BLACKROCK CALIFORNIA MUNICIPAL INCOME TRUST

Regulatory Filings • Jun 28, 2010

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UNITED STATES

SECURITIES AND EXCHANGE COMMISSION

Washington, D.C. 20549

FORM N-Q

QUARTERLY SCHEDULE OF PORTFOLIO HOLDINGS OF REGISTERED MANAGEMENT INVESTMENT COMPANY

Investment Company Act file number 811-10331

Name of Fund: BlackRock California Municipal Income Trust (BFZ)

Fund Address: 100 Bellevue Parkway, Wilmington, DE 19809

Name and address of agent for service: Anne F. Ackerley, Chief Executive Officer, BlackRock California Municipal Income Trust, 55 East 52 nd Street, New York, NY 10055.

Registrant’s telephone number, including area code: (800) 882-0052, Option 4

Date of fiscal year end: 07/31/2010

Date of reporting period: 04/30/2010

Item 1 – Schedule of Investments

insert

Schedule of Investments April 30, 2010 (Unaudited)
(Percentages shown are based on Net Assets)

Municipal Bonds	Par (000)	Value
California — 111.0%
Corporate — 1.0%
California Pollution Control Financing Authority, RB, Waste Management Inc. Project, Series C, AMT, 6.75%, 12/01/27	$ 3,700	$ 3,791,057
City of Chula Vista California, Refunding RB, San Diego Gas & Electric, Series A, 5.88%, 2/15/34	680	749,605
		4,540,662
County/City/Special District/School District — 38.0%
Benicia Unified School District, GO, CAB, Series B (NPFGC), 5.54%, 8/01/23 (a)	6,500	3,038,100
Butte-Glenn Community College District, GO, Election of 2002, Series C, 5.50%, 8/01/30	7,925	8,625,174
California State Department of Water Resources, Refunding RB, Water System, Series AF, 5.00%, 12/01/29	2,500	2,687,600
California State Public Works Board, RB, Various Capital Projects, Sub-Series I-1, 6.63%, 11/01/34	1,650	1,801,272
Central Unified School District, GO, Election of 2008, Series A (AGC), 5.63%, 8/01/33	400	428,712
Cerritos Community College District, GO, Election of 2004, Series C, 5.25%, 8/01/31	3,000	3,138,480
Chabot-Las Positas Community College District California, GO, Election of 2004, Series B (AMBAC), 5.00%, 8/01/31	2,500	2,549,550
City & County of San Francisco California, COP, Multiple Capital Improvement Projects, Series A, 5.00%, 4/01/29	3,035	3,060,949
Corona-Norca Unified School District California, Special Tax Bonds, Community Facilities District No. 98- 1 (AMBAC), 5.10%, 9/01/32	6,000	5,797,800
County of Kern California, COP, Capital Improvements Projects, Series A (AGC), 6.00%, 8/01/35	1,500	1,663,470
Elk Grove Unified School District California, Special Tax Bonds, CAB, Community Facilities No. 1 (AMBAC) (a):
5.60%, 12/01/29	7,485	2,183,524

| Municipal
Bonds | Par (000) | Value |
| --- | --- | --- |
| California (continued) | | |
| County/City/Special District/School District (continued) | | |
| Elk Grove Unified School District California, Special Tax Bonds, CAB, Community Facilities No. 1 (AMBAC) (a) (concluded): | | |
| 5.60%, 12/01/30 | $ 7,485 | $ 2,025,965 |
| 5.60%, 12/01/31 | 7,485 | 1,889,513 |
| Evergreen Elementary School District, GO, Election of 2006, Series B (AGC), 5.13%, 8/01/33 | 2,500 | 2,586,400 |
| Glendale Community College District California, GO, Election of 2002, Series D (NPFGC), 5.00%, 11/01/31 | 2,500 | 2,551,425 |
| Long Beach Unified School District California, GO, Refunding, Election of 2008, Series A, 5.75%, 8/01/33 | 4,135 | 4,528,900 |
| Los Alamitos Unified School District California, GO, School Facilities Improvement District No. 1, 5.50%, 8/01/33 | 5,125 | 5,480,573 |
| Los Angeles Municipal Improvement Corp., Refunding RB, Real Property, Series B (AGC), 5.50%, 4/01/30 | 2,580 | 2,754,047 |
| Modesto Irrigation District, COP Capital Improvements, Series A: | | |
| 5.75%, 10/01/29 | 3,000 | 3,256,830 |
| 5.75%, 10/01/34 | 100 | 106,823 |
| Series B, 5.50%, 7/01/35 | 5,700 | 6,017,889 |
| Murrieta Valley Unified School District Public Financing Authority, Special Tax Bonds, Refunding, Series A (AGC), 5.13%, 9/01/26 | 1,000 | 1,052,070 |
| Oak Grove School District California, GO, Election of 2008, Series A, 5.50%, 8/01/33 | 6,000 | 6,412,080 |
| Orange County Water District, COP, Refunding, 5.25%, 8/15/34 | 2,000 | 2,124,040 |
| Peralta Community College District California, GO, Election of 2006, Series C, 5.00%, 8/01/39 | 7,500 | 7,627,275 |
| Pittsburg Redevelopment Agency, Tax Allocation Bonds, Refunding, Subordinate, Los Medanos Community Project, Series A, 6.50%, 9/01/28 | 5,500 | 6,076,070 |

