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ACCESSION NUMBER:		0001062993-24-017608
CONFORMED SUBMISSION TYPE:	SC 13D/A
PUBLIC DOCUMENT COUNT:		2
FILED AS OF DATE:		20241011
DATE AS OF CHANGE:		20241011
GROUP MEMBERS:		BOAZ R. WEINSTEIN
GROUP MEMBERS:		SABA CAPITAL MANAGEMENT GP, LLC

SUBJECT COMPANY:	

	COMPANY DATA:	
		COMPANY CONFORMED NAME:			BLACKROCK CALIFORNIA MUNICIPAL INCOME TRUST
		CENTRAL INDEX KEY:			0001137391
		ORGANIZATION NAME:           	
		IRS NUMBER:				510409109
		STATE OF INCORPORATION:			DE
		FISCAL YEAR END:			1031

	FILING VALUES:
		FORM TYPE:		SC 13D/A
		SEC ACT:		1934 Act
		SEC FILE NUMBER:	005-81423
		FILM NUMBER:		241367396

	BUSINESS ADDRESS:	
		STREET 1:		100 BELLEVUE PARKWAY
		STREET 2:		MUTUAL FUND DEPARTMENT
		CITY:			WILMINGTON
		STATE:			DE
		ZIP:			19809
		BUSINESS PHONE:		888-825-2257

	MAIL ADDRESS:	
		STREET 1:		100 BELLEVUE PARKWAY
		STREET 2:		MUTUAL FUND DEPARTMENT
		CITY:			WILMINGTON
		STATE:			DE
		ZIP:			19809

FILED BY:		

	COMPANY DATA:	
		COMPANY CONFORMED NAME:			Saba Capital Management, L.P.
		CENTRAL INDEX KEY:			0001510281
		ORGANIZATION NAME:           	
		IRS NUMBER:				800361690
		STATE OF INCORPORATION:			DE
		FISCAL YEAR END:			1231

	FILING VALUES:
		FORM TYPE:		SC 13D/A

	BUSINESS ADDRESS:	
		STREET 1:		405 LEXINGTON AVENUE
		STREET 2:		58TH FLOOR
		CITY:			NEW YORK
		STATE:			NY
		ZIP:			10174
		BUSINESS PHONE:		212-542-4635

	MAIL ADDRESS:	
		STREET 1:		405 LEXINGTON AVENUE
		STREET 2:		58TH FLOOR
		CITY:			NEW YORK
		STATE:			NY
		ZIP:			10174
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    <title>Saba Capital Management, L.P.: Form SC 13D/A - Filed by newsfilecorp.com</title>
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    <p style="text-align: center;"><b><font size="5">UNITED STATES</font></b><br><b><font size="5">SECURITIES AND EXCHANGE COMMISSION</font></b><br>Washington, D.C. 20549</p>
    <p style="text-align: center; margin-top: 0pt; margin-bottom: 0pt;"><b><font size="5">SCHEDULE 13D/A</font></b></p>
    <p style="text-align: center; margin-top: 0pt; margin-bottom: 0pt;">&#160;</p>
    <p style="text-align: center; margin-top: 0pt; margin-bottom: 0pt;">Under the Securities Exchange Act of 1934</p>
    <p style="text-align: center; margin-top: 0pt; margin-bottom: 0pt;">(Amendment No. 8)*</p>
    <p style="text-align: center; margin-top: 0pt; margin-bottom: 0pt;">&#160;</p>
    <p style="text-align: center; margin: 0pt 29.7pt 0pt 37.5pt;"><b><font size="5"><u>BLACKROCK CALIFORNIA MUNICIPAL INCOME TRUST</u></font></b></p>
    <p style="text-align: center; margin-top: 0pt; margin-bottom: 0pt;">(Name of Issuer)</p>
    <p style="text-align: center; margin-top: 0pt; margin-bottom: 0pt;">&#160;</p>
    <p style="text-align: center; margin: 0pt 29.7pt 0pt 37.5pt;"><b><u>Common Shares, $0.001 par value</u></b></p>
    <p style="text-align: center; margin-top: 0pt; margin-bottom: 0pt;">(Title of Class of Securities)</p>
    <p style="text-align: center; margin-top: 0pt; margin-bottom: 0pt;">&#160;</p>
    <p style="text-align: center; margin: 0pt 29.7pt 0pt 37.5pt;"><b><u>09248E102</u></b></p>
    <p style="text-align: center; margin-top: 0pt; margin-bottom: 0pt;">(CUSIP Number)</p>
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        <p style="margin-bottom: 0pt; text-align: center;"><b>Saba Capital Management, L.P.</b></p>
        <p style="margin-top: 0pt; margin-bottom: 0pt; text-align: center;"><b>405 Lexington Avenue</b></p>
        <p style="margin-top: 0pt; margin-bottom: 0pt; text-align: center;"><b>58th Floor</b></p>
        <p style="margin-top: 0pt; margin-bottom: 0pt; text-align: center;"><b>New York, NY 10174</b></p>
        <p style="margin-top: 0pt; margin-bottom: 0pt; text-align: center;"><b>Attention: Michael D'Angelo</b></p>
