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November 1, 1996
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. 23 and (ii) that the text
of Post-Efective Amendment No. 23 was filed electronically on October 30, 1996.
Prudential California Municipal Fund
By: /s/ Deborah A. Docs
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Deborah A. Docs
Assistant Secretary
cc: Karin Flynn
