SECURITIES AND EXCHANGE COMMISSION
                             WASHINGTON, D.C. 20549
                             ----------------------


                                    FORM 8-K

                                 CURRENT REPORT
                     PURSUANT TO SECTION 13 OR 15(d) OF THE
                         SECURITIES EXCHANGE ACT OF 1934

         Date of Report (Date of earliest event reported): July 16, 2003

                             ----------------------

                         CALIFORNIA INDEPENDENT BANCORP
               (Exact Name of Registrant as Specified in Charter)

     California                   0-26552                   68-0349947
  (State or Other         (Commission File Number)        (IRS Employer
  Jurisdiction of                                       Identification No.)
  Incorporation)

        1227 Bridge St., Suite C                                95991
             Yuba City, CA                                    (Zip Code)
(Address of Principal Executive Offices)

       Registrant's telephone number, including area code: (530) 674-6000

                                       N/A
          (Former Name or Former Address, if Changed Since Last Report)


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Item 7. Financial Statements and Exhibits

     (c)  Exhibits

          99.1 Press release dated July 16, 2003.

Item 9. Other  Regulaiton  FD  Disclosure/Results  of  Operations  and Financial
     Condition (Item 12)

The purpose of this current  report on Form 8-K is to disclose  that  California
Independent  Bancorp  issued a press  release on July 16,  2003  announcing  its
unaudited  financial  results for the three and six-month periods ended June 30,
2003.  The  press  release  under  this  Item 9 is being  furnished  to meet the
requirements of Item 12 of Form 8-K.






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                                   SIGNATURES

     Pursuant to the  requirements  of the Securities  Exchange Act of 1934, the
Registrant  has duly  caused  this  report  to be  signed  on its  behalf by the
undersigned hereunto duly authorized.

                                      CALIFORNIA INDEPENDENT BANCORP

Date: July 17, 2003                   By:    /s/ Kevin R. Watson
                                              ----------------------------------
                                      Name:          Kevin R. Watson
                                      Title:  Chief Financial Officer/Corporate
                                              Secretary (Principal Financial and
                                              Accounting Officer)
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SECURITIES AND EXCHANGE COMMISSION
                             WASHINGTON, D.C. 20549
                             ----------------------

                                    FORM 8-K

                                 CURRENT REPORT
                     PURSUANT TO SECTION 13 OR 15(d) OF THE
                         SECURITIES EXCHANGE ACT OF 1934

         Date of Report (Date of earliest event reported): July 16, 2003

                             ----------------------

                         CALIFORNIA INDEPENDENT BANCORP
               (Exact Name of Registrant as Specified in Charter)

     California                   0-26552                   68-0349947
  (State or Other         (Commission File Number)        (IRS Employer
  Jurisdiction of                                       Identification No.)
  Incorporation)

        1227 Bridge St., Suite C                                95991
             Yuba City, CA                                    (Zip Code)
(Address of Principal Executive Offices)

       Registrant's telephone number, including area code: (530) 674-6000

                                       N/A
          (Former Name or Former Address, if Changed Since Last Report)
Item 7. Financial Statements and Exhibits

     (c)  Exhibits

          99.1 Press release dated July 16, 2003.

Item 9. Other  Regulaiton  FD  Disclosure/Results  of  Operations  and Financial
     Condition (Item 12)

The purpose of this current  report on Form 8-K is to disclose  that  California
Independent  Bancorp  issued a press  release on July 16,  2003  announcing  its
unaudited  financial  results for the three and six-month periods ended June 30,
2003.  The  press  release  under  this  Item 9 is being  furnished  to meet the
requirements of Item 12 of Form 8-K.
SIGNATURES

     Pursuant to the  requirements  of the Securities  Exchange Act of 1934, the
Registrant  has duly  caused  this  report  to be  signed  on its  behalf by the
undersigned hereunto duly authorized.

                                      CALIFORNIA INDEPENDENT BANCORP

Date: July 17, 2003                   By:    /s/ Kevin R. Watson
                                              ----------------------------------
                                      Name:          Kevin R. Watson
                                      Title:  Chief Financial Officer/Corporate
                                              Secretary (Principal Financial and
                                              Accounting Officer)