Portfolio Abbreviations

To simplify the listings of portfolio holdings in the Schedule of Investments, the names and descriptions of many of the securities have been abbreviated according to the following list:

AGC	Assured Guaranty Corp.
AGM	Assured Guaranty Municipal
Corp.
AMBAC	American Municipal Bond
Assurance Corp.
AMT	Alternative Minimum Tax
(subject to)
CAB	Capital Appreciation Bonds
COP	Certificates of
Participation
GO	General Obligation Bonds
LRB	Lease Revenue Bonds
M/F	Multi-Family
NPFGC	National Public Finance
Guarantee Corp.
RB	Revenue Bonds

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Schedule of Investments (continued)
(Percentages shown are based on Net Assets)

Municipal Bonds	Par (000)	Value
California
(continued)
County/City/Special District/School District
(concluded)
Pittsburg Unified School District, GO, Election of 2006, Series B (AGM), 5.50%, 8/01/34	$ 2,000	$ 2,116,660
Port of Oakland, Refunding RB, Series M, AMT (NPFGC), 5.38%, 11/01/27	3,300	3,232,251
San Bernardino Community College District California, GO, Election of 2002, Series C (AGM), 5.00%, 8/01/31	2,000	2,047,260
San Diego Community College District California, GO:
5.25%, 8/01/33	1,000	1,050,000
Election of 2002 (AGM), 5.00%, 5/01/25	10,615	11,225,150
San Diego Regional Building Authority California, RB, County Operations Center & Annex, Series A, 5.38%, 2/01/36	6,500	6,868,745
San Jose Financing Authority, Refunding RB, Civic Center Project, Series B (AMBAC), 5.00%, 6/01/37	6,000	6,017,400
San Jose Unified School District Santa Clara County California, GO, Election of 2002, Series D, 5.00%, 8/01/32	5,625	5,762,138
San Leandro Unified School District California, GO, Election of 2006, Series B (AGM), 6.25%, 8/01/29	1,125	1,284,356
Santa Ana Unified School District, GO, Election of 2008, Series A:
5.50%, 8/01/30	6,050	6,467,087
5.13%, 8/01/33	10,000	10,335,600
Santa Cruz County Redevelopment Agency California, Tax Allocation Bonds, Live Oak/Soquel Community Improvement, Series A:
6.63%, 9/01/29	1,000	1,085,760
7.00%, 9/01/36	1,700	1,885,402
Snowline Joint Unified School District, COP, Refunding, Refining Project (AGC), 5.75%, 9/01/38	2,000	2,211,220
Torrance Unified School District California, GO, Election of 2008, Measure Z, 6.00%, 8/01/33	4,000	4,433,720
Val Verde Unified School District California, GO, Election of 2008, Series A, 5.50%, 8/01/33	6,615	6,982,331
Westminster Redevelopment Agency California, Tax Allocation Bonds, Subordinate, Commercial Redevelopment Project No. 1 (AGC), 6.25%, 11/01/39	7,750	8,832,442
		171,302,053