        <p style="margin-top: 0pt; text-align: center;"><u><b>(212) 542-4635</b></u><br><font style="font-size: 10pt;">(Name, Address and Telephone Number of Person<br></font><font style="font-size: 10pt;">Authorized to Receive Notices and Communications)</font></p>
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    <p style="text-align: center; margin: 0pt 32.3pt 0pt 37.5pt;"><u><b>October 9, 2024</b></u></p>
    <p style="text-align: center; margin-top: 0pt; margin-bottom: 0pt;">(Date of Event Which Requires Filing of This Statement)</p>
    <p style="text-align: justify;">If the filing person has previously filed a statement on Schedule 13G to report the acquisition that is the subject of this Schedule 13D, and is filing this schedule because of Rule 13d-1(e), Rule 13d-1(f) or Rule 13d-1(g), check the following box. [X]</p>
    <p style="text-align: center;">(Page 1 of 6 Pages)</p>
    <p style="margin-bottom: 0pt; text-align: justify;">______________________________</p>
    <p style="margin-top: 0pt; text-align: justify;">* The remainder of this cover page shall be filled out for a reporting person's initial filing on this form with respect to the subject class of securities, and for any subsequent amendment containing information which would alter disclosures provided in a prior cover page.</p>
    <p style="text-align: justify;">The information required on the remainder of this cover page shall not be deemed to be "filed" for the purpose of Section 18 of the Securities Exchange Act of 1934 ("Act") or otherwise subject to the liabilities of that section of the Act but shall be subject to all other provisions of the Act (however, see the Notes).</p>
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                <td style="width: 33.3333%;"><b>CUSIP No.&#160; </b>09248E102</td>
                <td style="width: 33.3333%; text-align: center;"><b>SCHEDULE 13D/A</b></td>
                <td style="width: 33.3333%;">
                    <p style="text-align: right;"><b>Page</b> <b>2</b> <b>of 6 Pages</b></p>
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            <td style="margin-top: 0pt; margin-bottom: 0pt; text-align: center; vertical-align: top; width: 119.516px; border: 0.75pt solid #000000;"><font style="font-size: 14pt;"><b>1</b></font></td>
            <td style="vertical-align: top; border-left: 0.75pt solid #000000; border-right: 0.75pt solid #000000; border-top: 0.75pt solid #000000; padding-left: 5pt; padding-right: 5pt;" colspan="3">NAME OF REPORTING PERSON<br>&#160; &#160;&#160;&#160;&#160; Saba Capital Management, L.P.<br><br></td>
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            <td style="margin-top: 0pt; margin-bottom: 0pt; text-align: center; vertical-align: top; width: 119.516px; border: 0.75pt solid #000000;"><font style="font-size: 14pt;"><b>2</b></font></td>
            <td style="margin-top: 0pt; margin-bottom: 0pt; border-bottom: 0.75pt solid #000000; border-top: 0.75pt solid #000000; vertical-align: top; padding-left: 5pt; padding-right: 5pt;" colspan="2">
                <p>CHECK THE APPROPRIATE BOX IF A MEMBER OF A GROUP</p>
                <p>&#160;</p>
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            <td style="width: 62.2969px; vertical-align: top; border-right: 0.75pt solid #000000; border-bottom: 0.75pt solid #000000; border-top: 0.75pt solid #000000; padding-left: 5pt; padding-right: 5pt;">(a) &#9744;<br>(b) &#9744;</td>
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            <td style="margin-top: 0pt; margin-bottom: 0pt; text-align: center; vertical-align: top; width: 119.516px; border: 0.75pt solid #000000;"><font style="font-size: 14pt;"><b>3</b></font></td>
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                <p>SEC USE ONLY</p>
                <p>&#160;</p>
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            <td style="margin-top: 0pt; margin-bottom: 0pt; text-align: center; vertical-align: top; width: 119.516px; border: 0.75pt solid #000000;"><font style="font-size: 14pt;"><b>4</b></font></td>
