Exhibit (b)

                                    CERTIFICATIONS


                CERTIFICATION PURSUANT TO 18 U.S.C. SECTION 1350
                       AS ADOPTED PURSUANT TO SECTION 906
                        OF THE SARBANES-OXLEY ACT OF 2002

I, Jimmy D. Gambill, Chief Executive Officer of the FRANKLIN CALIFORNIA TAX-FREE
INCOME FUND, INC. (the "Registrant"), certify, pursuant to 18 U.S.C. Section
1350 as adopted pursuant to Section 906 of the Sarbanes-Oxley Act of 2002, that,
to my knowledge:

      1.    The periodic report on Form N-CSR of the Registrant for the period
            ended 9/30/05 (the "Form N-CSR") fully complies with the
            requirements of Section 13(a) or 15(d) of the Securities Exchange
            Act of 1934; and

      2.    The information contained in the Form N-CSR fairly presents, in all
            material respects, the financial condition and results of operations
            of the Registrant.

Dated: November 21, 2005

                          /s/JIMMY D. GAMBILL
                          Chief Executive Officer - Finance and Administration





                CERTIFICATION PURSUANT TO 18 U.S.C. SECTION 1350
                       AS ADOPTED PURSUANT TO SECTION 906
                       OF THE SARBANES-OXLEY ACT OF 2002

I, Galen G. Vetter, Chief Financial Officer of the FRANKLIN CALIFORNIA TAX-FREE
INCOME FUND, INC. (the "Registrant"), certify, pursuant to 18 U.S.C. Section
1350 as adopted pursuant to Section 906 of the Sarbanes-Oxley Act of 2002, that,
to my knowledge:

     1.       The periodic report on Form N-CSR of the Registrant for the period
              ended 9/30/05 (the "Form N-CSR") fully complies with the
              requirements of Section 13(a) or 15(d) of the Securities Exchange
              Act of 1934; and

     2.       The information contained in the Form N-CSR fairly presents, in
              all material respects, the financial condition and results of
              operations of the Registrant.

Dated:  November 21, 2005

                                    /s/GALEN G. VETTER
                                    Chief Financial Officer