Bank in Merced, California. He is
the father of four children and has been very active in community service. First
National Bank of Northern California, rated as the seventh best, medium size
business to work for in the San Francisco Bay Area by the San Francisco Business
Times, has approximately six hundred million dollars in assets, and thirteen
branches in San Mateo and San Francisco Counties.

Cautionary Statement: This release contains certain forward-looking statements
that are subject to risks and uncertainties that could cause actual results to
differ materially from those stated herein. Management's assumptions and
projections are based on their anticipation of future events and actual
performance may differ materially from those projected. Risks and uncertainties
which could impact future financial performance include, among others, (a)
competitive pressures in the banking industry; (b) changes in the interest rate
environment; (c) general economic conditions, either nationally or regionally or
locally, including fluctuations in real estate values; (d) changes in the
regulatory environment; (e) changes in business conditions or the securities
markets and inflation; (f) possible shortages of gas and electricity at utility
companies operating in the State of California, and (g) the effects of
terrorism, including the events of September 11, 2001, and thereafter, and the
conduct of war on terrorism by the United States and its allies. Therefore, the
information set forth herein, together with other information contained in the
periodic reports filed by FNB Bancorp with the Securities and Exchange
Commission, should be carefully considered when evaluating its business
prospects. FNB Bancorp undertakes no obligation to update any forward-looking
statements contained in this release.

For further information contact:

Tom Mc Graw
Chief Executive Officer
Tel: (650) 875-4865     Fax: (650) 588-9695