            <td style="vertical-align: top; border: 0.75pt solid #000000; padding-left: 5pt; padding-right: 5pt;" colspan="3">SOURCE OF FUNDS<br>&#160; &#160;&#160;&#160;&#160; OO (see Item 3)<br><br></td>
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            <td style="margin-top: 0pt; margin-bottom: 0pt; text-align: center; vertical-align: top; width: 119.516px; border: 0.75pt solid #000000;"><font style="font-size: 14pt;"><b>5</b></font></td>
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                <p>CHECK BOX IF DISCLOSURE OF LEGAL PROCEEDING IS REQUIRED PURSUANT TO ITEMS 2(d) or 2(e)</p>
                <p>&#160;</p>
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            <td style="margin-top: 0pt; margin-bottom: 0pt; border-right: 0.75pt solid #000000; padding-left: 5pt; padding-right: 5pt;">&#9744;</td>
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            <td style="margin-top: 0pt; margin-bottom: 0pt; text-align: center; vertical-align: top; width: 119.516px; border: 0.75pt solid #000000;"><font style="font-size: 14pt;"><b>6</b></font></td>
            <td style="vertical-align: top; border-left: 0.75pt solid #000000; border-right: 0.75pt solid #000000; border-top: 0.75pt solid #000000; padding-left: 5pt; padding-right: 5pt;" colspan="3">CITIZENSHIP OR PLACE OF ORGANIZATION<br>&#160; &#160;&#160;&#160;&#160; Delaware<br><br></td>
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            <td style="width: 104.031px; padding-right: 6pt; padding-left: 5.62pt; vertical-align: middle; text-align: center; border: 0.75pt solid #000000; white-space: nowrap;" rowspan="4">NUMBER OF<br>SHARES<br>BENEFICIALLY<br>OWNED BY<br>EACH<br>REPORTING<br>PERSON WITH:</td>
            <td style="margin-top: 0pt; margin-bottom: 0pt; text-align: center; vertical-align: top; width: 80.8125px; border: 0.75pt solid #000000; padding-left: 5pt; padding-right: 5pt;"><font style="font-size: 14pt;"><b>7</b></font></td>
            <td style="width: 623.047px; vertical-align: top; border-left: 0.75pt solid #000000; border-right: 0.75pt solid #000000; border-top: 0.75pt solid #000000; padding-left: 5pt; padding-right: 5pt;" colspan="2">SOLE VOTING POWER<br>&#160; &#160;&#160;&#160;&#160; -0-<br><br></td>
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            <td style="margin-top: 0pt; margin-bottom: 0pt; text-align: center; vertical-align: top; width: 80.8125px; border: 0.75pt solid #000000; padding-left: 5pt; padding-right: 5pt;"><font style="font-size: 14pt;"><b>8</b></font></td>
            <td style="width: 623.047px; vertical-align: top; border-left: 0.75pt solid #000000; border-right: 0.75pt solid #000000; border-top: 0.75pt solid #000000; padding-left: 5pt; padding-right: 5pt;" colspan="2">SHARED VOTING POWER<br>&#160; &#160;&#160;&#160; 5,239,568<br><br></td>
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            <td style="margin-top: 0pt; margin-bottom: 0pt; text-align: center; vertical-align: top; width: 80.8125px; border: 0.75pt solid #000000; padding-left: 5pt; padding-right: 5pt;"><font style="font-size: 14pt;"><b>9</b></font></td>
            <td style="width: 623.047px; vertical-align: top; border-left: 0.75pt solid #000000; border-right: 0.75pt solid #000000; border-top: 0.75pt solid #000000; padding-left: 5pt; padding-right: 5pt;" colspan="2">SOLE DISPOSITIVE POWER<br>&#160; &#160;&#160;&#160;&#160; -0-<br><br></td>
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            <td style="margin-top: 0pt; margin-bottom: 0pt; text-align: center; vertical-align: top; width: 80.8125px; border: 0.75pt solid #000000; padding-left: 5pt; padding-right: 5pt;"><font style="font-size: 14pt;"><b>10</b></font></td>
            <td style="width: 623.047px; vertical-align: top; border: 0.75pt solid #000000; padding-left: 5pt; padding-right: 5pt;" colspan="2">SHARED DISPOSITIVE POWER<br>&#160; &#160;&#160;&#160;&#160; 5,239,568<br><br></td>
