<SEC-DOCUMENT>0001193125-21-009929-index.html : 20210115 <SEC-HEADER>0001193125-21-009929.hdr.sgml : 20210115 <ACCEPTANCE-DATETIME>20210115140004 ACCESSION NUMBER: 0001193125-21-009929 CONFORMED SUBMISSION TYPE: N-CSRS PUBLIC DOCUMENT COUNT: 16 CONFORMED PERIOD OF REPORT: 20201130 FILED AS OF DATE: 20210115 DATE AS OF CHANGE: 20210115 EFFECTIVENESS DATE: 20210115 FILER: COMPANY DATA: COMPANY CONFORMED NAME: JOHN HANCOCK CALIFORNIA TAX-FREE INCOME FUND CENTRAL INDEX KEY: 0000856671 IRS NUMBER: 000000000 STATE OF INCORPORATION: MA FISCAL YEAR END: 0531 FILING VALUES: FORM TYPE: N-CSRS SEC ACT: 1940 Act SEC FILE NUMBER: 811-05979 FILM NUMBER: 21531322 BUSINESS ADDRESS: STREET 1: C/O JOHN HANCOCK FUNDS STREET 2: 200 BERKELEY STREET CITY: BOSTON STATE: MA ZIP: 02116 BUSINESS PHONE: 617-663-3000 MAIL ADDRESS: STREET 1: C/O JOHN HANCOCK FUNDS STREET 2: 200 BERKELEY STREET CITY: BOSTON STATE: MA ZIP: 02116 FORMER COMPANY: FORMER CONFORMED NAME: JOHN HANCOCK CALIFORNIA TAX FREE INCOME FUND DATE OF NAME CHANGE: 20110214 FORMER COMPANY: FORMER CONFORMED NAME: HANCOCK JOHN CALIFORNIA TAX FREE INCOME FUND DATE OF NAME CHANGE: 19941227 FORMER COMPANY: FORMER CONFORMED NAME: TRANSAMERICA CALIFORNIA TAX FREE INCOME FUND DATE OF NAME CHANGE: 19920703 <SERIES-AND-CLASSES-CONTRACTS-DATA> <EXISTING-SERIES-AND-CLASSES-CONTRACTS> <SERIES> <OWNER-CIK>0000856671 <SERIES-ID>S000000616 <SERIES-NAME>JOHN HANCOCK CALIFORNIA TAX-FREE INCOME FUND <CLASS-CONTRACT> <CLASS-CONTRACT-ID>C000001742 <CLASS-CONTRACT-NAME>Class A <CLASS-CONTRACT-TICKER-SYMBOL>TACAX </CLASS-CONTRACT> <CLASS-CONTRACT> <CLASS-CONTRACT-ID>C000001743 <CLASS-CONTRACT-NAME>Class B <CLASS-CONTRACT-TICKER-SYMBOL>TSCAX </CLASS-CONTRACT> <CLASS-CONTRACT> <CLASS-CONTRACT-ID>C000001744 <CLASS-CONTRACT-NAME>Class C <CLASS-CONTRACT-TICKER-SYMBOL>TCCAX </CLASS-CONTRACT> <CLASS-CONTRACT> <CLASS-CONTRACT-ID>C000178768 <CLASS-CONTRACT-NAME>Class I <CLASS-CONTRACT-TICKER-SYMBOL>JCAFX </CLASS-CONTRACT> <CLASS-CONTRACT> <CLASS-CONTRACT-ID>C000193017 <CLASS-CONTRACT-NAME>Class R6 <CLASS-CONTRACT-TICKER-SYMBOL>JCSRX </CLASS-CONTRACT> </SERIES> </EXISTING-SERIES-AND-CLASSES-CONTRACTS> </SERIES-AND-CLASSES-CONTRACTS-DATA> </SEC-HEADER> <DOCUMENT> <TYPE>N-CSRS <SEQUENCE>1 <FILENAME>d64271dncsrs.htm <DESCRIPTION>JOHN HANCOCK CALIFORNIA TAX-FREE INCOME FUND <TEXT> Document 1 - file: d64271dncsrs.htm
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