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<DESCRIPTION>CONSENT OF INDEPENDENT ACCOUNTANTS
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INDEPENDENT AUDITORS' CONSENT


We consent to the incorporation by reference in this Pre-Effective Amendment No.
4 to the Registration Statement of the BlackRock California Municipal Income
Trust (Investment Company Registration No. 811-10331) of our report dated July
18, 2001, relating to the financial statements of the BlackRock Municipal Income
Trust as of July 16, 2001 and for the period then ended in the Statement of
Additional Information which is part of such registration statement.

We also consent to the reference to our Firm under the heading "Experts" in the
Registration Statement.


Deloitte & Touche LLP
Boston, Massachusetts
July 26, 2001
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