<SEC-DOCUMENT>0001193125-16-729425-index.html : 20161003 <SEC-HEADER>0001193125-16-729425.hdr.sgml : 20161003 <ACCEPTANCE-DATETIME>20161003170320 ACCESSION NUMBER: 0001193125-16-729425 CONFORMED SUBMISSION TYPE: N-CSR PUBLIC DOCUMENT COUNT: 22 CONFORMED PERIOD OF REPORT: 20160731 FILED AS OF DATE: 20161003 DATE AS OF CHANGE: 20161003 EFFECTIVENESS DATE: 20161003 FILER: COMPANY DATA: COMPANY CONFORMED NAME: BLACKROCK MUNIYIELD CALIFORNIA FUND, INC. CENTRAL INDEX KEY: 0000882152 IRS NUMBER: 223144221 STATE OF INCORPORATION: MD FISCAL YEAR END: 0630 FILING VALUES: FORM TYPE: N-CSR SEC ACT: 1940 Act SEC FILE NUMBER: 811-06499 FILM NUMBER: 161916368 BUSINESS ADDRESS: STREET 1: 100 BELLEVUE PARKWAY CITY: WILMINGTON STATE: DE ZIP: 19809 BUSINESS PHONE: 800-441-7762 MAIL ADDRESS: STREET 1: 100 BELLEVUE PARKWAY CITY: WILMINGTON STATE: DE ZIP: 19809 FORMER COMPANY: FORMER CONFORMED NAME: BLACKROCK MUNIYIELD CALIFORNIA FUND, INC DATE OF NAME CHANGE: 20070612 FORMER COMPANY: FORMER CONFORMED NAME: MUNIYIELD CALIFORNIA FUND INC DATE OF NAME CHANGE: 19920717 FORMER COMPANY: FORMER CONFORMED NAME: CALIFORNIA MUNIYIELD FUND INC DATE OF NAME CHANGE: 19600201 </SEC-HEADER> <DOCUMENT> <TYPE>N-CSR <SEQUENCE>1 <FILENAME>d201965dncsr.htm <DESCRIPTION>BLACKROCK MUNIYIELD CALIFORNIA FUND, INC. <TEXT> Document 1 - file: d201965dncsr.htm
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