March 16, 2000
GENERAL CALIFORNIA MUNICIPAL BOND FUND, INC.
SUPPLEMENT TO PROSPECTUS
DATED FEBRUARY 1, 2000
Effective March 16, 2000, Dreyfus Service Corporation became the fund's
distributor, making it entitled to receive all fees payable by the fund under
its Rule 12b-1 Plan if the Plan is implemented.
131s0300-2
March 16, 2000
GENERAL CALIFORNIA MUNICIPAL BOND FUND, INC.
SUPPLEMENT TO STATEMENT OF ADDITIONAL INFORMATION
DATED FEBRUARY 1, 2000
The following information replaces all contrary information contained in
the sections of the Statement of Additional Information ("SAI") entitled
"Description of the Fund", "Management of the Fund" and "Management
Arrangements":
Effective March 16, 2000, Dreyfus Service Corporation ("DSC") became the
distributor to the Fund. DSC is located at 200 Park Avenue, New York, NY 10166.
The following information replaces the information contained in the
section of the Statement of Additional Information ("SAI") entitled "Management
of the Fund - Officers of the Fund":
Stephen E. Canter, President. President, Chief Operating Officer, and Chief
Investment Officer of the Manager, and an officer of other investment
companies advised and administered by the Manager. Mr. Canter also is a
Director or an Executive Committee Member of the other investment
management subsidiaries of Mellon Financial Corporation, each of which is
an affiliate of the Manager. He is 54 years old.
Mark N. Jacobs, Vice President. Vice President, General Counsel and Secretary to
the Manager, and an officer of other investment companies advised and
administered by the Manager. He is 53 years old.
Joseph Connolly, Vice President and Treasurer. Director - Mutual Fund Accounting
of the Manager, and an officer of other investment companies advised and
administered by the Manager. He is 42 years old.
Steven F. Newman, Secretary. Associate General Counsel and Assistant Secretary
of the Manager, and an officer of other investment companies advised and
administered by the Manager. He is 50 years old.
Michael A. Rosenberg, Assistant Secretary. Associate General Counsel of the
Manager, and an officer of other investment companies advised and
administered by the Manager. He is 40 years old.
Janette E. Farragher, Assistant Secretary. Assistant General Counsel of the
Manager, and an officer of other investment companies advised and
administered by the Manager. She is 37 years old.
Gregory S. Gruber, Assistant Treasurer. Senior Accounting Manager - Municipal
Bond Funds of the Manager, and an officer of other investment companies
advised and administered by the Manager. He is 40 years old.
The address of each Fund officer is 200 Park Avenue, New York, NY 10166.
The following information supplements and replaces all contrary
information contained in the section of the SAI entitled "Service Plan":
Coincident with the transfer of distribution responsibilities from Premier
to DSC, the Fund's Board adopted amendments to the Fund's Service Plan, which
has not been implemented, solely to reflect DSC as distributor, and to make
other non-material amendments to update the Plan. There was no change to the
amount that would be payable under the Plan, if it were to be implemented, or to
any other material terms to the Plan. The Amended Plan provides that DSC is
entitled to reimbursement for distributing Fund shares and to receive payments
for advertising and marketing related to Fund shares and for servicing
shareholder accounts.
