EXHIBIT (1)
CERTIFICATIONS
I, Jimmy D. Gambill, certify that:
1. I have reviewed this report on Form N-CSR of Franklin California Tax-Free
Trust;
2. Based on my knowledge, this report does not contain any untrue
statement of a material fact or omit to state a material fact necessary to make
the statements made, in light of the circumstances under which such statements
were made, not misleading with respect to the period covered by this report;
3. Based on my knowledge, the financial statements, and other financial
information included in this report, fairly present in all material respects
the financial condition, results of operations, changes in net assets, and
cash flows (if the financial statements are required to include a statement
of cash flows) of the registrant as of, and for, the periods presented
in this report;
4. The registrant's other certifying officer(s) and I are responsible for
establishing and maintaining disclosure controls and procedures (as defined
in Rule 30a-3(c) under the Investment Company Act of 1940) for the
registrant and have: (a) Designed such disclosure controls and procedures,
or caused such disclosure controls and procedures to be designed under our
supervision, to ensure that material information relating to the
registrant, including its consolidated subsidiaries, is made known to us by
others within those entities, particularly during the period in which this
report is being prepared; (b) Evaluated the effectiveness of the
registrant's disclosure controls and procedures and presented in this
report our conclusions about the effectiveness of the disclosure
controls and procedures, as of as date within 90 days prior to the
filing date of this report based on such evaluation; and (c) Disclosed in this
report any change in the registrant's internal control over financial reporting
that occurred during the registrant's most recent fiscal half-year (the
registrant's second fiscal half-year in the case of an annual report) that has
materially affected, or is reasonably likely to materially affect, the
registrant's internal control over financial reporting; and
5. The registrant's other certifying officer(s) and I have disclosed to the
registrant's auditors and the audit committee of the registrant's board
of directors (or persons performing the equivalent functions):
(a) All significant deficiencies and material weaknesses in the design
or operation of internal control over financial reporting which are
reasonably likely to adversely affect the registrant's ability to
record, process, summarize, and report financial information; and
(b) Any fraud, whether or not material, that involves management or
other employees who have a significant role in the registrant's
internal control over financial reporting.
August 7, 2003
/S/JIMMY D. GAMBILL
Chief Executive Officer - Finance and Administration
I, Kimberley H. Monasterio, certify that:
1. I have reviewed this report on Form N-CSR of Franklin California Tax-Free
Trust;
2. Based on my knowledge, this report does not contain any untrue
statement of a material fact or omit to state a material fact necessary to make
the statements made, in light of the circumstances under which such statements
were made, not misleading with respect to the period covered by this report;
3. Based on my knowledge, the financial statements, and other financial
information included in this report, fairly present in all material respects
the financial condition, results of operations, changes in net assets, and
cash flows (if the financial statements are required to include a statement
of cash flows) of the registrant as of, and for, the periods presented
in this report;
4. The registrant's other certifying officer(s) and I are responsible for
establishing and maintaining disclosure controls and procedures (as defined
in Rule 30a-3(c) under the Investment Company Act of 1940) for the
registrant and have: (a) Designed such disclosure controls and procedures,
or caused such disclosure controls and procedures to be designed under our
supervision, to ensure that material information relating to the
registrant, including its consolidated subsidiaries, is made known to us by
others within those entities, particularly during the period in which this
report is being prepared; (b) Evaluated the effectiveness of the
registrant's disclosure controls and procedures and
presented in this report our conclusions about the effectiveness of
the disclosure controls and procedures, as of as date within 90 days prior
to the filing date of this report based on such evaluation; and (c) Disclosed
in this report any change in the registrant's internal control over financial
reporting that occurred during the registrant's most recent fiscal
half-year (the registrant's second fiscal half-year in the case of an annual
report) that has materially affected, or is reasonably likely to
materially affect, the registrant's internal control over financial
reporting; and
5. The registrant's other certifying officer(s) and I have disclosed to the
registrant's auditors and the audit committee of the registrant's board of
directors (or persons performing the equivalent functions): (a) All
significant deficiencies and material weaknesses in the design or
operation of internal control over financial reporting which are
reasonably likely to adversely affect the registrant's ability to
record, process, summarize, and report financial information; and (b)
Any fraud, whether or not material, that involves management or other
employees who have a significant role in the registrant's internal control
over financial reporting.
August 7, 2003
/S/KIMBERLEY H. MONASTERIO
Treasurer and Chief Financial Officer