California Code, Government Code - GOV § 58905

Every owner of real property, including property assessed by the State under Section 14, Article XIII of the Constitution, is hereby authorized to file a statement each fiscal year with the county assessor, showing his name, address, and a description of the property owned by him, together with a request that a notice of all proposals affecting such property shall be mailed to him at such address.  The statement and request shall be effective only for the fiscal year in which it was filed.  The fee for filing a statement and request is one dollar and fifty cents ($1.50).  The property owner shall furnish a copy of the statement and request to the clerk of any supervising authority having a request for same on file with the county assessor, and this chapter shall be ineffective with respect to the actions of that supervising authority unless its clerk shall have received a copy of the statement and request.