UNITED STATES
SECURITIES AND EXCHANGE COMMISSION
Washington, D.C. 20549

FORM N-Q

QUARTERLY SCHEDULE OF PORTFOLIO HOLDINGS OF REGISTERED
MANAGEMENT INVESTMENT COMPANY

Investment Company Act file number:__811-10331______

_______BlackRock California Municipal Income Trust_______
(Exact name of registrant as specified in charter)

100 Bellevue Parkway, Wilmington, DE
19809

(Address of principal executive offices)
(Zip code)
     

 

Robert S. Kapito, President

BlackRock California Municipal Income Trust

__________40 East 52nd Street, New York, NY 10022__________
(Name and address of agent for service)

Registrant's telephone number, including area code:_888-825-2257__________________

Date of fiscal year end: October 31, 2005

Date of reporting period:__January 31, 2005_________________________________


Item 1. Schedule of Investments.

The registrant’s unaudited schedule of investments as of the close of the reporting period pursuant to Rule 30b1-5 under the Investment Company Act of 1940 is as follows:

PORTFOLIO OF INVESTMENTS (unaudited)
JANUARY 31, 2005

BlackRock California Municipal Income Trust (BFZ)

         
Principal      
Amount   Option Call  
Rating1 (000)
Description
Provisions2 Value     

    LONG-TERM INVESTMENTS—146.0%    
      California—121.5%    
      Anaheim Pub. Fin. Auth., Pub. Impvt. Proj., Ser. C, FSA,    
AAA $24,500       Zero Coupon, 9/01/31 No Opt. Call $ 6,276,900  
AAA 6,070       Zero Coupon, 9/01/32 No Opt. Call 1,473,493  
      California, GO,    
A 10,000       5.50%, 11/01/33 11/13 @ 100 10,843,500  
AAA 5,500       Ser. BZ, 5.35%, 12/01/21, MBIA 06/07 @ 101 5,605,160  
AAA 5,000       Ser. BZ, 5.375%, 12/01/24, MBIA 06/07 @ 101 5,071,750  
BBB 5,000   California Cnty. Tobacco Sec. Agcy., Stanislaus Fdg. Proj., Ser. A, 5.875%, 6/01/43 06/12 @ 100 4,666,800  
      California Dept. of Wtr. Res., Pwr. Sply. Rev., Ser. A,    
A2 4,000 3     5.375%, 5/01/21 05/12 @ 101 4,370,080  
A2 6,000       5.375%, 5/01/22 05/12 @ 101 6,531,420  
AAA 10,000   California Edl. Facs. Auth., Stanford Univ. Proj., Ser. Q, 5.25%, 12/01/32 06/11 @ 101 10,677,400  
      California Hlth. Facs. Fin. Auth., Ser. A,    
A 3,000       Insured Hlth. Facs., Valleycare Proj., 5.375%, 5/01/27 05/12 @ 100 3,192,960  
AAA 4,890 4     Kaiser Proj., 5.40%, 5/01/28 ETM 5,055,722  
      California Infrastructure & Econ. Dev.,    
AAA 20,035       Bay Area Toll Brdgs., Ser. A, 5.00%, 7/01/36, AMBAC 07/13 @ 100 21,032,743  
A 15,250       J. David Gladstone Inst. Proj., 5.25%, 10/01/34 10/11 @ 101 15,813,183  
A 13,500       Kaiser Hosp. Asst. LLC Proj., Ser. A, 5.55%, 8/01/31 08/11 @ 102 14,266,935  
AA- 10,000   California Statewide Cmnty. Dev. Auth., Sutter Hlth. Oblig. Grp. Proj., Ser. B, 5.625%,     8/15/42 08/12 @ 100 10,522,700  
AAA 6,000   El Monte Sr. Dept. of Pub. Svcs., Fac. Phase II, COP, 5.25%, 1/01/34, AMBAC 01/11 @ 100 6,352,260  
      Elk Grove Unified Sch. Dist., Cmnty. Facs. Dist. 1, Spec. Tax, AMBAC,    
AAA 7,485       Zero Coupon, 12/01/29 12/11 @ 37.373 1,956,953  
AAA 7,485       Zero Coupon, 12/01/30 12/11 @ 35.365 1,848,945  
AAA 7,485       Zero Coupon, 12/01/31 12/11 @ 33.465 1,748,271  
      Foothill/Eastn. Transp. Corridor Agcy., Toll Road Rev.,    
BBB 5,000       Zero Coupon, 1/15/33 01/10 @ 25.78 957,500  
BBB 5,000       Zero Coupon, 1/15/34 01/10 @ 24.228 899,650  
BBB 13,445       Zero Coupon, 1/15/35 01/10 @ 22.819 2,276,239  
BBB 1,000       Zero Coupon, 1/15/38 01/10 @ 19.014 140,640  
BBB 5,000       Zero Coupon, 1/15/26 01/14 @ 101 4,185,650  
BBB 10,030       5.75%, 1/15/40 01/10 @ 101 10,262,395  
      Golden St. Tobacco Sec. Corp.,    
BBB 2,000       Ser. A-1, 6.625%, 6/01/40 06/13 @ 100 2,032,420  
BBB 1,000       Ser. A-1, 6.75%, 6/01/39 06/13 @ 100 1,020,950  
A- 10,200       Ser. B, 5.50%, 6/01/43 06/13 @ 100 10,888,500  
A- 5,800       Ser. B, 5.625%, 6/01/38 06/13 @ 100 6,245,556  
NR 5,000   Irvine Mobile Home Park, Meadows Mobile Home Park Proj., Ser. A, 5.70%, 3/01/28 03/08 @ 102 5,008,450  
A3 7,700   Kaweah Delta Hlth. Care Dist., 6.00%, 8/01/34 08/12 @ 102 8,363,432  
      Lathrop Fin. Auth., Wtr. Sply. Proj.,    
NR5 2,855       5.90%, 6/01/27 06/13 @ 100 2,888,004  
NR5 5,140       6.00%, 6/01/35 06/13 @ 100 5,247,837  
B- 4,110   Los Angeles Regl. Arpt. Impvt., Corp. Lease Rev., Amer. Airlines, Inc. Proj., Ser. C, 7.50%, 12/12 @ 102 4,073,955  
BBB 1,000   Palm Springs Mobile Home Park., Sahara Mobile Home Park Proj., 5.625%, 5/15/26 05/12 @ 102 1,055,000  
BBB+ 4,000   Poll. Ctrl. Fin. Auth., Sld. Wst. Disp. Rev., Republic Svcs., Inc. Proj., Ser. C, 5.25%,     12/01/04 No Opt. Call 4,281,640  
NR 4,000   Rancho Cucamonga Cmnty. Facs. Dist., Ser. A, 6.50%, 9/01/33 09/13 @ 100 4,232,840  
AAA 15,500   Rancho Cucamonga Redev. Agcy., Tax Alloc. Rev., Rancho Redev. Proj., 5.125%,    
          9/01/30, MBIA 09/11 @ 100 16,234,390  
AAA 1,905   Richmond Wst. & Wtr., Zero Coupon, 8/01/31, FGIC No Opt. Call 496,519  
AAA 6,400   Sacramento Cnty. San. Dist. Fin. Auth., Sacramento Regl. Cnty. San. Proj., Ser. A,    
          5.00%, 12/01/35, AMBAC 12/14 @ 100 6,718,976  
AAA 6,500   San Francisco City & Cnty. Arpt. Comm., Intl. Arpt. Rev., Ser. 27-A, 5.25%,    
          5/01/31, MBIA 05/11 @ 100 6,816,420  
      San Francisco City & Cnty. Redev. Agcy., Cmnty. Facs. Dist., Mission Bay South Proj.,    
NR 1,775       6.125%, 8/01/31 08/09 @ 102 1,830,007  
NR 7,500       6.25%, 8/01/33 08/11 @ 101 7,757,925  
      San Jose Multi-Fam. Hsg.,    
AAA 2,880       Lenzen Hsg. Proj., Ser. B, 5.45%, 2/20/43 08/11 @ 102 2,981,318

