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So does spending time with your mom tea, mother's day, mother, samples, tea time, gift, mom https://laist.com/news/politics/katie-porter-california-governors-race-temperament 2026-05-07 LAist eng 2026-05-07T16:00:00-04:00 For the lone woman left in the California governor’s race, it’s all about ‘temperament’ Orange County News, Election general news 2026, congress, governor candidate, governors race, katie porter, orange county, shouting, staffer, video https://laist.com/news/rancho-palos-verdes-cell-service-towers-vote 2026-05-07 LAist eng 2026-05-07T13:46:59-04:00 Pockets of Rancho Palos Verdes have no cell service — and residents want to keep it that way RPV, Rancho Palos Verdes, cell towers https://laist.com/news/housing-homelessness/did-newsom-hotels-to-housing-program-pay-off 2026-05-07 LAist eng 2026-05-07T14:45:00-04:00 Did Newsom’s $3.8 billion hotels-to-housing program pay off? Homelessness, ca, homekey, homeless, housing, project https://laist.com/news/education/three-bachelor-degree-types-approved-california-state-university 2026-05-07 LAist eng 2026-05-07T16:02:57-04:00 Three new, ‘nimble’ bachelor degree types approved by California State University Education HP mod, california state university, csu https://laist.com/news/politics/border-czar-promises-mass-deportations-are-coming-to-fulfill-trumps-promises 2026-05-07 LAist eng 2026-05-07T16:05:54-04:00 Border czar promises 'mass deportations are coming' to fulfill Trump's promises Trump Administration https://laist.com/news/transportation/metro-d-line-extension-opens 2026-05-08 LAist eng 2026-05-08T08:00:19-04:00 All aboard the D Line! 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