FORM 4

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UNITED STATES SECURITIES AND EXCHANGE COMMISSION
Washington, D.C. 20549

STATEMENT OF
CHANGES IN BENEFICIAL OWNERSHIP

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(f) of the Investment Company Act of 1940

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1.	Name and Address of Reporting Person*			2.	Issuer Name and Ticker or Trading Symbol			6.	Relationship of Reporting Person(s) to Issuer (Check all applicable)
	Terzian	John			United Security Bancshares UBFO				X Director	10% Owner
	Bitter	Robert	G.		United Security Bancshares UBFO				X Director	10% Owner
	(Last)	(First)	(Middle)	3.	I.R.S. Identification Number of Reporting Person (voluntary)	4.	Statement for Month/Year		Officer (give title below)	Other (specify below)
							01/2002
							02/2002
(Street)						5.	If Amendment, Date of Original (Month/Year)	7.	Individual or Joint/Group Filing (Check Applicable Line) Form filed by One Reporting Person Form filed by More than
									One Reporting Person
	(City)	(State)	(Zip)
				Table I — Non-Derivative Securities Acquired, Disposed of, or Beneficially Owned

Title of Security (Instr. 3)

Transaction Date(Month/ Day/ Year)

Transaction Code (Instr. 8)

Securities Acquired (A) or Disposed of (D) (Instr. 3, 4 and 5)

Amount of Securities Beneficially Owned at End of Month

Ownership Form: Direct (D) or Indirect (I) (Instr. 4)

Nature of Indirect Beneficial Ownership (Instr. 4)

(Instr. 3 and 4)

Code

Amount

(A) or (D)

Price

Common Stock

12/2306/02

8500

$165.8521

282,~~439~~549

87,354

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* If the form is filed by more than one reporting person, see Instruction 4(b)(v).		SEC 1474 (7-97)

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FORM 4 (Continued)

Table II — Derivative Securities Acquired, Disposed of, or Beneficially Owned
(e.g., puts, calls, warrants, options, convertible securities)

Title of Derivative Security (Instr. 3)

Conversion or Exercise Price of Derivative Security

Transaction Date (Month/Day/Year)

Transaction Code (Instr. 8)

Number of Derivative Securities Acquired (A) or Disposed of (D) (Instr. 3, 4, and 5)

Date Exercisable and Expiration Date (Month/Day/Year)

Code

(A)

(D)

Date Exercisable

Expiration Date

Director Stock Option (Right to Buy)

$5.21

2/06/02

500

9/25/00

9/25/05

7.	Title and Amount of Underlying Securities (Instr. 3 and 4)		8.	Price of Derivative Security (Instr. 5)	9.	Number of Derivative Securities Beneficially Owned at End of Month (Instr. 4)	10.	Ownership Form of Derivative Securities Beneficially Owned at End of Month (Instr. 4)	11.	Nature of Indirect Beneficial Ownership (Instr. 4)
	Title	Amount or Number of Shares
	Common Stock	500

Explanation of Responses:

	/s/ John Terzian	01/23/2002
	/s/ Robert G. Bitter	03/06/2002
**Intentional misstatements or omissions of facts constitute Federal Criminal Violations. See 18 U.S.C. 1001 and 15 U.S.C. 78ff(a).	**Signature of Reporting Person	Date
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