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ACCESSION NUMBER:		0000898432-08-000777
CONFORMED SUBMISSION TYPE:	N-23C-2
PUBLIC DOCUMENT COUNT:		1
CONFORMED PERIOD OF REPORT:	20080805
FILED AS OF DATE:		20080806
DATE AS OF CHANGE:		20080805
EFFECTIVENESS DATE:		20080806

FILER:

	COMPANY DATA:	
		COMPANY CONFORMED NAME:			EATON VANCE CALIFORNIA MUNICIPAL INCOME TRUST
		CENTRAL INDEX KEY:			0001074692
		IRS NUMBER:				046880057

	FILING VALUES:
		FORM TYPE:		N-23C-2
		SEC ACT:		1940 Act
		SEC FILE NUMBER:	817-01054
		FILM NUMBER:		08992595

	BUSINESS ADDRESS:	
		STREET 1:		THE EATON VANCE BUILDING
		STREET 2:		255 STATE STREET
		CITY:			BOSTON
		STATE:			MA
		ZIP:			02109
		BUSINESS PHONE:		617-598-8880

	MAIL ADDRESS:	
		STREET 1:		THE EATON VANCE BUILDING
		STREET 2:		255 STATE STREET
		CITY:			BOSTON
		STATE:			MA
		ZIP:			02109
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                       SECURITIES AND EXCHANGE COMMISSION
                              Washington, DC 20549

    NOTIFICATION OF REDEMPTION OF SECURITIES PURSUANT TO RULE 23c-2 UNDER THE
                         INVESTMENT COMPANY ACT OF 1940

                        Securities Act File No. 333-72043
                    Investment Company Act File No. 811-09157

                  EATON VANCE CALIFORNIA MUNICIPAL INCOME TRUST
                  ---------------------------------------------
                               Name of Registrant

                       255 STATE STREET, BOSTON, MA 02109
                       ----------------------------------
                      Address of Principal Executive Office

     The undersigned registered closed-end investment company hereby notifies
the Securities and Exchange Commission that it intends to 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 "Act"), and states
that it is filing this notice with the Commission pursuant to permission granted
by the Commission staff fewer than 30 days prior to the date set for the
redemption.

(1)  Title of Class of Securities to be Redeemed:

          AUCTION PREFERRED SHARES ("APS") SERIES A

(2)  Date on Which the Securities are to be Redeemed:

          THE APS WILL BE REDEEMED ON THE DIVIDEND PAYMENT DATE FOR EACH SERIES
     AS FOLLOWS: SERIES A ON AUGUST 25, 2008.

(3)  Applicable Provisions of the Governing Instrument Pursuant to Which the
     Securities are to be Redeemed:

          ARTICLE VII, PARAGRAPHS 4(a)(i), 4(b) AND 4(c) OF THE AMENDED BY-LAWS

(4)  Number of Shares and the Basis Upon Which the Securities to be Redeemed are
     to be Selected:

          THE FUND INTENDS TO REDEEM, BY LOT (AS DETERMINED BY THE DEPOSITORY
     TRUST COMPANY), THE NUMBER OF OUTSTANDING APS SET FORTH BELOW:

          SERIES                      NUMBER OF SHARES
          ------                      ----------------

          A                           224

     Please note that this notice serves only to disclose a proposed redemption
of each of the APS Series. Such redemption remains subject to the completion of
financing.

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                                    SIGNATURE

     Pursuant to Rule 23c-2 under the Act, the registrant has caused this
notification to be duly executed on its behalf in the City of Boston and the
Commonwealth of Massachusetts on August 5, 2008.


                                 EATON VANCE CALIFORNIA MUNICIPAL INCOME TRUST


                                     By: /s/Maureen A. Gemma
                                         -------------------
                                         Name:  Maureen A. Gemma
                                         Title: Secretary

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