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EXHIBIT 23.2
CONSENT OF INDEPENDENT CERTIFIED PUBLIC ACCOUNTANTS
We have issued our report dated January 20, 2000, accompanying the financial
statements of Bank of Santa Clara appearing in the Annual Report on Form 10-K
of Bank of Santa Clara for the year ended December 31, 1999 contained in the
Registration Statement of Greater Bay Bancorp on Form S-4. We consent to the
use of the aforementioned report in the Registration Statement, and to the use
of our name as it appears under the headings "Selected Historical and Pro Forma
Financial Data" and "Experts."
/s/ GRANT THORNTON LLP
San Jose, California
June 1, 2000
