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KPCR NEWS 2026-10-27 · KPCR News

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  This is Pirate Cat Radio News with Scott Puckett.
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  Elections in Serbia concluded this week, granting
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  longtime leader Aleksandar Vucic a defeat. The
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  populist president held control over the country
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  for nearly 15 years, during a period in which
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  he aligned himself with both Russia and more
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  recently the United States. A groundswell of
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  student protests are credited with the defeat
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  to a regime frequently described as autocratic.
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  According to the San Jose Spotlight, A plan to
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  bring more than 100 homes to Morgan Hill in the
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  area just east of the U .S. Highway 101 Cochrane
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  Road exit is moving forward after receiving approval
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  from city officials. The houses are intended
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  for single -family use and are not high -density.
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  They range in size between 2 ,100 and 2 ,600
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  square feet. Additionally, 21 ,000 square feet
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  of common open space will be situated near the
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  Madrone Channel Trail. The entire parcel is over
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  28 acres, which also includes an 8 -acre section
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  for a shopping center and an area for affordable
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  housing. The Willamette Week reports that the
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  City of Portland's Housing Authority is predicting
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  a budget shortfall for 2027. The deficit is expected
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  to reach $38 million, which is a higher number
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  than originally projected. Past administration
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  misspending is the alleged cause for the gap.
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  To make up the deficit, current directors are
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  expected to reduce spending on administrative
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  costs, layoffs, and furloughs for the executive
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  staff. An additional, controversial measure being
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  taken is to increase the percentage of rent being
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  paid by tenants enrolled in subsidized housing.
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