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November 6, 1995
Securities and Exchange Commission
450 Fifth Street, N.W.
Washington, D.C. 20549
Re: Prudential California Municipal Fund
(File No. 2-91215)
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Ladies and Gentlemen:
Pursuant to subparagraph (j) of Rule 497 under the Securities Act of
1933 (the "1933 Act"), the Fund hereby certifies (i) that its Prospectuses
that would have been filed pursuant to Rule 497(c) would not have differed
from the Prospectuses contained in Post-Effective Amendment No. 21 and
(ii) that the text of Post-Effective Amendment No. 21 was filed
electronically on November 1, 1995.
Prudential California Municipal Fund
By: /s/ Deborah A. Docs
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Deborah A. Docs
Assistant Secretary
cc: Karin Flynn
