Exhibit 99.906CERT



                            SECTION 906 CERTIFICATION


Pursuant to 18 U.S.C. ss. 1350, the undersigned officers of the BlackRock
California Municipal Income Trust (the "Company"), hereby certifies, to the best
of their knowledge, that the Company's Report on Form N-CSR for the fiscal year
ended October 31, 2003 (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.


Date: January 7, 2004
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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