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Voter guide · Nov 3, 2026

Santa Fe Springs City Council Election 2026

3 of 5 council seats are on the ballot, with 6 candidates running. Updated Oct 5, 2026. Every claim links to its source. How we check

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The candidates

Listed alphabetically by last name. Every position links to its source.

Six candidates are on the ballot for three at-large City Council seats.

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What the next council decides

01Police department4 sourced facts

Where it standsThe city plans to start its own police department with full operations beginning March 1, 2028, ending its contract with the Whittier Police Department.

What's on the tableHow to staff, fund and phase in the new department during the transition.

02City budget3 sourced facts

Where it standsStaff proposed a 2026-27 General Fund budget with expenses above revenues, and a quarter-cent sales tax voters approved in November 2025 is part of the revenue forecast.

What's on the tableHow to balance future budgets as new costs, including the police department, are added.

03Downtown Specific Plan3 sourced facts

Where it standsThe council approved an agreement with Primestor Development to prepare a Downtown Specific Plan, which its grant requires to be adopted by June 30, 2027.

What's on the tableWhat development rules and priorities the Downtown Specific Plan will set.

04Plasma centers and land use3 sourced facts

Where it standsOn August 11, 2026 the council voted 4-0 for a 45-day urgency moratorium on new blood banks, plasma centers and other specimen donation facilities.

What's on the tableWhether and how to regulate plasma and specimen donation facilities after the moratorium.

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The three seats on this ballot were won in 2022 by Annette Rodriguez, Juanita Martin and Bill Rounds. Los Angeles County election results · Nov 8, 2022

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  1. 1. Santa Fe Springs plans its own police department by March 2028, replacing its contract with Whittier. Should the city proceed?

  2. 2. In August 2026 the council paused new plasma centers for 45 days. What should the city do about them?

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The seat math

2 stay (not up this year): John Mora, Joe Angel Zamora3 on this ballot

5 council seats. The council decides by a 3-vote majority.

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