At twilight Jessejo Magallon inspects the side gate of Santa Paula Self Storage. The reach of Magallon’s territorial protection includes the facility. Both the company and the city have condoned the encampment hidden from sight a few dozen yards behind the business. Former Santa Paula Mayor Kay Wilson-Bolton says that Magallon, though seldom seen, is a respected figure in the city’s homeless population. An unwritten rule among them is that no one messes with Magallon’s territory.
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