| Municipal
Bonds | Par (000) | Value |
| --- | --- | --- |
| California (continued) | | |
| Education — 6.0% | | |
| California Educational Facilities Authority, RB: | | |
| 5.25%, 12/01/32 | $ 3,000 | $ 3,110,400 |
| Scripps College (NPFGC), 5.00%, 8/01/31 | 2,385 | 2,388,268 |
| University of San Diego, Series A, 5.25%, 10/01/30 | 2,250 | 2,268,698 |
| California Educational Facilities Authority, Refunding RB, Loyola Marymount University, Series A, 5.13%, 10/01/40 | 1,605 | 1,615,063 |
| Mount San Antonio Community College District California, GO, Election of 2001, Series D, 5.00%, 6/01/33 | 2,995 | 3,048,700 |
| Peralta Community College District California, GO, Election of 2006, Series C, 5.50%, 8/01/29 | 2,890 | 3,102,010 |
| University of California, RB, Limited Project, Series D: | | |
| (AGM), 5.00%, 5/15/41 | 2,600 | 2,633,800 |
| (NPFGC), 5.00%, 5/15/32 | 2,600 | 2,661,906 |
| (NPFGC), 5.00%, 5/15/37 | 1,385 | 1,401,357 |
| University of California, Refunding RB: | | |
| General, Series A (AMBAC), 5.00%, 5/15/33 | 2,185 | 2,228,132 |
| Series S, 5.00%, 5/15/40 | 2,500 | 2,578,850 |
| | | 27,037,184 |
| Health — 15.4% | | |
| ABAG Finance Authority for Nonprofit Corps, Refunding RB, Sharp Healthcare: | | |
| 6.38%, 8/01/34 | 3,000 | 3,160,680 |
| 6.25%, 8/01/39 | 3,000 | 3,272,490 |
| California Health Facilities Financing Authority, RB: | | |
| Adventist Health System-West, Series A, 5.75%, 9/01/39 | 6,000 | 6,232,140 |
| Catholic Healthcare West, Series J, 5.63%, 7/01/32 | 1,475 | 1,512,376 |
| California Health Facilities Financing Authority, Refunding RB: | | |
| Catholic Healthcare West, Series A, 6.00%, 7/01/34 | 4,400 | 4,733,520 |
| Catholic Healthcare West, Series A, 6.00%, 7/01/39 | 500 | 535,995 |
| Catholic Healthcare West, Series E, 5.63%, 7/01/25 | 3,000 | 3,199,980 |
| Providence Health & Services, Series C, 6.50%, 10/01/38 | 1,165 | 1,316,287 |
| Scripps Health, Series A, 5.00%, 11/15/36 | 5,290 | 5,243,818 |
| California Infrastructure & Economic Development Bank, RB, Kaiser Hospital Assistance I-LLC, Series A, 5.55%, 8/01/31 | 15,260 | 15,411,990 |

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Schedule of Investments (continued)
(Percentages shown are based on Net Assets)

Municipal Bonds	Par (000)	Value
California
(continued)
Health (concluded)
California Statewide Communities Development Authority, RB:
Health Facility, Memorial Health Services, Series A, 5.50%, 10/01/33	$ 7,000	$ 7,105,070
Kaiser Permanente, Series A, 5.50%, 11/01/32	10,000	10,125,600
California Statewide Communities Development Authority, Refunding RB, Catholic Healthcare West:
Series B, 5.50%, 7/01/30	3,000	3,098,340
Series E, 5.50%, 7/01/31	4,500	4,622,940
		69,571,226
State — 10.0%
California State Public Works Board, RB:
Department of Education, Riverside Campus Project, Series B, 6.50%, 4/01/34	9,000	9,693,000
Various Capital Projects, Sub-Series I-1, 6.38%, 11/01/34	2,475	2,651,591
State of California, GO, Various Purpose:
6.00%, 3/01/33	5,000	5,503,550
6.50%, 4/01/33	23,825	27,012,071
		44,860,212
Transportation — 9.5%
County of Orange California, RB, Series B, 5.75%, 7/01/34	8,000	8,690,640
County of Sacramento California, RB, Senior Series B, 5.75%, 7/01/39	1,850	1,989,471
Foothill Eastern Transportation Corridor Agency California, RB, CAB, Senior Lien, Series A, 5.79%, 1/01/26 (a)(b)	10,000	5,181,800
Foothill Eastern Transportation Corridor Agency California, Refunding RB, CAB, 5.88%, 7/15/26	5,000	4,973,650
Los Angeles Department of Airports, Refunding RB, Senior, Los Angeles International Airport, Series A, 5.00%, 5/15/40	4,880	4,972,525
Port of Oakland, RB, Series K, AMT (NPFGC), 5.75%, 11/01/29	4,650	4,649,721
San Francisco City & County Airports Commission, RB, Series E, 6.00%, 5/01/39	6,750	7,403,670
San Joaquin Hills Transportation Corridor Agency California, Refunding RB, CAB, Series A (NPFGC) (a):
5.50%, 1/15/31	10,000	1,931,500
5.51%, 1/15/34	20,000	3,044,200
		42,837,177

