SECURITIES AND EXCHANGE COMMISSION
                             WASHINGTON, D.C. 20549

                                    FORM 8-K

                            CURREN REPORT PURSUANT TO
                  SECTION 13 OR 15(d) OF THE SECURITIES EXCHANGE
                                   ACT OF 1934
         Date of Report (Date of earliest event reported): March 4, 2003

                            COMMUNITY WEST BANCSHARES
             (Exact name of registrant as specified in its charter)

           California                                         77-0446957
   (State or other jurisdiction                            (I.R.S. Employer
 of incorporation or organization)                        Identification No.)

                        Commission File Number: 000-23575

      445  Pine  Avenue,  Goleta,  California                    93117
     (Address  of  principal  executive  offices)             (Zip  code)

                                :  (805) 692-5821
              (Registrant's telephone number, including area code)



ITEM  5.  OTHER  EVENTS

Reference  is  hereby  made to the Registrant's press release attached hereto as
Exhibit  99-1  which  meets  the  requirements  for  filing  under Item 5 and is
incorporated  herein  by  reference.

ITEM  7.  FINANCIAL  STATEMENTS  AND  EXHIBITS

Exhibit  :

99.1    Press  release  dated March 4, 2003, entitled "Community West Bancshares
        Announces Management Change."





                                   SIGNATURES


     Pursuant  to  the  requirement  of the Securities Exchange Act of 1934, the
Registrant  has  duly  caused  this  report  to  be  signed on its behalf by the
undersigned  thereunto  duly  authorized.

Date:  March 5, 2003                         COMMUNITY  WEST  BANCSHARES

                                             By:
                                                -------------------

                                                Charles G. Baltuskonis
                                                Chief Financial Officer