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ACCESSION NUMBER:		0001193125-24-055965
CONFORMED SUBMISSION TYPE:	N-23C-2
PUBLIC DOCUMENT COUNT:		1
CONFORMED PERIOD OF REPORT:	20240301
FILED AS OF DATE:		20240301
DATE AS OF CHANGE:		20240301
EFFECTIVENESS DATE:		20240301

FILER:

	COMPANY DATA:	
		COMPANY CONFORMED NAME:			BLACKROCK MUNIHOLDINGS CALIFORNIA QUALITY FUND, INC.
		CENTRAL INDEX KEY:			0001051004
		ORGANIZATION NAME:           	
		IRS NUMBER:				223559052
		STATE OF INCORPORATION:			MD
		FISCAL YEAR END:			0630

	FILING VALUES:
		FORM TYPE:		N-23C-2
		SEC ACT:		1940 Act
		SEC FILE NUMBER:	817-00986
		FILM NUMBER:		24709812

	BUSINESS ADDRESS:	
		STREET 1:		100 BELLEVUE PARKWAY
		CITY:			WILMINGTON
		STATE:			DE
		ZIP:			19809
		BUSINESS PHONE:		800-441-7762

	MAIL ADDRESS:	
		STREET 1:		100 BELLEVUE PARKWAY
		CITY:			WILMINGTON
		STATE:			DE
		ZIP:			19809

	FORMER COMPANY:	
		FORMER CONFORMED NAME:	BLACKROCK MUNIHOLDINGS CALIFORNIA INSURED FUND, INC.
		DATE OF NAME CHANGE:	20070611