| Municipal
Bonds | Par (000) | Value |
| --- | --- | --- |
| California (continued) | | |
| Utilities — 31.1% | | |
| California Infrastructure & Economic Development Bank, RB, California Independent System Operator, Series A, 6.25%, 2/01/39 | $ 5,500 | $ 5,813,280 |
| Calleguas-Las Virgines Public Financing Authority California, RB, Calleguas Municipal Water District Project, Series A (NPFGC), 5.13%, 7/01/32 | 5,475 | 5,645,327 |
| City of Chula Vista California, Refunding RB, San Diego Gas & Electric: | | |
| Series D, 5.88%, 1/01/34 | 1,000 | 1,102,360 |
| Series E, 5.88%, 1/01/34 | 4,375 | 4,822,825 |
| City of Los Angeles California, Refunding RB (NPFGC): | | |
| Series A, 5.00%, 6/01/32 | 4,000 | 4,043,200 |
| Sub-Series A, 5.00%, 6/01/27 | 5,000 | 5,198,550 |
| City of Napa California, RB (AMBAC), 5.00%, 5/01/35 | 3,000 | 3,069,330 |
| East Bay Municipal Utility District, RB (NPFGC): | | |
| Series A, 5.00%, 6/01/37 | 4,000 | 4,174,280 |
| Sub-Series A, 5.00%, 6/01/35 | 3,000 | 3,103,230 |
| El Dorado Irrigation District & El Dorado Water Agency California, COP, Refunding, Series A, 5.75%, 3/01/24 | 5,000 | 5,577,400 |
| Los Angeles Department of Water & Power, RB: | | |
| Power System, Sub-Series A-1, 5.25%, 7/01/38 | 3,500 | 3,749,200 |
| Power System, Sub-Series A-1, (AMBAC), 5.00%, 7/01/37 | 16,000 | 16,435,200 |
| Series A, 5.38%, 7/01/34 | 3,000 | 3,240,180 |
| System, Sub-Series A-2 (AGM), 5.00%, 7/01/35 | 2,000 | 2,052,140 |
| Metropolitan Water District of Southern California, RB: | | |
| Series A, 5.00%, 7/01/37 | 11,180 | 11,678,852 |
| Series B-2 (NPFGC), 5.00%, 10/01/27 | 1,750 | 1,876,770 |
| Metropolitan Water District of Southern California, Refunding RB: | | |
| Series B, 5.00%, 7/01/28 | 1,000 | 1,084,870 |
| Series C, 5.00%, 7/01/29 | 4,235 | 4,557,199 |
| Series C, 5.00%, 7/01/35 | 3,500 | 3,697,435 |
| Orange County Sanitation District, COP, Series B (AGM), 5.00%, 2/01/37, | 14,700 | 15,270,360 |
| 5.00%, 5/01/33 | 10,040 | 10,353,850 |
| San Diego Public Facilities Financing Authority, Refunding RB: | | |
| Senior Series A, 5.25%, 5/15/34 | 9,500 | 10,067,720 |
| Senior Series A, 5.25%, 5/15/39 | 4,750 | 5,001,322 |
| Series A, 5.25%, 8/01/38 | 2,565 | 2,683,606 |

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Schedule of Investments (continued)
(Percentages shown are based on Net Assets)

Municipal Bonds	Par (000)	Value
California (concluded)
Utilities (concluded)
San Francisco City & County Public Utilities Commission, Refunding RB, Series A, 5.00%, 11/01/35	$ 5,625	$ 5,814,112
		140,112,598
Total Municipal Bonds in California		500,261,112
Multi-State — 5.5%
Diversified Financial Services — 0.6%
MuniMae TE Bond Subsidiary LLC, 6.80%, 6/30/50 (c)(d)	3,000	2,460,030
Housing — 4.9%
Centerline Equity Issuer Trust (c)(d):
5.75%, 5/15/15	500	521,570
6.00%, 5/15/15	1,500	1,559,250
6.00%, 5/15/19	1,000	1,044,000
6.30%, 5/15/19	1,000	1,048,500
6.80%, 11/30/50	4,000	4,077,560
7.20%, 11/15/52	3,500	3,829,980
M/F Housing Pass-Through Certificates, RB, AMT:
Series 3, Westgate Courtyards Apartments, 5.80%, 11/01/34	2,220	2,162,724
Series 5, 5.95%, 11/01/34	2,075	2,056,512
MuniMae TE Bond Subsidiary LLC, 6.30%, 6/30/49 (c)(d)	6,269	5,814,145
		22,114,241
Total Municipal Bonds in Multi-State		24,574,271
Puerto Rico — 1.7%
County/City/Special District/School District — 0.7%
Puerto Rico Sales Tax Financing Corp., RB, First Sub-Series A, 6.50%, 8/01/44	3,000	3,389,130
State — 1.0%
Commonwealth of Puerto Rico, GO, Refunding, Public improvement, Series B, 6.50%, 7/01/37	4,000	4,405,720
Total Municipal Bonds in Puerto Rico		7,794,850
Total Municipal Bonds – 118.2%		532,630,233

