Fresno -- Low-income Merced residents who sued the county's housing authority to prevent the agency from cutting back their rent subsidies had their request for temporary relief denied Wednesday, attorneys said. Five Merced residents — including Rosalinda Miranda, who has cancer, and Julia Barraza, a working mother of six — sued the Housing Authority for the County of Merced on Tuesday, saying the agency's decision to stop giving them housing assistance was illegal, and could leave them homeless. On Wednesday, a Merced County judge denied their request for a temporary restraining order, which would have ensured the plaintiffs received help...