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 *   CECALA CASEY J III 2. Date of Event Requiring Statement (Month/Day/Year) 05/09/2006 3. Issuer Name and Ticker or Trading Symbol FIRST COMMUNITY BANCORP /CA/ [FCBP] (Last) (First) (Middle) 6110 EL TORDO, P.O. BOX 2388 4. Relationship of Reporting Person(s) to Issuer (Check all applicable) _____ Director _____ 10% Owner __X__ Officer (give title below) _____ Other (specify below) Subsid Pres, I.E. Region, PWNB 5. If Amendment, Date Original Filed(Month/Day/Year) (Street) RANCHO SANTA FE, CA 92067 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 30,120 (1) (4) I Family Trust Common Stock 6,246 (2) (4) I By 401(k) Common Stock 13,000 (3) (4) 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
CECALA CASEY J III 6110 EL TORDO P.O. BOX 2388 RANCHO SANTA FE, CA 92067	Â	Â	  Subsid Pres, I.E. Region, PWNB	Â

Signatures

Casey J. Cecala, III		05/17/2006
**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)	Received in exchange for 66,594 shares of Foothill Independent Bancorp common stock based on an exchange ratio of 0.4523 of a share of First Community common stock in exchange for each share of Foothill common stock in connection with the acquisition of Foothill Independent Bancorp by First Community Bancorp (the "Merger") which was completed on May 9, 2006. On the effective date of the Merger, the closing price of Foothill Independent Bancorp's common stock was $26.67 per share, and the closing price of First Community Bancorp's common stock was $59.23 per share.
(2)	Received in exchange for 13,809 shares of Foothill Independent Bancorp common stock based on an exchange ratio of 0.4523 of a share of First Community common stock in exchange for each share of Foothill common stock in connection with the acquisition of Foothill Independent Bancorp by First Community Bancorp (the "Merger") which was completed on May 9, 2006. On the effective date of the Merger, the closing price of Foothill Independent Bancorp's common stock was $26.67 per share, and the closing price of First Community Bancorp's common stock was $59.23 per share.
(3)	The shares acquired represent a grant of restricted stock to the reporting person effective May 15, 2006. The grant will vest in thirds annually beginning on May 9, 2008 and ending on May 9, 2010.
(4)	The transaction is exempt from Section 16(b) of the Securities Exchange Act of 1934 pursuant to, without limitation, Rule 16b-3.

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