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            <td style="margin-top: 0pt; margin-bottom: 0pt; text-align: center; vertical-align: top; width: 119.516px; border: 0.75pt solid #000000;"><font style="font-size: 14pt;"><b>11</b></font></td>
            <td style="vertical-align: top; border: 0.75pt solid #000000; padding-left: 5pt; padding-right: 5pt;" colspan="3">AGGREGATE AMOUNT BENEFICIALLY OWNED BY EACH PERSON<br>&#160; &#160;&#160;&#160;&#160; 5,239,568<br><br></td>
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            <td style="margin-top: 0pt; margin-bottom: 0pt; text-align: center; vertical-align: top; width: 119.516px; border: 0.75pt solid #000000;"><font style="font-size: 14pt;"><b>12</b></font></td>
            <td style="margin-top: 0pt; margin-bottom: 0pt; padding-left: 5pt; padding-right: 5pt;" colspan="2">
                <p>CHECK IF THE AGGREGATE AMOUNT IN ROW (11) EXCLUDES CERTAIN SHARES</p>
                <p>&#160;</p>
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            <td style="margin-top: 0pt; margin-bottom: 0pt; border-right: 0.75pt solid #000000; padding-left: 5pt; padding-right: 5pt; vertical-align: top;">&#9744;</td>
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            <td style="margin-top: 0pt; margin-bottom: 0pt; text-align: center; vertical-align: top; width: 119.516px; border: 0.75pt solid #000000;"><font style="font-size: 14pt;"><b>13</b></font></td>
            <td style="vertical-align: top; border: 0.75pt solid #000000; padding-left: 5pt; padding-right: 5pt;" colspan="3">PERCENT OF CLASS REPRESENTED BY AMOUNT IN ROW (11)<br>&#160; &#160;&#160;&#160;&#160; 17.43%<br><br></td>
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            <td style="margin-top: 0pt; margin-bottom: 0pt; text-align: center; vertical-align: top; width: 119.516px; border: 0.75pt solid #000000;"><font style="font-size: 14pt;"><b>14</b></font></td>
            <td style="vertical-align: top; border: 0.75pt solid #000000; padding-left: 5pt; padding-right: 5pt;" colspan="3">TYPE OF REPORTING PERSON<br>&#160; &#160;&#160;&#160;&#160; PN; IA<br><br></td>
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    <p style="text-align: justify;">The percentages used herein are calculated based upon 30,063,645 shares of common stock outstanding as of 7/31/24, as disclosed in the company's N-CSR filed 10/3/24</p>
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                <td style="width: 33.3333%;"><b>CUSIP No.&#160; </b>09248E102</td>
                <td style="width: 33.3333%; text-align: center;"><b>SCHEDULE 13D/A</b></td>
                <td style="width: 33.3333%;">
                    <p style="text-align: right;"><b>Page</b> <b>3</b> <b>of 6 Pages</b></p>
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            <td style="margin-top: 0pt; margin-bottom: 0pt; text-align: center; vertical-align: top; width: 119.516px; border: 0.75pt solid #000000;"><font style="font-size: 14pt;"><b>1</b></font></td>
            <td style="vertical-align: top; border-left: 0.75pt solid #000000; border-right: 0.75pt solid #000000; border-top: 0.75pt solid #000000; padding-left: 5pt; padding-right: 5pt;" colspan="3">NAME OF REPORTING PERSON<br>&#160; &#160;&#160;&#160;&#160; Boaz R. Weinstein<br><br></td>
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            <td style="margin-top: 0pt; margin-bottom: 0pt; text-align: center; vertical-align: top; width: 119.516px; border: 0.75pt solid #000000;"><font style="font-size: 14pt;"><b>2</b></font></td>
            <td style="margin-top: 0pt; margin-bottom: 0pt; border-bottom: 0.75pt solid #000000; border-top: 0.75pt solid #000000; vertical-align: top; padding-left: 5pt; padding-right: 5pt;" colspan="2">
                <p>CHECK THE APPROPRIATE BOX IF A MEMBER OF A GROUP</p>
