FORM OF SECTION 906 CERTIFICATION

                            SECTION 906 CERTIFICATION


Pursuant to 18 U.S.C. ss. 1350, the undersigned officer of BlackRock  California
Municipal Income Trust (the  "Company"),  hereby  certifies,  to the best of his
knowledge, that the Company's Report on Form N-CSR for the period ended 04/30/03
(the "Report")  fully complies with the  requirements of Section 13(a) or 15(d),
as applicable,  of the Securities  Exchange Act of 1934 and that the information
contained in the Report fairly presents, in all material respects, the financial
condition and results of operations of the Company.


Dated:      06/30/03
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/s/ Robert S. Kapito
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Name:  Robert S. Kapito
Title: Principal Executive Officer



/s/ Henry Gabbay
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Name:  Henry Gabbay
Title: Principal Financial Officer


A signed  original of this written  statement  required by Section 906, or other
document authenticating, acknowledging, or otherwise adopting the signature that
appears in typed form within the  electronic  version of this written  statement
required  by  Section  906,  has been  provided  to the  registrant  and will be
retained  by the  registrant  and  furnished  to  the  Securities  and  Exchange
Commission or its staff upon request.