content: SECURITIES AND EXCHANGE COMMISSION
  
                               Washington, D.C. 20549
  
  
                                      FORM 8-K
  
                                   CURRENT REPORT
  
  
  
  Pursuant to Section 13 or 15(d) of the Securities Exchange Act of 1934
  
  
  Date of Report (Date of earliest event reported): February 13, 2006
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                    WNC CALIFORNIA HOUSING TAX CREDITS II, L.P.
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               (Exact name of registrant as specified in its charter)
  
  
        California                     0-20056                  33-0433017
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  (State or other jurisdiction       (Commission               (IRS Employer
   of incorporation)                  File Number)             Identification No.)
  
  
             17782 Sky Park Circle, Irvine, California             92614
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              (Address of principal executive offices)           (Zip Code)
  
  
  Registrant's telephone number, including area code:  (714) 662-5565
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            (Former name or former address, if changed since last report)
  
  
  
  
  
  
  
  
  
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  Item 7.01  Regulation FD Disclosure.
  
  On or about February 13, 2006, the registrant mailed a letter dated February 13,
  2006 to its limited partners. A copy of the letter is attached to this report as
  Exhibit 20.1.
  
  The letter attached to this report as Exhibit 20.1 contains forward-looking
  statements. All statements other than statements of historical fact may be
  forward-looking statements. These include statements regarding the registrant's
  future financial results, operating results, business strategies, projected
  costs and capital expenditures, products, competitive positions, and plans and
  objectives of management for future operations. Forward-looking statements may
  be identified by the use of words such as "may," "will," "should," "expect,"
  "plan," anticipate," "believe," "estimate," "predict," "intend" and "continue,"
  or the negative of these terms, and include the assumptions that underlie such
  statements. The registrant's actual results could differ materially from those
  expressed or implied in these forward-looking statements as a result of various
  risks and uncertainties, including those set forth in the registrant's most
  recent annual report on Form 10-K. All forward-looking statements in the letter
  attached to this report are based on information available to the registrant as
  of the date hereof and the registrant assumes no obligation to update any such
  statements.
  
  Item 9.01.  Financial Statements and Exhibits
  
  
  Exhibit 20.1      Letter to Limited Partners dated February 13, 2006
  
  
  
  
  
  
  
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                                     SIGNATURES
  
           Pursuant to the requirements of the Securities Exchange Act of 1934,
  the registrant has duly caused this report to be signed on its behalf by the
  undersigned hereunto duly authorized.
  
                                WNC CALIFORNIA HOUSING TAX CREDITS II, L.P.
  
  Date: February 13, 2006       By:    WNC &  Associates, Inc.,
                                       General Partner
  
                                       By: /s/ THOMAS J. RIHA
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                                           Thomas J. Riha,
                                           Senior Vice President - Chief Financial
                                           Officer
  
  
  
  
  
  
  
  
  
  
  
  
  
  
  
  
  
  
  
  
  
  
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                                    EXHIBIT INDEX
  
       Exhibit
       Number            Description
  
  
       Exhibit 20.1      Letter to Limited Partners dated February 13, 2006
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text: SECURITIES AND EXCHANGE COMMISSION
  
                               Washington, D.C. 20549
  
                                      FORM 8-K
  
                                   CURRENT REPORT
  
  Pursuant to Section 13 or 15(d) of the Securities Exchange Act of 1934
  
  Date of Report (Date of earliest event reported): February 13, 2006
                                                    -----------------
  
                    WNC CALIFORNIA HOUSING TAX CREDITS II, L.P.
  --------------------------------------------------------------------------------
               (Exact name of registrant as specified in its charter)
  
        California                     0-20056                  33-0433017
  --------------------------------------------------------------------------------
  (State or other jurisdiction       (Commission               (IRS Employer
   of incorporation)                  File Number)             Identification No.)
  
             17782 Sky Park Circle, Irvine, California             92614
  --------------------------------------------------------------------------------
              (Address of principal executive offices)           (Zip Code)
  
  Registrant's telephone number, including area code:  (714) 662-5565
                                                       --------------
  
                                         N/A
            -------------------------------------------------------------
            (Former name or former address, if changed since last report)
  Item 7.01  Regulation FD Disclosure.
  
  On or about February 13, 2006, the registrant mailed a letter dated February 13,
  2006 to its limited partners. A copy of the letter is attached to this report as
  Exhibit 20.1.
  
  The letter attached to this report as Exhibit 20.1 contains forward-looking
  statements. All statements other than statements of historical fact may be
  forward-looking statements. These include statements regarding the registrant's
  future financial results, operating results, business strategies, projected
  costs and capital expenditures, products, competitive positions, and plans and
  objectives of management for future operations. Forward-looking statements may
  be identified by the use of words such as "may," "will," "should," "expect,"
  "plan," anticipate," "believe," "estimate," "predict," "intend" and "continue,"
  or the negative of these terms, and include the assumptions that underlie such
  statements. The registrant's actual results could differ materially from those
  expressed or implied in these forward-looking statements as a result of various
  risks and uncertainties, including those set forth in the registrant's most
  recent annual report on Form 10-K. All forward-looking statements in the letter
  attached to this report are based on information available to the registrant as
  of the date hereof and the registrant assumes no obligation to update any such
  statements.
  
  Item 9.01.  Financial Statements and Exhibits
  
  Exhibit 20.1      Letter to Limited Partners dated February 13, 2006
  
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  SIGNATURES
  
           Pursuant to the requirements of the Securities Exchange Act of 1934,
  the registrant has duly caused this report to be signed on its behalf by the
  undersigned hereunto duly authorized.
  
                                WNC CALIFORNIA HOUSING TAX CREDITS II, L.P.
  
  Date: February 13, 2006       By:    WNC &  Associates, Inc.,
                                       General Partner
  
                                       By: /s/ THOMAS J. RIHA
                                           -------------------
                                           Thomas J. Riha,
                                           Senior Vice President - Chief Financial
                                           Officer
  
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  EXHIBIT INDEX
  
       Exhibit
       Number            Description
  
       Exhibit 20.1      Letter to Limited Partners dated February 13, 2006