                <p>&#160;</p>
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            <td style="width: 62.2969px; vertical-align: top; border-right: 0.75pt solid #000000; border-bottom: 0.75pt solid #000000; border-top: 0.75pt solid #000000; padding-left: 5pt; padding-right: 5pt;">(a) &#9744;<br>(b) &#9744;</td>
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            <td style="margin-top: 0pt; margin-bottom: 0pt; text-align: center; vertical-align: top; width: 119.516px; border: 0.75pt solid #000000;"><font style="font-size: 14pt;"><b>3</b></font></td>
            <td style="margin-top: 0pt; margin-bottom: 0pt; border-right: 0.75pt solid #000000; vertical-align: top; padding-left: 5pt; padding-right: 5pt;" colspan="3">
                <p>SEC USE ONLY</p>
                <p>&#160;</p>
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            <td style="margin-top: 0pt; margin-bottom: 0pt; text-align: center; vertical-align: top; width: 119.516px; border: 0.75pt solid #000000;"><font style="font-size: 14pt;"><b>4</b></font></td>
            <td style="vertical-align: top; border: 0.75pt solid #000000; padding-left: 5pt; padding-right: 5pt;" colspan="3">SOURCE OF FUNDS<br>&#160; &#160;&#160;&#160;&#160; OO (see Item 3)<br><br></td>
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            <td style="margin-top: 0pt; margin-bottom: 0pt; text-align: center; vertical-align: top; width: 119.516px; border: 0.75pt solid #000000;"><font style="font-size: 14pt;"><b>5</b></font></td>
            <td style="margin-top: 0pt; margin-bottom: 0pt; padding-left: 5pt; padding-right: 5pt;" colspan="2">
                <p>CHECK BOX IF DISCLOSURE OF LEGAL PROCEEDING IS REQUIRED PURSUANT TO ITEMS 2(d) or 2(e)</p>
                <p>&#160;</p>
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            <td style="margin-top: 0pt; margin-bottom: 0pt; border-right: 0.75pt solid #000000; padding-left: 5pt; padding-right: 5pt;">&#9744;</td>
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            <td style="margin-top: 0pt; margin-bottom: 0pt; text-align: center; vertical-align: top; width: 119.516px; border: 0.75pt solid #000000;"><font style="font-size: 14pt;"><b>6</b></font></td>
            <td style="vertical-align: top; border-left: 0.75pt solid #000000; border-right: 0.75pt solid #000000; border-top: 0.75pt solid #000000; padding-left: 5pt; padding-right: 5pt;" colspan="3">CITIZENSHIP OR PLACE OF ORGANIZATION<br>&#160; &#160;&#160;&#160;&#160; United States<br><br></td>
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            <td style="width: 104.031px; padding-right: 6pt; padding-left: 5.62pt; vertical-align: middle; text-align: center; border: 0.75pt solid #000000; white-space: nowrap;" rowspan="4">NUMBER OF<br>SHARES<br>BENEFICIALLY<br>OWNED BY<br>EACH<br>REPORTING<br>PERSON WITH:</td>
            <td style="margin-top: 0pt; margin-bottom: 0pt; text-align: center; vertical-align: top; width: 80.8125px; border: 0.75pt solid #000000; padding-left: 5pt; padding-right: 5pt;"><font style="font-size: 14pt;"><b>7</b></font></td>
            <td style="width: 623.047px; vertical-align: top; border-left: 0.75pt solid #000000; border-right: 0.75pt solid #000000; border-top: 0.75pt solid #000000; padding-left: 5pt; padding-right: 5pt;" colspan="2">SOLE VOTING POWER<br>&#160; &#160;&#160;&#160;&#160; -0-<br><br></td>
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            <td style="margin-top: 0pt; margin-bottom: 0pt; text-align: center; vertical-align: top; width: 80.8125px; border: 0.75pt solid #000000; padding-left: 5pt; padding-right: 5pt;"><font style="font-size: 14pt;"><b>8</b></font></td>
            <td style="width: 623.047px; vertical-align: top; border-left: 0.75pt solid #000000; border-right: 0.75pt solid #000000; border-top: 0.75pt solid #000000; padding-left: 5pt; padding-right: 5pt;" colspan="2">SHARED VOTING POWER<br>&#160; &#160;&#160;&#160;&#160; 5,239,568<br><br></td>
