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KPCR NEWS 2026-09-30 · KPCR News

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  This is your KPCR News Update with Scott Puckett.
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  Early Tuesday morning, a ban on $1 billion worth
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  of Canadian goods went into effect. Items on
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  the banned list include certain motorcycles,
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  alcoholic beverages, and dairy products. While
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  the ban is symbolic of the strained relationship
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  between the U .S. and Canada, the economic effect
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  is projected to be minimal. It is the latest
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  in a series of tariffs and retaliatory tariffs
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  between the two countries. Santa Cruz Local reports
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  that Watsonville City Council adopted tighter
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  restrictions on the use of automated license
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  plate readers. Also known as FLOC cameras, the
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  ALPRs can track people in addition to details
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  of cars, like the plate number and vehicle make
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  and model. Police are able to search for a suspect
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  by looking up a car by its license plate or with
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  a description of the car and track potential
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  matches. The vote at Tuesday's meeting reduced
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  the number of FLOC cameras in Watsonville from
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  20 to 37. limits data retention to seven days
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  from 30, and ends the sharing of information
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  with other jurisdictions, including neighboring
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  law enforcement agencies. Oregon Public Broadcasting
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  reports that the new owner of Portland's professional
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  basketball team, the Trailblazers, is insisting
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  on keeping the team in Oregon. Locals are concerned
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  that the team may leave the area due to disagreements
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  about taxes and the projected upgrades to the
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  Moda Center, where the Trailblazers play alongside
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  the Portland Fire, the professional women's basketball
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  team. While ticket sales remain high, the market
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  for professional sports in the area is small
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  and disagreements could be compounded with potential
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  lawsuits. The team's regular season is scheduled
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  to begin this October. That was your KPCR News
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  Update. I'm Scott Puckett. For more info and
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