FCAL First Trust California Municipal High Income

First California Financial Group, Inc. (NASDAQ: FCAL) today announced that President and Chief Executive Officer C. G. Kum and Chief Financial Officer Ron Santarosa will make a corporate presentation at the 12th Annual D.A. Davidson & Co. Financial Services Conference on Wednesday, May 12, 2010 at 12:15 p.m. PDT (3:15 p.m. EDT) at the Bell Harbor Conference Center in Seattle, Wash. and host one-on-one meetings with the investment community.

Interested parties may listen to the presentation through a live audio webcast accompanied by the presentation slides by visiting the company's Web site at www.fcalgroup.com. Listeners are encouraged to visit the Web site at least 15 minutes prior to the start of the scheduled presentation to register, download and install any necessary audio software. For those unable to listen to the live webcast, the presentation will be archived on the Web site for 60 days following the conference presentation.

About First California

First California Financial Group, Inc. (NASDAQ: FCAL) is the holding company of First California Bank. Celebrating 31 years of business in 2010, First California is a regional force of strength and stability in Southern California banking with assets of $1.44 billion and led by an experienced team of bankers. The bank specializes in serving the comprehensive financial needs of the commercial market, particularly small- and middle-sized businesses, professional firms and commercial real estate development and construction companies. Committed to providing the best client service available in its markets, First California offers a full line of quality commercial banking products through 17 full-service branch offices in Los Angeles, Orange, Riverside, San Bernardino, San Diego and Ventura counties. The holding company's Web site can be accessed at www.fcalgroup.com. For additional information on First California Bank's products and services, visit www.fcbank.com.

For further Information: At the Company: Ron Santarosa 805-322-9333 At PondelWilkinson: Angie Yang 310-279-5980 Corporate Headquarters Address: 3027 Townsgate Road, Suite 300 Westlake Village, CA 91361