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ACCESSION NUMBER:		0001193125-23-252263
CONFORMED SUBMISSION TYPE:	N-23C-2
PUBLIC DOCUMENT COUNT:		1
CONFORMED PERIOD OF REPORT:	20231006
FILED AS OF DATE:		20231006
DATE AS OF CHANGE:		20231006
EFFECTIVENESS DATE:		20231006

FILER:

	COMPANY DATA:	
		COMPANY CONFORMED NAME:			NUVEEN CALIFORNIA AMT-FREE QUALITY MUNICIPAL INCOME FUND
		CENTRAL INDEX KEY:			0001195738
		IRS NUMBER:				030487017
		STATE OF INCORPORATION:			MA
		FISCAL YEAR END:			0228

	FILING VALUES:
		FORM TYPE:		N-23C-2
		SEC ACT:		1940 Act
		SEC FILE NUMBER:	817-01101
		FILM NUMBER:		231313836

	BUSINESS ADDRESS:	
		STREET 1:		333 WEST WACKER DR.
		CITY:			CHICAGO
		STATE:			IL
		ZIP:			60606
		BUSINESS PHONE:		3129178146

	MAIL ADDRESS:	
		STREET 1:		333 WEST WACKER DR.
		CITY:			CHICAGO
		STATE:			IL
		ZIP:			60606

	FORMER COMPANY:	
		FORMER CONFORMED NAME:	NUVEEN CALIFORNIA AMT-FREE MUNICIPAL INCOME FUND
		DATE OF NAME CHANGE:	20120515