| Municipal Bonds Transferred to
Tender Option Bond Trusts (e) | | |
| --- | --- | --- |
| California — 36.1% | | |
| County/City/Special District/School District — 19.8% | | |
| Los Angeles Community College District California, GO, Series A: | | |
| Election of 2001 (AGM), 5.00%, 8/01/32 | 8,000 | 8,189,920 |
| Election of 2008, 6.00%, 8/01/33 | 20,131 | 22,573,244 |

| Municipal Bonds Transferred to
Tender Option Bond Trusts (Concluded) | Par (000) | Value |
| --- | --- | --- |
| California (concluded) | | |
| County/City/Special District/School District (concluded) | | |
| Los Angeles Unified School District California, GO, Series I, 5.00%, 1/01/34 | $ 5,000 | $ 5,088,000 |
| Mount San Antonio Community College District California, GO, Election of 2001, Series C (AGM), 5.00%, 9/01/31 | 10,770 | 11,027,618 |
| San Diego Community College District California, GO: | | |
| Election of 2002, 5.25%, 8/01/33 | 10,484 | 11,009,847 |
| Election of 2006 (AGM), 5.00%, 8/01/32 | 9,000 | 9,258,390 |
| Santa Clara County Financing Authority, Refunding LRB, Series L, 5.25%, 5/15/36 | 21,004 | 21,970,824 |
| | | 89,117,843 |
| Education — 8.4% | | |
| California Educational Facilities Authority, RB: | | |
| Stanford University, Series Q, 5.25%, 12/01/32 | 10,000 | 10,368,182 |
| University of Southern California, Series A, 5.25%, 10/01/18 | 10,395 | 11,146,766 |
| California State University, RB, Systemwide, Series A (AGM), 5.00%, 11/01/39 | 2,400 | 2,426,808 |
| University of California, RB, Series O, 5.75%, 5/15/34 | 12,300 | 13,810,317 |
| | | 37,752,073 |
| Utilities — 7.9% | | |
| California State Department of Water Resources, Refunding RB, Central Valley Project, Series AE, 5.00%, 12/01/29 | 7,000 | 7,499,310 |
| Eastern Municipal Water District, COP, Series H, 5.00%, 7/01/33 | 18,002 | 18,511,669 |
| San Diego County Water Authority, COP, Refunding: | | |
| Series 2008-A (AGM), 5.00%, 5/01/33 | 4,250 | 4,382,855 |
| Series A (NPFGC), 5.00%, 5/01/32 | 5,292 | 5,360,936 |
| | | 35,754,770 |
| Total Municipal Bonds in California | | 162,624,686 |
| Total
Municipal Bonds Transferred to Tender Option Bond Trusts – 36.1% | | 162,624,686 |
| Total
Long-Term Investments (Cost – $673,748,488) – 154.3% | | 695,254,919 |

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Schedule of Investments (concluded)
(Percentages shown are based on Net Assets)

Short-Term Securities — CMA California Municipal Money Fund, 0.04% (f)(g)	Value — $ 7,851,040
Total
Short-Term Securities (Cost – $7,851,040) – 1.7%	7,851,040
Total
Investments (Cost – $681,599,528*) – 156.0%	703,105,959
Other
Assets Less Liabilities – 2.2%	9,862,746
Liability
for Trust Certificates, Including Interest Expense and Fees Payable – (20.2)%	(91,046,786	)
Preferred
Shares, at Redemption Value – (38.0)%	(171,341,592	)
Net Assets
Applicable to Common Shares – 100.0%	$ 450,580,327

