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ACCESSION NUMBER:		0000902664-24-001891
CONFORMED SUBMISSION TYPE:	DFAN14A
PUBLIC DOCUMENT COUNT:		2
FILED AS OF DATE:		20240221
DATE AS OF CHANGE:		20240221

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:		DFAN14A
		SEC ACT:		1934 Act
		SEC FILE NUMBER:	811-10331
		FILM NUMBER:		24656876

	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:		DFAN14A

	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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<P STYLE="font: 12pt/107% Times New Roman, Times, Serif; margin: 0; text-align: center">SCHEDULE 14A</P>

<P STYLE="font: 12pt/107% Times New Roman, Times, Serif; margin: 0; text-align: center">Proxy Statement Pursuant to Section 14(a)</P>

<P STYLE="font: 12pt/107% Times New Roman, Times, Serif; margin: 0; text-align: center">of the Securities Exchange Act of 1934</P>

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<P STYLE="font: 12pt/107% Times New Roman, Times, Serif; margin: 0; text-align: justify">Filed by the Registrant <FONT STYLE="font-family: Wingdings">o</FONT></P>

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<P STYLE="font: 12pt/107% Times New Roman, Times, Serif; margin: 0; text-align: justify">Check the appropriate box:</P>

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    <TD STYLE="width: 93%; padding-right: 5.4pt; padding-left: 5.4pt; line-height: 107%">Preliminary Proxy Statement</TD></TR>
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    <TD STYLE="padding-right: 5.4pt; padding-left: 5.4pt; line-height: 107%">Confidential, for Use of the Commission Only (as permitted by Rule 14a-6(e)(2))</TD></TR>
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    <TD STYLE="padding-right: 5.4pt; padding-left: 5.4pt; line-height: 107%">Definitive Proxy Statement</TD></TR>
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    <TD STYLE="padding-right: 5.4pt; padding-left: 5.4pt; line-height: 107%">Definitive Additional Materials</TD></TR>
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    <TD STYLE="padding-right: 5.4pt; padding-left: 5.4pt; line-height: 107%">Soliciting Material Under Rule 14a-12</TD></TR>
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<P STYLE="font: 14pt Times New Roman, Times, Serif; margin: 0; text-align: center"><B>BlackRock California Municipal Income Trust</B></P>

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<P STYLE="font: 11pt Times New Roman, Times, Serif; margin: 0; text-align: center">(Name of Registrant as Specified In Its Charter)</P>

<P STYLE="font: 11pt Times New Roman, Times, Serif; margin: 0"><B>&nbsp;</B></P>

<P STYLE="font: 11pt Times New Roman, Times, Serif; margin: 0; text-align: center"><B>Saba Capital Management, L.P.</B></P>

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    <TD STYLE="width: 93%; padding-right: 5.4pt; padding-bottom: 8pt; padding-left: 5.4pt; line-height: 85%"><FONT STYLE="font-size: 10pt; line-height: 85%">No fee required.</FONT></TD></TR>
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    <TD STYLE="width: 93%; padding-right: 5.4pt; padding-bottom: 8pt; padding-left: 5.4pt; line-height: 85%"><FONT STYLE="font-size: 10pt; line-height: 85%">Fee computed on table in exhibit required by Item 25(b) per Exchange Act Rules 14a6(i)(1) and 0-11.</FONT></TD></TR>
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<P STYLE="font: 12pt Times New Roman, Times, Serif; margin: 0; text-align: right">Exhibit 1</P>

