WESTLAKE VILLAGE, CA--(Marketwire - Sep 28, 2011) - First California Bank, a wholly-owned subsidiary of First California Financial Group, Inc. (NASDAQ: FCAL), today announced the promotion of Stacy Peterson to Market President, a newly created position responsible for overseeing the bank's commercial banking activities in Ventura and San Luis Obispo counties. First California Bank currently has six offices in Ventura County and one office in the City of San Luis Obispo.