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KPCR NEWS 2026-10-13 · KPCR News

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  This is your KPCR News Update with Scott Puckett.
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  According to the International Organization for
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  Migration, at least 139 people, including children,
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  have died after a boat carrying more than 300
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  migrants capsized off the coast of Djibouti in
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  East Africa. The migrants boarded the ship in
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  the evening of October 8th and is believed to
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  have sunk very soon thereafter within view of
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  the shore. The small ship was traveling from
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  the Horn of Africa to the Arabian Peninsula.
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  presumably for work opportunities. Overcrowding
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  is considered to be the source of the sinking.
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  Santa Cruz Local reports that five candidates
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  are vying for city council seats in the city
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  of Capitola. Issues of main concern to the citizens
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  are how to keep the local identity intact amid
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  new construction and priorities regarding the
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  rail trail project. Other issues include the
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  management of cliff erosion and climate change,
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  as well as the Capitola Mall redevelopment. All
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  five candidates have experience with local government,
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  and several have endorsements from former mayors.
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  Willamette Weekly reports the Oregon Government
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  Ethics Commission has launched an investigation
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  into two potential violations by State Representative
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  Lamar Wise. The Portland -area politician has
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  stated that he believes he has been transparent
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  regarding what he calls an honest mistake in
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  failing to disclose income he received from a
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  non -profit group. The discrepancy is centered
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  around a $250 ,000 contribution from Seeding
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  Justice, a group that seeks to promote social
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  change. An investigator said Wise claimed he'd
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  incorrectly filled out a financial disclosure
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  form about the transaction in question. That
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  was your KPCR News Update. I'm Scott Puckett.
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