EX-99. CERT


CERTIFICATION PURSUANT TO SECTION 302
OF THE SARBANES-OXLEY ACT OF 2002


I, Robert C. Doll, Jr., President of MuniYield California Fund,
Inc., certify that:

1. I have reviewed this report on Form N-Q of MuniYield California
Fund, Inc. (the "Fund");

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 schedule of investments included in
this report fairly present in all material respects the investments
of the Fund as of the end of the fiscal quarter for which the report
is filed;

4. The Fund'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)
and internal control over financial reporting (as defined in Rule
30a-3(d) under the Investment Company Act of 1940) for the Fund 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
Fund, 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 Fund'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 Fund's internal
control over financial reporting that occurred during the Fund's
most recent fiscal quarter that has materially affected, or is
reasonably likely to materially affect, the Fund's internal control
over financial reporting; and

5. The Fund's other certifying officer(s) and I have disclosed to
the Fund's auditors and the audit committee of the Fund'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 Fund'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 Fund's internal
control over financial reporting.


Date: March 21, 2005


                                 /s/ Robert C. Doll, Jr.
                                 Robert C. Doll, Jr.,
                                 President
                                 MuniYield California Fund, Inc.




EX-99. CERT


CERTIFICATION PURSUANT TO SECTION 302
OF THE SARBANES-OXLEY ACT OF 2002


I, Donald C. Burke, Chief Financial Officer of MuniYield California
Fund, Inc., certify that:

1. I have reviewed this report on Form N-Q of MuniYield California
Fund, Inc. (the "Fund");

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 schedule of investments included in
this report fairly present in all material respects the investments
of the Fund as of the end of the fiscal quarter for which the report
is filed;

4. The Fund'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)
and internal control over financial reporting (as defined in Rule
30a-3(d) under the Investment Company Act of 1940) for the Fund 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
Fund, 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 Fund'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 Fund's internal
control over financial reporting that occurred during the Fund's
most recent fiscal quarter that has materially affected, or is
reasonably likely to materially affect, the Fund's internal control
over financial reporting; and

5. The Fund's other certifying officer(s) and I have disclosed to
the Fund's auditors and the audit committee of the Fund'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 Fund'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 Fund's internal
control over financial reporting.


Date: March 21, 2005


                                 /s/ Donald C. Burke
                                 Donald C. Burke,
                                 Chief Financial Officer
                                 MuniYield California Fund, Inc.