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PORTFOLIO OF INVESTMENTS
JANUARY 31, 2005

BlackRock California Municipal Income Trust (BFZ) (continued)

         
Principal      
Amount   Option Call  
Rating1 (000)
Description
Provisions2 Value     

AAA $  4,225       Vlgs. Pkwy. Sr. Apts. Proj., Ser. D, 5.50%, 4/01/34 04/11 @ 100 $   4,351,328  
      Santa Clara Cnty. Hsg. Auth., Multi-Fam. Hsg., Ser. A,    
NR 6,250       Blossom River Apts. Proj., 6.50%, 9/01/39 03/08 @ 102 6,164,875  
A3 1,715       John Burns Gardens Apts. Proj., 5.85%, 8/01/31 02/12 @ 101 1,757,858  
A3 1,235       River Town Apts. Proj., 6.00%, 8/01/41 02/12 @ 101 1,270,407  
NR 3,075   Santa Clarita Facs. Dist., Valencia Town Ctr. Proj., 5.85%, 11/15/32 11/10 @ 102 3,142,097  
AAA 2,000   Upland Unified Sch. Dist., GO, Ser. B, 5.125%, 8/01/25, FSA 08/13 @ 100 2,148,760  
NR 2,245   Val Verde Unified Sch. Dist. Fin. Auth., Spec. Tax Rev., 6.25%, 10/01/28 10/13 @ 102 2,349,729  
AAA 2,000 6 Vernon Elec. Sys., Malburg Generating Station Proj., 5.50%, 4/01/33 N/A 2,190,140  

