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        <issuerName>PIMCO CALIFORNIA MUNICIPAL INCOME FUND</issuerName>
        <issuerTradingSymbol>PCQ</issuerTradingSymbol>
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            <rptOwnerName>WELLS FARGO &amp; COMPANY/MN</rptOwnerName>
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        <reportingOwnerAddress>
            <rptOwnerStreet1>420 MONTGOMERY STREET</rptOwnerStreet1>
            <rptOwnerStreet2></rptOwnerStreet2>
            <rptOwnerCity>SAN FRANCISCO</rptOwnerCity>
            <rptOwnerState>CA</rptOwnerState>
            <rptOwnerZipCode>94163</rptOwnerZipCode>
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            <rptOwnerCik>0000105598</rptOwnerCik>
            <rptOwnerName>WFC HOLDINGS CORP</rptOwnerName>
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            <rptOwnerStreet1>420 MONTGOMERY STREET</rptOwnerStreet1>
            <rptOwnerStreet2></rptOwnerStreet2>
            <rptOwnerCity>SAN FRANCISCO</rptOwnerCity>
            <rptOwnerState>CA</rptOwnerState>
            <rptOwnerZipCode>94104</rptOwnerZipCode>
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    <footnotes>
        <footnote id="F1">The 432 auction-rate preferred shares reported as disposed of in Table I (the &quot;ARP Shares&quot;) represent ARP Shares that were beneficially owned by WFC Holdings, LLC (&quot;WFC Holdings&quot;). The ARP Shares were sold to the Issuer as a result of a tender offer made by the Issuer for a tender price of $21,253.38 per share (which included a payment equal to $21,250 per share (representing 85% percent of the $25,000 liquidation preference per share) and accrued dividends of $3.38 per share).</footnote>
        <footnote id="F2">The 261 ARP Shares  reported as disposed of in Table I represent ARP Shares that were beneficially owned by WFC Holdings and EVEREN Capital Corporation (&quot;EVEREN&quot;). The ARP Shares were sold to the Issuer as a result of a tender offer made by the Issuer for a tender price of $21,259.98 per share (which included a payment equal to $21,250 per share (representing 85% percent of the $25,000 liquidation preference per share) and accrued dividends of $9.98 per share).</footnote>
        <footnote id="F3">The 385 ARP Shares  reported as disposed of in Table I represent ARP Shares that were beneficially owned by WFC Holdings and EVEREN. The ARP Shares were sold to the Issuer as a result of a tender offer made by the Issuer for a tender price of $21,261.30 per share (which included a payment equal to $21,250 per share (representing 85% percent of the $25,000 liquidation preference per share) and accrued dividends of $11.30 per share).</footnote>
        <footnote id="F4">The 293 variable rate munifund term preferred shares reported as acquired in Table I (the &quot;VMTP Shares&quot;) represent VMTP Shares of which 23 VMTP Shares are beneficially owned by Wells Fargo Municipal Capital Strategies, LLC (&quot;Capital Strategies&quot;), 269 VMTP Shares are beneficially owned by WFC Holdings, and 1 VMTP Share is beneficially owned by EVEREN.  The VMTP Shares were acquired from the Issuer at a price of $100,000 per share.  Following the tender of ARP Shares and the acquisition of the VMTP Shares, none of the reporting persons hold 10% or more of the preferred shares of the Issuer.  Capital Strategies, WFC Holdings, and EVEREN are each a wholly owned subsidiary of Wells Fargo &amp; Company (&quot;Wells Fargo&quot;).</footnote>
        <footnote id="F5">This statement is jointly filed by Wells Fargo and WFC Holdings. Wells Fargo holds an indirect interest in the securities listed in Table I (the &quot;Securities&quot;) by virtue of its indirect ownership of its subsidiaries Capital Strategies and EVEREN, and its direct ownership of its subsidiary WFC Holdings.</footnote>
        <footnote id="F6">Each reporting person declares that neither the filing of this statement nor anything herein shall be construed as an admission that such person is, for the purposes of Section 13(d) of the US Securities Exchange Act of 1934 or any other purpose, (i) acting (or has agreed or is agreeing to act together with any other person) as a partnership, limited partnership, syndicate or other group for the purpose of acquiring, holding or disposing of securities of the Issuer or otherwise with respect to the Issuer or any securities of the Issuer or (ii) a member of any group with respect to the Issuer or any securities of the Issuer.</footnote>
    </footnotes>

    <remarks>Exhibits Index
Exhibit 99.1 - Joint Filing Agreement
Exhibit 99.2 - Joint Filer Information</remarks>

    <ownerSignature>
        <signatureName>WELLS FARGO &amp; COMPANY, by: Lori Ward, /s/ Lori Ward</signatureName>
        <signatureDate>2018-09-20</signatureDate>
    </ownerSignature>

    <ownerSignature>
        <signatureName>WFC HOLDINGS, LLC, by: George Wick, /s/ George Wick</signatureName>
        <signatureDate>2018-09-20</signatureDate>
    </ownerSignature>
</ownershipDocument>
