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Ojai residents may buyout company that supplies their water
Voters in Ojai, east of Santa Barbara, decide Tuesday whether to buy out the private company that provides their water.
The peloton passes Lake Casitas during Stage Six of the AMGEN Tour of California on February 25, 2006 from Santa Barbara to Thousand Oaks, California.
The peloton passes Lake Casitas during Stage Six of the AMGEN Tour of California on February 25, 2006 from Santa Barbara to Thousand Oaks, California.
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Voters in Ojai, east of Santa Barbara, decide Tuesday whether to buy out the private company that provides their water.

Voters in Ojai, east of Santa Barbara, decide Tuesday whether to buy out the private company that provides their water.

The little city is one of a number across the nation that's soured on private water over a series of rate hikes in recent years. Chris Richard reports.