          277,578,582  

 
      Multi-State—9.9%    
      Charter Mac Equity Issuer Trust,    
A3 7,000 7     Ser. A-2, 6.30%, 6/30/49 06/09 @ 100 7,509,950  
Baa1 4,000 7     Ser. B-1, 6.80%, 11/30/50 11/10 @ 100 4,399,840  
      MuniMae TE Bond Subsidiary, LLC,    
A3 7,000 7     Ser. A-1, 6.30%, 6/30/49 06/09 @ 100 7,460,950  
Baa1 3,000 7     Ser. B-1, 6.80%, 6/30/50 11/10 @ 100 3,296,250  

          22,666,990  

      Puerto Rico—14.6%    
      Puerto Rico, Public Impvt., Ser. A,    
A- 1,850       5.00%, 7/01/29 07/14 @ 100 1,930,364  
A- 3,150       5.00%, 7/01/34 07/14 @ 100 3,267,180  
A- 10,000   Puerto Rico Elec. Pwr. Auth., Ser. 2, 5.25%, 7/01/31 07/12 @ 101 10,635,200  
      Puerto Rico Pub. Fin. Corp., Ser. E,    
AAA 10,000 6     5.70%, 2/01/10 N/A 11,293,200  
AAA 5,750 6     5.75%, 2/01/07 N/A 6,122,945  

          33,248,889  

      Total Long-Term Investments (cost $314,368,560)   333,494,461  


  Shares        
  (000)        

      MONEY MARKET FUNDS—10.0%    
  11,400   AIM Tax Free Investment Co. Cash Reserve Portfolio N/A 11,400,000  
  11,400   SSgA Tax Free Money Mkt. Fund N/A 11,400,000  

      Total Money Market Funds (cost $22,800,000)   22,800,000  

      Total Investments—156.0% (cost $337,168,560)   $   356,294,461  
      Other assets in excess of liabilities—1.8%   4,044,428  
      Preferred shares at redemption value, including dividends payable—(57.8)%   (131,970,773)  

      Net Assets Applicable to Common Shareholders—100%   $   228,368,116  


 
1   Using the higher of Standard & Poor’s, Moody’s Investors or Fitch's rating.  
2   Date (month/year) and price of the earliest call or redemption. There may be other call provisions at varying prices at later dates.  
3   Entire or partial principal amount pledged as collateral for financial futures contracts.  
4   This security is collaterized by U.S. Treasury obligations.  
5   Security is deemed to be of investment grade quality by the investment advisor.  
6   This bond is prerefunded. U.S. government securities, held in escrow, are used to pay interest on this security, as well as retire the bond in full at the date indicated, typically at a premium to par.  
7   Security is not registered under the Securities Act of 1933. These securities may be resold in transactions in accordance with Rule 144A under that Act, to qualified institutional buyers. As of January 31, 2005, the Trust held 9.9% of its net assets, with a current market value of $22,666,990, in securities restricted as to resale.  
 


KEY TO ABBREVIATIONS
AMBAC American Municipal Bond Assurance Corp. FSA Financial Security Assurance
COP Certificate of Participation GO General Obligation
ETM Escrowed to Maturity MBIA Municipal Bond Insurance Assoc.
FGIC Financial Guaranty Insuarance Co.      

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Item 2. Controls and Procedures.

(a) The registrant's principal executive officer and principal financial officer have evaluated the registrant's disclosure controls and procedures within 90 days of this filing and have concluded that the registrant’s disclosure controls and procedures are effective, as of that date, in ensuring that information required to be disclosed by the registrant in this Form N-Q was recorded, processed, summarized, and reported timely.

(b) The registrant's principal executive officer and principal financial officer are aware of no changes in the registrant's internal control over financial reporting that occurred during the registrant's most recent fiscal quarter that has materially affected, or is reasonably likely to materially affect, the registrant's internal control over financial reporting.

Item 3. Exhibits.

Separate certifications of the registrant’s principal executive and financial officers pursuant to Section 302 of the Sarbanes-Oxley Act of 2002 are attached as EX-99.CERT.


SIGNATURES

          Pursuant to the requirements of the Securities Exchange Act of 1934 and the Investment Company Act of 1940, the registrant has duly caused this report to be signed on its behalf by the undersigned, thereunto duly authorized.

(Registrant)___BlackRock California Municipal Income Trust___

By:    /s/ Henry Gabbay                                                                                                            
Name: Henry Gabbay
Title: Treasurer
Date: April 1, 2005

          Pursuant to the requirements of the Securities Exchange Act of 1934 and the Investment Company Act of 1940, this report has been signed below by the following persons on behalf of the registrant and in the capacities and on the dates indicated.

By:    /s/ Robert S. Kapito                                                                                                        
Name: Robert S. Kapito
Title: Principal Executive Officer
Date: April 1, 2005

By:    /s/ Henry Gabbay                                                                                                             
Name: Henry Gabbay
Title: Principal Financial Officer
Date: April 1, 2005