FORM 3

UNITED STATES SECURITIES AND EXCHANGE COMMISSION Washington, D.C. 20549 INITIAL STATEMENT OF BENEFICIAL OWNERSHIP OF SECURITIES Filed pursuant to Section 16(a) of the Securities Exchange Act of 1934, Section 17(a) of the Public Utility Holding Company Act of 1935 or Section 30(h) of the Investment Company Act of 1940

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1. Name and Address of Reporting Person *   Brown Bradley 2. Date of Event Requiring Statement (Month/Day/Year) 03/29/2010 3. Issuer Name and Ticker or Trading Symbol First California Financial Group, Inc. [FCAL] (Last) (First) (Middle) 3027 TOWNSGATE ROAD, SUITE 300 4. Relationship of Reporting Person(s) to Issuer (Check all applicable) _____ Director _____ 10% Owner __X__ Officer (give title below) _____ Other (specify below) EVP,Chief Audit & Risk Officer 5. If Amendment, Date Original Filed(Month/Day/Year) (Street) WESTLAKE VILLAGE, CA 91361 6. Individual or Joint/Group Filing(Check Applicable Line) _X_ Form filed by One Reporting Person ___ Form filed by More than One Reporting Person (City) (State) (Zip) Table I - Non-Derivative Securities Beneficially Owned

1.Title of Security (Instr. 4) 2. Amount of Securities Beneficially Owned (Instr. 4) 3. Ownership Form: Direct (D) or Indirect (I) (Instr. 5) 4. Nature of Indirect Beneficial Ownership (Instr. 5) Common Stock, $0.01 par value 60,000 (1) D Â

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Table II - Derivative Securities Beneficially Owned (e.g., puts, calls, warrants, options, convertible securities)

1. Title of Derivative Security (Instr. 4)	2. Date Exercisable and Expiration Date (Month/Day/Year)		3. Title and Amount of Securities Underlying Derivative Security (Instr. 4)		4. Conversion or Exercise Price of Derivative Security	5. Ownership Form of Derivative Security: Direct (D) or Indirect (I) (Instr. 5)	6. Nature of Indirect Beneficial Ownership (Instr. 5)
	Date Exercisable	Expiration Date	Title	Amount or Number of Shares

Reporting Owners

Reporting Owner Name / Address	Relationships
	Director	10% Owner	Officer	Other
Brown Bradley 3027 TOWNSGATE ROAD SUITE 300 WESTLAKE VILLAGE, CA 91361	Â	Â	  EVP,Chief Audit & Risk Officer	Â

Signatures

/s/Romolo Santarosa		07/22/2011
**Signature of Reporting Person		Date

Explanation of Responses:

*	If the form is filed by more than one reporting person, see Instruction 5(b)(v).
**	Intentional misstatements or omissions of facts constitute Federal Criminal Violations. See 18 U.S.C. 1001 and 15 U.S.C. 78ff(a).
(1)	60,000 restricted shares of common stock were granted to the reporting person on July 20, 2011. The closing price per share of the issuer's stock as of that date was $3.75 per share. 10,000 restricted stock shares are subject to time-based vesting and will vest in one-third increments on each of March 20, 2012, 2013 and 2014. The remaining 50,000 restricted stock shares are subject to performance-based vesting and will vest in one-third increments on each of March 20, 2012, 2013 and 2014 provided that certain performance measure are achieved with respect to the fiscal year ending immediately prior to the applicable vesting date. Failure to achieve the performance measures will result in forfeiture of the shares of restricted stock subject to the applicable vesting date.

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