1.   Kincaid is fighting back, threatening to sue the Council and laying plans for a citywide referendum to regain his power to approve contracts.

2.   Local merchants, however, petitioned to have the Army Street name reinstated and eventually forced a citywide referendum on the name change.

3.   Santiago Creel, a mayoral candidate from the center-right National Action Party, has called for a citywide referendum on the issue.

4.   The loudest cries come from companies in Santa Monica, Calif., where the City Council approved a living-wage law that faces a citywide referendum in November.

5.   The reason, they said, was a threat by theater operator Dan Harkins to force a citywide referendum on the project.