	FORMER COMPANY:	
		FORMER CONFORMED NAME:	NUVEEN INSURED CALIFORNIA TAX FREE ADVANTAGE MUNICIPAL FUND
		DATE OF NAME CHANGE:	20021003
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 <P STYLE="margin-top:0pt; margin-bottom:0pt; font-size:12pt; 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="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> Notice of Intention to </B></P>
<P STYLE="margin-top:0pt; margin-bottom:0pt; font-size:12pt; font-family:Times New Roman" ALIGN="center"><B>Redeem Securities </B></P> <P STYLE="margin-top:12pt; margin-bottom:0pt; font-size:12pt; font-family:Times New Roman" ALIGN="center">of </P>
<P STYLE="margin-top:12pt; margin-bottom:0pt; font-size:12pt; font-family:Times New Roman" ALIGN="center">Nuveen California <FONT STYLE="white-space:nowrap">AMT-Free</FONT> Quality Municipal Income Fund </P>
<P STYLE="margin-top:0pt; margin-bottom:0pt; font-size:12pt; font-family:Times New Roman" ALIGN="center">333 West Wacker Drive </P> <P STYLE="margin-top:0pt; margin-bottom:0pt; font-size:12pt; font-family:Times New Roman" ALIGN="center">Chicago,
Illinois&nbsp;60606 </P> <P STYLE="margin-top:12pt; margin-bottom:0pt; font-size:12pt; font-family:Times New Roman" ALIGN="center">under the </P>
<P STYLE="margin-top:12pt; margin-bottom:0pt; font-size:12pt; font-family:Times New Roman" ALIGN="center">Investment Company Act of 1940 </P>
<P STYLE="margin-top:12pt; margin-bottom:0pt; font-size:12pt; font-family:Times New Roman" ALIGN="center">Investment Company Act File <FONT STYLE="white-space:nowrap">No.&nbsp;811-21212</FONT> </P>
<P STYLE="margin-top:12pt; margin-bottom:0pt; font-size:12pt; font-family:Times New Roman">The undersigned registered <FONT STYLE="white-space:nowrap">closed-end</FONT> investment company hereby notifies the Securities and Exchange Commission that
it may redeem securities of which it is the issuer, as set forth below in accordance with the requirements of Rule <FONT STYLE="white-space:nowrap">23c-2</FONT> under the Investment Company Act of 1940 (the &#147;Act&#148;). </P>
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<TD ALIGN="left" VALIGN="top"> <P STYLE=" margin-top:0pt ; margin-bottom:0pt; font-size:12pt; font-family:Times New Roman; " ALIGN="left">Title of the class of securities of Nuveen California <FONT STYLE="white-space:nowrap">AMT-Free</FONT> Quality
Municipal Income Fund (the &#147;Fund&#148;) to be redeemed: </P></TD></TR></TABLE> <P STYLE="margin-top:12pt; margin-bottom:0pt; margin-left:11%; font-size:12pt; font-family:Times New Roman">Preferred shares of the series indicated below
(&#147;Preferred Shares&#148;): </P> <P STYLE="margin-top:12pt; margin-bottom:0pt; margin-left:11%; font-size:12pt; font-family:Times New Roman">Variable Rate Demand Preferred Shares (&#147;VRDP Shares&#148;), Liquidation Preference $100,000 per
share, of one or more of the following series: </P> <P STYLE="margin-top:12pt; margin-bottom:0pt; margin-left:14%; font-size:12pt; font-family:Times New Roman">Series 3 (CUSIP #670651 504)</P>
<P STYLE="margin-top:12pt; margin-bottom:0pt; margin-left:14%; font-size:12pt; font-family:Times New Roman">Series 4 (CUSIP #670651 603)</P>
<P STYLE="margin-top:12pt; margin-bottom:0pt; margin-left:14%; font-size:12pt; font-family:Times New Roman">Series 6 (CUSIP #670651 876)</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:12pt; font-family:Times New Roman; " ALIGN="left">Date on which the securities are expected to be called or redeemed: </P></TD></TR></TABLE>
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<TD VALIGN="top" ALIGN="center"> <P STYLE="margin-top:0pt; margin-bottom:0pt; font-size:12pt; font-family:Times New Roman" ALIGN="center">During the period from November&nbsp;6,</P>
<P STYLE="margin-top:0pt; margin-bottom:1pt; font-size:12pt; font-family:Times New Roman" ALIGN="center">2023 to April&nbsp;8, 2024</P></TD></TR>
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 <P STYLE="margin-top:0pt; margin-bottom:0pt; font-size:12pt; font-family:Times New Roman">The Fund may redeem Preferred Shares on one or more different dates during the period set forth above, or on a
subsequent date, and the redemption of any series in full may be effected on an earlier date, in each case, due to market conditions or otherwise as determined by the Board of Trustees of the Fund. </P>
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<TD ALIGN="left" VALIGN="top"> <P STYLE=" margin-top:0pt ; margin-bottom:0pt; font-size:12pt; font-family:Times New Roman; " ALIGN="left">Applicable provisions of the governing instrument pursuant to which the securities are to be redeemed:
</P></TD></TR></TABLE> <P STYLE="margin-top:12pt; margin-bottom:0pt; margin-left:11%; margin-right:9%; font-size:12pt; font-family:Times New Roman">The VRDP Shares of each series selected for redemption are to be redeemed pursuant to
Section&nbsp;9(a) or 10(a) (as applicable) of Part I of the applicable Statement Establishing and Fixing the Rights and Preferences of Variable Rate Demand Preferred Shares. </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:12pt; font-family:Times New Roman; " ALIGN="left">The number of shares to be redeemed and the basis upon which the shares to be redeemed are to be selected:
</P></TD></TR></TABLE> <P STYLE="margin-top:6pt; margin-bottom:0pt; margin-left:11%; margin-right:9%; font-size:12pt; font-family:Times New Roman">The Fund may redeem up to 1,711 of its currently outstanding Preferred Shares from one or more of
Series 3 VRDP Shares, Series 4 VRDP Shares and/or Series 6 VRDP Shares, as determined by the Fund. Within a series selected by the Fund for redemption in part, Preferred Shares of such series to be redeemed will be selected by lot (as determined by
The Depository Trust Company).* </P> <P STYLE="margin-top:24pt; margin-bottom:0pt; font-size:12pt; font-family:Times New Roman">* The Fund may redeem up to the amount of Preferred Shares listed above, but may redeem less, or none. A notice providing
the final amount of Preferred Shares, if any, of each series to be redeemed by the Fund will be provided to the preferred shareholders of such series in accordance with the statement establishing and fixing the rights and preferences of the
Preferred Shares of the applicable series of the Fund. </P> <P STYLE="margin-top:24pt; margin-bottom:0pt; font-size:12pt; font-family:Times New Roman" ALIGN="center">[<I>Remainder of Page Left Blank</I>] </P>
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<P STYLE="margin-top:24pt; margin-bottom:0pt; text-indent:5%; font-size:12pt; font-family:Times New Roman">Pursuant to the requirement of Rule <FONT STYLE="white-space:nowrap">23c-2</FONT> under the Investment Company Act of 1940, the Fund has duly
caused this Notice of Intention to Redeem Securities to be signed on its behalf by the undersigned on this 6<SUP STYLE="font-size:75%; vertical-align:top">th</SUP> day of October, 2023. </P>
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<TD VALIGN="top"> <P STYLE="margin-top:0pt; margin-bottom:1pt; border-bottom:1.00pt solid #000000; font-size:12pt; font-family:Times New Roman">/s/ Mark L. Winget</P></TD></TR>
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<TD VALIGN="top">Mark L. Winget</TD></TR>
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<TD VALIGN="top">Vice President and Secretary</TD></TR>
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