• The cost and unrealized appreciation (depreciation) of investments as of April 30, 2010, as computed for federal income tax purposes, were as follows:

| Aggregate
cost | $ | |
| --- | --- | --- |
| Gross
unrealized appreciation | $ 28,222,384 | |
| Gross
unrealized depreciation | (6,146,498 | ) |
| Net
unrealized appreciation | $ 22,075,886 | |

| (a) | Represents a zero-coupon
bond. Rate shown reflects the current yield as of report date. |
| --- | --- |
| (b) | Security is collateralized
by Municipal or US Treasury obligations. |
| (c) | Security represents a beneficial
interest in a trust. The collateral deposited into the trust is federally
tax-exempt revenue bonds issued by various state or local governments, or
their respective agencies or authorities. The security is subject to
remarketing prior to its stated maturity, and is subject to mandatory
redemption at maturity. |
| (d) | Security exempt from
registration under Rule 144A of the Securities Act of 1933. These securities
may be resold in transactions exempt from registration to qualified
institutional investors. |
| (e) | Securities represent bonds
transferred to a tender option bond trust in exchange for which the Trust acquired
residual interest certificates. These securities serve as collateral in a
financing transaction. |
| (f) | Investment in Companies considered to be an
affiliate of the Trust during the period, for purposes of Section 2(a)(3) of
the Investment Company Act of 1940 were as follows: |

Affiliate — CMA California Municipal Money Fund	3,630,796	4,220,244	7,851,040	Income — $ 1,782

(g) Represents the current yield as of report date.

•
•	Level 1 — price quotations
in active markets/exchanges for identical assets and liabilities
•	Level 2 — other observable
inputs (including, but not limited to: quoted prices for similar assets or
liabilities in markets that are active, quoted prices for identical or
similar assets or liabilities in markets that are not active, inputs other
than quoted prices that are observable for the assets or liabilities (such as
interest rates, yield curves, volatilities, prepayment speeds, loss
severities, credit risks and default rates) or other market-corroborated
inputs)
•	Level 3 — unobservable
inputs based on the best information available in the circumstances, to the
extent observable inputs are not available (including the Trust’s own
assumptions used in determining the fair value of investments)
The inputs or methodologies
used for valuing securities are not necessarily an indication of the risk
associated with investing in those securities. For information about the
Trust’s policy regarding valuation of investments and other significant
accounting policies, please refer to the Trust’s most recent financial
statements as contained in its annual report.
The following table
summarizes the inputs used as of April 30, 2010 in determining the fair
valuation of the Trust’s investments:

| Investments
in Securities — Valuation Inputs | Level 1 | Level 2 | Level 3 | Total |
| --- | --- | --- | --- | --- |
| Assets: | | | | |
| Long-Term Investments 1 | — | $ 695,254,919 | — | $ 695,254,919 |
| Short-Term Securities | $ 7,851,040 | — | — | 7,851,040 |
| Total | $ 7,851,040 | $ 695,254,919 | — | $ 703,105,959 |

1 See above Schedule of Investments for values in each sector.

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Item 2 –	Controls and Procedures
2(a) –	The registrant's principal executive and principal financial officers or persons performing similar functions have concluded that the registrant's disclosure controls and procedures (as defined in Rule 30a-3(c) under the Investment Company Act of 1940, as amended (the “1940 Act”)) are effective as of a date within 90 days of the filing of this report based on the evaluation of these controls and procedures required by Rule 30a-3(b) under the 1940 Act and Rule 13(a)-15(b) under the Securities Exchange Act of 1934, as amended.
2(b) –	There were no changes in the registrant's internal control over financial reporting (as defined in Rule 30a-3(d) under the 1940 Act) that occurred during the registrant's last fiscal quarter that have materially affected, or are reasonably likely to materially affect, the registrant's internal control over financial reporting.
Item 3 –	Exhibits
	Certifications – Attached hereto
	Pursuant to the requirements of the Securities Exchange Act of 1934 and the Investment Company Act of 1940, the registrant has duly caused this report to be signed on its behalf by the undersigned, thereunto duly authorized.
	BlackRock California Municipal Income Trust
	By:	/s/ Anne F. Ackerley
		Anne F. Ackerley
		Chief Executive Officer of
		BlackRock California Municipal Income Trust
	Date: June 28, 2010
	Pursuant to the requirements of the Securities Exchange Act of 1934 and the Investment Company Act of 1940, this report has been signed below by the following persons on behalf of the registrant and in the capacities and on the dates indicated.
	By:	/s/ Anne F. Ackerley
		Anne F. Ackerley
		Chief Executive Officer (principal executive officer) of
		BlackRock California Municipal Income Trust
	Date: June 28, 2010
	By:	/s/ Neal J. Andrews
		Neal J. Andrews
		Chief Financial Officer (principal financial officer) of
		BlackRock California Municipal Income Trust
	Date: June 28, 2010