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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: April 9, 1996



                             REDWOOD EMPIRE BANCORP
            (Exact number of Registrant as specified in its charter)



            California                File No. 0-19231          68-0166366
(State or other jurisdiction of    (Commision File Number)    (IRS Employer
 Incorporated or organization)                              Identification No.)



         111 Santa Rosa Avenue, Santa Rosa, California           95404-4905
         (Address of principal executive offices)                (Zip Code)



         Registrant's telephone number, including area code: (707) 545-9611





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 Item 5.  Other Events

Press release for the following (article attached):

         Redwood  Empire  Bancorp  announces  management  change at Allied  Bank
subsidiary.













                                   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.



         4-9-96
Date:  ___________________    REDWOOD EMPIRE BANCORP
                                   (Registrant)


                              /s/ Gale D. Bridgeman
                          By:__________________________
                              Gale D. Bridgeman
                              Vice President/Controller and
                              Principal Accounting Officer



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                           FOR:         REDWOOD EMPIRE BANCORP

                           APPROVED BY: Patrick W. Kilkenny
                                        President and Chief Executive Officer
                                        (707) 573-4911

                           CONTACT:     Morgen-Walke Associates, Inc.
                                        Doug Sherk, Jenifer Kirtland,
                                        David Gennarelli
                                        (415) 296-7383
For Immediate Release                   Jill Ruja, Elissa Grabowski
                                        (212) 850-5600




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               REDWOOD EMPIRE BANCORP ANNOUNCES MANAGEMENT CHANGE
                            AT ALLIED BANK SUBSIDIARY

SANTA  ROSA,  CA (April 1, 1996) -- Redwood  Empire  Bancorp  (AMEX:  REB) today
announced  that Terance  O'Mahoney,  58, has resigned his positions as chairman,
president  and chief  executive  officer of the  Company's  Allied Bank,  F.S.B.
subsidiary to pursue other interests. William B. Stevenson, 65, vice chairman of
Allied  Bank,  will  assume  the  position  of acting  chairman  and  Patrick W.
Kilkenny, 49, will become acting president and chief executive officer until the
next Allied Bank Board meeting, scheduled for April 16, 1996.
         Redwood  Empire  Bancorp  is the  holding  company  for  two  operating
subsidiaries:  Allied Bank, F.S.B., a savings institution,  and National Bank of
the Redwoods,  a commercial bank. The Company operates through branches and loan
production offices in various California locations, as well as Portland, Oregon.


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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: April 9, 1996

                             REDWOOD EMPIRE BANCORP
            (Exact number of Registrant as specified in its charter)

            California                File No. 0-19231          68-0166366
(State or other jurisdiction of    (Commision File Number)    (IRS Employer
 Incorporated or organization)                              Identification No.)

         111 Santa Rosa Avenue, Santa Rosa, California           95404-4905
         (Address of principal executive offices)                (Zip Code)

         Registrant's telephone number, including area code: (707) 545-9611

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Item 5.  Other Events

Press release for the following (article attached):

         Redwood  Empire  Bancorp  announces  management  change at Allied  Bank
subsidiary.

                                   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.

         4-9-96
Date:  ___________________    REDWOOD EMPIRE BANCORP
                                   (Registrant)

                              /s/ Gale D. Bridgeman
                          By:__________________________
                              Gale D. Bridgeman
                              Vice President/Controller and
                              Principal Accounting Officer
FOR:         REDWOOD EMPIRE BANCORP

                           APPROVED BY: Patrick W. Kilkenny
                                        President and Chief Executive Officer
                                        (707) 573-4911

                           CONTACT:     Morgen-Walke Associates, Inc.
                                        Doug Sherk, Jenifer Kirtland,
                                        David Gennarelli
                                        (415) 296-7383
For Immediate Release                   Jill Ruja, Elissa Grabowski
                                        (212) 850-5600
REDWOOD EMPIRE BANCORP ANNOUNCES MANAGEMENT CHANGE
                            AT ALLIED BANK SUBSIDIARY

SANTA  ROSA,  CA (April 1, 1996) -- Redwood  Empire  Bancorp  (AMEX:  REB) today
announced  that Terance  O'Mahoney,  58, has resigned his positions as chairman,
president  and chief  executive  officer of the  Company's  Allied Bank,  F.S.B.
subsidiary to pursue other interests. William B. Stevenson, 65, vice chairman of
Allied  Bank,  will  assume  the  position  of acting  chairman  and  Patrick W.
Kilkenny, 49, will become acting president and chief executive officer until the
next Allied Bank Board meeting, scheduled for April 16, 1996.
         Redwood  Empire  Bancorp  is the  holding  company  for  two  operating
subsidiaries:  Allied Bank, F.S.B., a savings institution,  and National Bank of
the Redwoods,  a commercial bank. The Company operates through branches and loan
production offices in various California locations, as well as Portland, Oregon.

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