Section 38791 Of Article 7. Miscellaneous From California Government Code >> Division 3. >> Title 4. >> Part 2. >> Chapter 10. >> Article 7.

. By ordinance the legislative body of a city may provide for a chief executive who, during periods of great public calamity such as extraordinary fire, flood, storm, epidemic, earthquake, sabotage or enemy attack, shall have complete authority over the city and the right to exercise all police power vested in the city by the Constitution and general laws.