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            <td style="margin-top: 0pt; margin-bottom: 0pt; text-align: center; vertical-align: top; width: 80.8125px; border: 0.75pt solid #000000; padding-left: 5pt; padding-right: 5pt;"><font style="font-size: 14pt;"><b>9</b></font></td>
            <td style="width: 623.047px; vertical-align: top; border-left: 0.75pt solid #000000; border-right: 0.75pt solid #000000; border-top: 0.75pt solid #000000; padding-left: 5pt; padding-right: 5pt;" colspan="2">SOLE DISPOSITIVE POWER<br>&#160; &#160;&#160;&#160;&#160; -0-<br><br></td>
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            <td style="margin-top: 0pt; margin-bottom: 0pt; text-align: center; vertical-align: top; width: 80.8125px; border: 0.75pt solid #000000; padding-left: 5pt; padding-right: 5pt;"><font style="font-size: 14pt;"><b>10</b></font></td>
            <td style="width: 623.047px; vertical-align: top; border: 0.75pt solid #000000; padding-left: 5pt; padding-right: 5pt;" colspan="2">SHARED DISPOSITIVE POWER<br>&#160; &#160;&#160;&#160;&#160; 5,239,568<br><br></td>
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            <td style="margin-top: 0pt; margin-bottom: 0pt; text-align: center; vertical-align: top; width: 119.516px; border: 0.75pt solid #000000;"><font style="font-size: 14pt;"><b>11</b></font></td>
            <td style="vertical-align: top; border: 0.75pt solid #000000; padding-left: 5pt; padding-right: 5pt;" colspan="3">AGGREGATE AMOUNT BENEFICIALLY OWNED BY EACH PERSON<br>&#160; &#160;&#160;&#160;&#160; 5,239,568<br><br></td>
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    <p style="text-align: justify;">October 9, 2024</p>
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    <p style="text-align: justify;">Dear Ms. Ahn,</p>
    <p style="text-indent: 36pt; text-align: justify;">Saba Capital Management, L.P. ("<u>Saba</u>") is the investment adviser to Saba Capital Master Fund, Ltd. (the "<u>Proponent</u>"), the owner of 920,762 shares of common stock, par value $0.001 per share of the Fund (the "<u>Common Shares</u>"). The Proponent has held Common Shares representing a market value of $25,000 or more continuously for more than one year prior to and including the date hereof.</p>
    <p style="text-indent: 36pt; text-align: justify;">In accordance with Rule 14a-8 promulgated under the Securities and Exchange Act of 1934, as amended (the "<u>Exchange Act</u>"), Saba, on behalf of the Proponent, submits the following proposal for presentation to the Fund's stockholders at the Fund's 2025 annual meeting of stockholders, including any postponement or adjournment or special meeting held in lieu thereof (the "<u>Meeting</u>").</p>
    <p style="text-indent: 36pt; text-align: justify;">The Proponent's proposal pursuant to Rule 14a-8 of the Exchange Act (the "<u>Proposal</u>") is as follows:</p>
    <p style="text-align: justify;"><i><b>PROPOSAL</b></i></p>
    <p style="text-align: justify; margin-left: 36pt; padding-right: 36pt;">RESOLVED, that the investment management agreement between BlackRock California Municipal Income Trust (the "<u>Fund</u>") and BlackRock Advisors, LLC (the "<u>Manager</u>"), dated September 29, 2006, as since amended or novated (the "<u>Management Agreement</u>"), and any other advisory and management agreements between the Fund and the Manager, including the sub-investment advisory agreement among the Fund, the Manager and BlackRock Financial Management, Inc., dated September 29, 2006, as since amended or novated, shall be terminated by the Fund, pursuant to the right of shareholders as embodied in Section 12 of the Management Agreement and Section 15(a)(3) of the Investment Company Act of 1940, such termination to be effective no more than sixty days following the date hereof.</p>
