12265 El Camino Real, Suite 210
San Diego, California
June 4, 2024
VIA EDGAR
Robert Arzonetti
Staff Attorney
United States Securities and Exchange Commission
Division of Corporate Finance
100 F Street, N.E.
Washington, D.C. 20549
| Re: | Southern California Bancorp | |
| Registration Statement on Form S-4 | ||
Filed May 15, 2024 | ||
| File No. 333-279436 |
Dear Mr. Arzonetti:
Pursuant to Rule 461 of the General Rules and Regulations promulgated under the U.S. Securities Act of 1933, as amended, Southern California Bancorp (the “Company”) hereby requests that the effective date of the Company’s Registration Statement on Form S-4 (File No. 333-279436), as amended, be accelerated by the U.S. Securities and Exchange Commission (the “Commission”) to 5:00 p.m., Eastern Daylight Time, on June 5, 2024, or as soon as practicable thereafter.
Please contact Kenneth E. Moore of Stuart | Moore | Staub at (805) 545-8590 or ken@stuartmoorelaw.com with any questions you may have concerning this request. Kindly notify Mr. Moore when this request for acceleration has been granted.
| Very truly yours, | |
| /s/ David I. Rainer | |
| David I. Rainer | |
| Chief Executive Officer |
| cc: | Kenneth E. Moore, Esq. |