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<P STYLE="font: 12pt Times New Roman, Times, Serif; margin: 0; text-align: justify">Saba Capital Management, L.P. (&ldquo;Saba Capital&rdquo;),
Saba Capital Master Fund, Ltd. (&ldquo;SCMF&rdquo;), Boaz R. Weinstein (&ldquo;Mr. Weinstein,&rdquo; and together with Saba Capital and
SCMF, &ldquo;Saba&rdquo;) and the Nominees (as defined below, and together with Saba, the &ldquo;Participants&rdquo;) intend to file definitive
proxy statements and accompanying forms of proxy with the Securities and Exchange Commission (the &ldquo;SEC&rdquo;) to be used in conjunction
with the solicitation of proxies from the shareholders of each of BlackRock Innovation and Growth Term Trust (&ldquo;BIGZ&rdquo;); BlackRock
Capital Allocation Term Trust (&ldquo;BCAT&rdquo;); BlackRock ESG Capital Allocation Term Trust (&ldquo;ECAT&rdquo;); BlackRock Health
Sciences Term Trust (&ldquo;BMEZ&rdquo;); BlackRock California Municipal Income Trust (&ldquo;BFZ&rdquo;); BlackRock Science and Technology
Term Trust (&ldquo;BSTZ&rdquo;); BlackRock MuniYield Pennsylvania Quality Fund (&ldquo;MPA&rdquo;); BlackRock MuniYield New York Quality
Fund, Inc. (&ldquo;MYN&rdquo;);&nbsp; BlackRock New York Municipal Income Trust (&ldquo;BNY&rdquo;); and BlackRock MuniHoldings New York
Quality Fund, Inc. (&ldquo;MHN&rdquo; and together with BIGZ, BCAT, ECAT, BMEZ, BFZ, BSTZ, MPA, MYN and BNY, the &ldquo;BlackRock Funds&rdquo;).
Shareholders of any BlackRock Fund are advised to read the definitive proxy statement and other documents related to the solicitation
of proxies with respect to such Fund by the Participants as they become available because they will contain important information. They
will be made available at no charge on the SEC&rsquo;s website, http://www.sec.gov/.</P>

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<P STYLE="font: 12pt Times New Roman, Times, Serif; margin: 0; text-align: justify">The &ldquo;Nominees&rdquo; refer to (i) with respect
to BIGZ, BCAT, ECAT, BMEZ, BSTZ and MPA, Ilya Gurevich (&ldquo;Mr. Gurevich&rdquo;), Shavar Jeffries (&ldquo;Mr. Jeffries&rdquo;), Jennifer
Raab (&ldquo;Ms. Raab&rdquo;), Athanassios Diplas (&ldquo;Mr. Diplas&rdquo;), David Littlewood (&ldquo;Mr. Littlewood&rdquo;), David Locala
(&ldquo;Mr. Locala&rdquo;) and Alexander Vindman (&ldquo;Mr. Vindman&rdquo;); (ii) with respect to BFZ, Mr. Gurevich and Mr. Jeffries;
(iii) with respect to MYN, Ms. Raab and Mr. Vindman; (iv) with respect to BNY, Mr. Gurevich and Ms. Raab; and (v) with respect to MHN,
Mr. Jeffries and Ms. Raab.</P>

<P STYLE="font: 12pt Times New Roman, Times, Serif; margin: 0; text-align: justify">&nbsp;</P>

<P STYLE="font: 12pt Times New Roman, Times, Serif; margin: 0; text-align: justify">Shareholders can obtain information about Saba&rsquo;s beneficial ownership
of securities of the BlackRock Funds as follows: With respect to (i) BIGZ, BCAT, ECAT and BMEZ, the respective Form 4s filed by Saba Capital
with the SEC on February 15, 2024, and any subsequent Form 4s that may be filed in connection therewith; (ii) BFZ, the Form 4 filed by
Saba Capital with the SEC on February 7, 2024, and any subsequent Form 4s that may be filed in connection therewith; (iii) MPA, the Form
4 filed by Saba Capital with the SEC on February 12, 2024, and any subsequent Form 4s that may be filed in connection therewith; and (iv)
BSTZ, MYN, BNY and MHN, the respective amended Schedule 13Ds filed by Saba Capital with the SEC on February 20, 2024, and any subsequent
amendments thereto.</P>

<P STYLE="font: 12pt Times New Roman, Times, Serif; margin: 0; text-align: justify">&nbsp;</P>

<P STYLE="font: 12pt Times New Roman, Times, Serif; margin: 0">As of the date hereof, none of the Nominees beneficially own any securities
of any of the BlackRock Funds.</P>


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