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    <p style="text-indent: 36pt; text-align: justify;">Saba hereby represents that the Proponent has continuously and beneficially owned Common Shares with a market value of not less than $25,000 for at least one year prior to the date of the submission of Proposal, and intends to continue to hold the requisite number of Common Shares through the date of the Meeting.&#160; A letter from the Proponent's broker confirming the above ownership is attached as <u>Exhibit A</u> hereto.</p>
    <p style="text-indent: 36pt; text-align: justify;">In accordance with Rule 14a-8(b)(1)(iii) of the Exchange Act, the Proponent represents that its representatives are able to meet with the Fund via teleconference no less than 10 calendar days, nor more than 30 calendar days, after submission of the Proposal.&#160; The Proponent will assume that the regular business hours of the Fund's principal executive offices, which are located in New York, are between 9:00 a.m. and 5:30 p.m. ET, unless otherwise notified by the Fund. To that end, certain representatives of the Proponent are available to discuss the Proposal during the following business days and at the following times by teleconference:</p>
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        <li style="margin-left: 64.52pt; text-align: justify; padding-left: 7.48pt;">October 21, 2024, between 9 a.m. and 11 a.m. ET</li>
        <li style="margin-left: 64.52pt; text-align: justify; padding-left: 7.48pt;">October 22, 2024, between 9 a.m. and 11 a.m. ET</li>
        <li style="margin-left: 64.52pt; text-align: justify; padding-left: 7.48pt;">October 28, 2024, between 9 a.m. and 11 a.m. ET</li>
        <li style="margin-left: 64.52pt; text-align: justify; padding-left: 7.48pt;">October 29, 2024, between 9 a.m. and 11 a.m. ET</li>
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    <p style="margin-left: 36pt; text-align: justify;">The Proponent's contact information is as follows:</p>
    <p style="margin-left: 36pt; text-align: justify;">c/o Saba Capital Management, L.P.</p>
    <p style="margin-bottom: 0pt; text-indent: 36pt; text-align: justify;">405 Lexington Avenue, 58<sup>th</sup> Floor</p>
    <p style="margin-top: 0pt; text-indent: 36pt; text-align: justify;">New York, New York 10174</p>
    <p style="text-indent: 36pt; text-align: justify;">Attn: Michael D'Angelo</p>
    <p style="text-indent: 36pt; text-align: justify;">Email: Michael.Dangelo@sabacapital.com</p>
    <p style="text-indent: 36pt; text-align: justify;">In addition, Saba would appreciate that copies of all written notices and other written or electronic communications (which shall not constitute notice) be sent to:</p>
    <p style="margin-left: 36pt; margin-bottom: 0pt; text-align: justify;">Schulte Roth &amp; Zabel LLP</p>
    <p style="margin-top: 0pt; margin-left: 36pt; margin-bottom: 0pt; text-align: justify;">919 Third Avenue, Suite 2300</p>
    <p style="margin-top: 0pt; margin-left: 36pt; margin-bottom: 0pt; text-align: justify;">New York, New York 10022</p>
    <p style="margin-top: 0pt; margin-left: 36pt; text-align: justify;">Attn: Eleazer Klein and Abraham Schwartz</p>
    <p style="text-indent: 36pt; text-align: justify;">Email: Eleazer.Klein@srz.com</p>
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    <p style="text-indent: 36pt; text-align: justify;">Email: Abraham.Schwartz@srz.com</p>
    <p style="text-indent: 36pt; text-align: justify;">Please notify us as soon as possible if you would like any further information or if you believe this notice is deficient in any way or if additional information is required so that the Proponent may promptly provide it to you in order to cure any deficiency.</p>
    <p style="text-indent: 36pt; text-align: justify;">Thank you for your time and consideration.</p>
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