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Low-cost housing issue confronts Santa Paula

Hundreds of Santa Paula residents are seeking a moratorium on low-income housing in the county's poorest city at a time when state law requires more help for the needy.

Backers say it's time for other cities in Ventura County to do their fair share of providing housing the poor can afford. Otherwise, growing numbers of low-income people could bankrupt the town, said businessmen Larry Sagely and Steve Smead, who circulated a petition that's drawn 375 signatures.

"We just want to be in the middle," said Smead, a lifelong resident and insurance agent. "We want a housing balance so we can pay our bills."

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