MEASURE S: Local Services

Measure S updates the tax rate on oil extraction companies operating within Santa Fe Springs — it is not a property or homeowner tax. The oil barrel tax rate has not been updated in over 20 years, and this measure ensures all businesses, including oil companies, pay their fair share to support the community.

Why It's Needed Sacramento's elimination of redevelopment agency funding had a devastating impact on Santa Fe Springs. The City has already made significant cuts — reducing employee salaries, implementing layoffs, furlough days, and hiring freezes — but essential services still need stable, local funding to survive.

What Measure S Would Fund

• Maintaining rapid 9-1-1 response times and firefighter services
• Keeping police officers patrolling neighborhoods, parks, and schools
• Ensuring quick response to natural disasters such as earthquakes
• Preserving youth after-school, anti-gang, and anti-drug prevention programs
• Continuing health, nutrition, and transportation programs for seniors

Key Facts

• Not a property or homeowner tax — paid by oil extraction companies only
• All funds stay local and benefit Santa Fe Springs exclusively
• Subject to annual independent audits
• Updates a tax rate unchanged for over 20 years
  
  

MEASURE SFS: Pothole and Road Repair Initiative

Measure SFS, placed on the November 2024 ballot by the Santa Fe Springs City Council, is a locally controlled parcel tax on commercial, industrial, and vacant lot owners — creating no new taxes for homeowners or renters — designed to address road damage caused by commercial traffic. The measure would generate approximately $6 million annually dedicated exclusively to fixing deteriorating roads, repairing potholes and curbs, and improving traffic flow on major industrial and arterial streets. To ensure accountability, it includes an independent citizen oversight committee, annual financial audits, and a 25-year expiration. Measure SFS does not create any new taxes for either homeowners or renters.