Section 56760 Of Article 4. Initiation By Petition From California Government Code >> Division 3. >> Title 5. >> Part 3. >> Chapter 3. >> Article 4.

. (a) Before circulating any petition for change of organization for a city with a population of more than 100,000 which is located in a county with a population of over 4,000,000, the proponents shall publish a notice of intention which shall include a written statement not to exceed 500 words in length, setting forth the reasons for the proposal. The notice shall be published pursuant to Section 56153. The notice shall be signed by at least one, but not more than three, chief petitioners and shall be in substantially the following form: