2009 California Health and Safety Code - Section 33378-33378.5 :: Article 5.5. Referendums

33378.  (a) With respect to any ordinance that is subject to
referendum pursuant to Sections 33365 and 33450, the language of the
statement of the ballot measure shall set forth with clarity and in
language understandable to the average person that a "Yes" vote is a
vote in favor of adoption or amendment of the redevelopment plan and
a "No" vote is a vote against the adoption or amendment of the
redevelopment plan.
   (b) (1) Notwithstanding any other provision of law, including the
charter of any city or city and county, referendum petitions
circulated in cities or counties over 500,000 in population shall
bear valid signatures numbering not less than 10 percent of the total
votes cast within the city or county for Governor at the last
gubernatorial election.
   (2) Notwithstanding any other provision of law, including the
charter of any city or city and county, or Section 9242 of the
Elections Code, the referendum petitions of all cities and counties
shall be submitted to the clerk of the legislative body within 90
days of the adoption of an ordinance subject to referendum under this
act.
   (c) With respect to any ordinance that is subject to referendum
pursuant to Sections 33365 and 33450 and either provides for
tax-increment financing pursuant to Section 33670 or expands a
project area that is subject to tax-increment financing, the
referendum measure shall include, in the ballot pamphlet, an analysis
by the county auditor-controller and, at the option of the
legislative body, a separate analysis by the agency, of the
redevelopment plan or amendment that will include both of the
following:
   (1) An estimate of the potential impact on property taxes per each
ten thousand dollars ($10,000) of assessed valuation for taxpayers
located in the city or county, as the case may be, outside the
redevelopment project area during the life of the redevelopment
project.
   (2) An estimate of what would happen to the project area in the
absence of the redevelopment project or in the absence of the
proposed amendment to the plan.

33378.5.  The provisions of this part establishing a right of
referendum shall not be applicable to a charter city in the County of
Los Angeles containing a population of 1,000 or less until January
1, 1983.