EXHIBIT 99.CERT
FORM N-CSR CERTIFICATION
I, Brian S. Shlissel, certify that:
1. I have reviewed this report on the Form N-CSR of the PIMCO
California Municipal Income Fund II;
2. Based on my knowledge, the 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
the 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 in this report:
4. The registrant's other certifying officers 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) and internal control over financial reporting (as defined in Rule
30a-3(d) 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) Designed such internal control over financial
reporting, or caused such internal control over financial reporting
to be designed under our supervision, to provide reasonable
assurance regarding the reliability of financial reporting and the
preparation of financial statements for external purposes in
accordance with generally accepted accounting principles:
(c) 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 a date within 90 days prior to the filing date of
this report based on such evaluation; and
(d) 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 officers 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 controls over financial reporting.
Dated: August 9, 2005
/s/ Brian S. Shlissel
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Brian S. Shlissel
President & Chief Executive Officer
FORM N-CSR CERTIFICATION
I, Lawrence G. Altadonna, certify that:
1. I have reviewed this report on the Form N-CSR of the PIMCO
California Municipal Income Fund II;
2. Based on my knowledge, the 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
the 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 in this report:
4. The registrant's other certifying officers 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) and internal control over financial reporting (as defined in Rule
30a-3(d) 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) Designed such internal control over financial
reporting, or caused such internal control over financial reporting
to be designed under our supervision, to provide reasonable
assurance regarding the reliability of financial reporting and the
preparation of financial statements for external purposes in
accordance with generally accepted accounting principles:
(c) 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 a date within 90 days prior to the filing date of
this report based on such evaluation; and
(d) 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 officers 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 controls over financial reporting.
Dated: August 9, 2005
/s/ Lawrence G. Altadonna
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Lawrence G. Altadonna
Treasurer, Principal Financial & Accounting Officer