	FORMER COMPANY:	
		FORMER CONFORMED NAME:	MUNIHOLDINGS CALIFORNIA INSURED FUND
		DATE OF NAME CHANGE:	20000828

	FORMER COMPANY:	
		FORMER CONFORMED NAME:	MUNIHOLDINGS CALIFORNIA INSURED FUND II INC/
		DATE OF NAME CHANGE:	19980120
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<TITLE>BlackRock MuniHoldings California Quality Fund, Inc [MUC]</TITLE>
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 <P STYLE="line-height:1.0pt;margin-top:0pt;margin-bottom:0pt;border-bottom:1px solid #000000">&nbsp;</P>
<P STYLE="line-height:3.0pt;margin-top:0pt;margin-bottom:2pt;border-bottom:1px solid #000000">&nbsp;</P> <P STYLE="margin-top:4pt; margin-bottom:0pt; font-size:18pt; font-family:Times New Roman" ALIGN="center"><B>SECURITIES AND EXCHANGE COMMISSION
</B></P> <P STYLE="margin-top:0pt; margin-bottom:0pt; font-size:12pt; font-family:Times New Roman" ALIGN="center"><B>WASHINGTON, DC 20549 </B></P> <P STYLE="font-size:12pt;margin-top:0pt;margin-bottom:0pt">&nbsp;</P><center>
<P STYLE="line-height:6.0pt;margin-top:0pt;margin-bottom:2pt;border-bottom:1.00pt solid #000000;width:21%">&nbsp;</P></center> <P STYLE="margin-top:12pt; margin-bottom:0pt; font-size:12pt; font-family:Times New Roman" ALIGN="center"><B>NOTIFICATION
OF REDEMPTION OF SECURITIES PURSUANT TO </B></P> <P STYLE="margin-top:0pt; margin-bottom:0pt; font-size:12pt; font-family:Times New Roman" ALIGN="center"><B>RULE <FONT STYLE="white-space:nowrap">23c-2</FONT> UNDER THE INVESTMENT COMPANY ACT OF 1940
</B></P> <P STYLE="margin-top:12pt; margin-bottom:0pt; font-size:10pt; font-family:Times New Roman" ALIGN="center"><B>Investment Company Act File No. 811-08573 </B></P> <P STYLE="font-size:12pt;margin-top:0pt;margin-bottom:0pt">&nbsp;</P><center>
<P STYLE="line-height:6.0pt;margin-top:0pt;margin-bottom:2pt;border-bottom:1.00pt solid #000000;width:21%">&nbsp;</P></center> <P STYLE="margin-top:12pt; margin-bottom:0pt; font-size:16pt; font-family:Times New Roman" ALIGN="center"><B>BLACKROCK
MUNIHOLDINGS CALIFORNIA QUALITY FUND, INC. </B></P> <P STYLE="margin-top:0pt; margin-bottom:0pt; font-size:10pt; font-family:Times New Roman" ALIGN="center"><B>(Name of Registrant) </B></P>
<P STYLE="font-size:12pt;margin-top:0pt;margin-bottom:0pt">&nbsp;</P><center> <P STYLE="line-height:6.0pt;margin-top:0pt;margin-bottom:2pt;border-bottom:1.00pt solid #000000;width:21%">&nbsp;</P></center>
<P STYLE="margin-top:12pt; margin-bottom:0pt; font-size:10pt; font-family:Times New Roman" ALIGN="center"><B>100 Bellevue Parkway </B></P>
<P STYLE="margin-top:0pt; margin-bottom:0pt; font-size:10pt; font-family:Times New Roman" ALIGN="center"><B>Wilmington, Delaware 19809 </B></P>
<P STYLE="margin-top:0pt; margin-bottom:0pt; font-size:8pt; font-family:Times New Roman" ALIGN="center"><B>(Address of Principal Executive Offices) </B></P> <P STYLE="font-size:12pt;margin-top:0pt;margin-bottom:0pt">&nbsp;</P><center>
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<P STYLE="margin-top:12pt; margin-bottom:0pt; font-size:10pt; font-family:Times New Roman" ALIGN="center"><B>Registrant&#146;s Telephone Number, including Area Code: (800) <FONT STYLE="white-space:nowrap">441-7762</FONT> </B></P>
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<P STYLE="margin-top:12pt; margin-bottom:0pt; font-size:10pt; font-family:Times New Roman">The undersigned registered closed-end investment company hereby notifies the Securities and Exchange Commission (the &#147;Commission&#148;) that it may
redeem securities of which it is the issuer, as set forth below in accordance with the requirements of Rule 23c-2 under the Investment Company Act of 1940 (the &#147;Act&#148;), and states that it is filing this notice with the Commission at least
30 days prior to the date set for the redemption. </P> <P STYLE="font-size:12pt;margin-top:0pt;margin-bottom:0pt">&nbsp;</P>
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<TD ALIGN="left" VALIGN="top"> <P STYLE=" margin-top:0pt ; margin-bottom:0pt; font-size:10pt; font-family:Times New Roman; " ALIGN="left"><B>Title of the class of securities of BlackRock MuniHoldings California Quality Fund, Inc. (the
&#147;Fund&#148;) to be redeemed: </B></P></TD></TR></TABLE> <P STYLE="margin-top:6pt; margin-bottom:0pt; font-size:10pt; font-family:Times New Roman">Series W-7 Variable Rate Muni Term Preferred Shares, par value $0.10 per share, liquidation
preference of $100,000 per share (the &#147;Series W-7 VMTP Shares&#148;) (CUSIP #: 09254L701). </P> <P STYLE="font-size:12pt;margin-top:0pt;margin-bottom:0pt">&nbsp;</P>
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<TD ALIGN="left" VALIGN="top"> <P STYLE=" margin-top:0pt ; margin-bottom:0pt; font-size:10pt; font-family:Times New Roman; " ALIGN="left"><B>The date on which the securities are to be called or redeemed: </B></P></TD></TR></TABLE>
<P STYLE="margin-top:6pt; margin-bottom:0pt; font-size:10pt; font-family:Times New Roman">The Fund may redeem the Series W-7 VMTP Shares on one or more occasions during the period from April 1, 2024 to October 1, 2024. </P>
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<TD ALIGN="left" VALIGN="top"> <P STYLE=" margin-top:0pt ; margin-bottom:0pt; font-size:10pt; font-family:Times New Roman; " ALIGN="left"><B>The applicable provisions of the governing instrument pursuant to which the securities are to be called or
redeemed: </B></P></TD></TR></TABLE> <P STYLE="margin-top:6pt; margin-bottom:0pt; font-size:10pt; font-family:Times New Roman">The Series W-7 VMTP Shares are to be redeemed pursuant to Section 10(a) of the Fund&#146;s Articles Supplementary
Establishing and Fixing the Rights and Preferences of Variable Rate Muni Term Preferred Shares (the &#147;Articles&#148;), a form of which was most recently filed with the Commission on October 9, 2012, as an exhibit to the Fund&#146;s Form
NSAR-B/A. Pursuant to Section 10(c) of the Articles, dividends on the Series W-7 VMTP Shares will cease to accumulate from and after the date of redemption. </P> <P STYLE="font-size:12pt;margin-top:0pt;margin-bottom:0pt">&nbsp;</P>
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<TD ALIGN="left" VALIGN="top"> <P STYLE=" margin-top:0pt ; margin-bottom:0pt; font-size:10pt; font-family:Times New Roman; " ALIGN="left"><B>The principal amount or number of shares and the basis upon which the securities to be redeemed are to be
selected: </B></P></TD></TR></TABLE> <P STYLE="margin-top:6pt; margin-bottom:0pt; font-size:10pt; font-family:Times New Roman">The Fund may redeem up to 67% (3,526 shares) of its currently outstanding Series W-7 VMTP Shares. Such redemptions(s) will
be made on a pro rata basis among the Holders of the Series W-7 VMTP Shares. Holders of the Series W-7 VMTP Shares will receive the liquidation preference of $100,000 per share, together with accumulated and unpaid dividends through the date of
redemption. All of the Series W-7 VMTP Shares are held in book-entry form through the Depository Trust Company (&#147;DTC&#148;), and such shares being redeemed will be redeemed in accordance with the procedures of DTC. Payment by the Fund of the
Redemption Price (as defined in the Articles) will be made to The Bank of New York Mellon, as redemption and paying agent for the Series W-7 VMTP Shares. </P> <P STYLE="font-size:10pt;margin-top:0pt;margin-bottom:0pt">&nbsp;</P>
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<P STYLE="margin-top:12pt; margin-bottom:0pt; font-size:10pt; font-family:Times New Roman">Pursuant to the requirement of Rule 23c-2 of the Investment Company Act of 1940, the BlackRock MuniHoldings California Quality Fund, Inc. has duly caused this
Notification of Redemption of Securities to be signed on its behalf by the undersigned, thereunto duly authorized, in the City of New York, and the State of New York, on the 1<SUP STYLE="font-size:75%; vertical-align:top">st</SUP> day of March,
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<TD VALIGN="top" COLSPAN="3"> <P STYLE="margin-top:0pt; margin-bottom:1pt; border-bottom:1px solid #000000; font-size:10pt; font-family:Times New Roman">/s/ Jonathan Diorio</P></TD></TR>
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