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The Coalinga City Council sued Fresno County, contesting a 1 percent boost to a sales tax election item that lost by 27 votes.

FRESNO, Calif. — The Coalinga City Council sued Fresno County, contesting a 1 percent boost to a sales tax election item that lost by 27 votes; the council says many of the No votes came from residents of a hospital who are not actually residents of Coalinga.