Reis Thebault

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West Coast Correspondent at The Washington Post

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’50501’ protests rally small towns and big cities against Trump policies

5 days ago | washingtonpost.com | Emma Uber |Tatum Hunter |Reis Thebault

’50501’ protests rally small towns and big cities against Trump policies (washingtonpost.com) ’50501’ protests rally small towns and big cities against Trump policies By Emma Uber; Tatum Hunter; Reis Thebault 2025041910005400 From Wyoming to Washington and Mississippi to Manhattan, protesters at hundreds of rallies in small towns and big cities gathered Saturday to denounce President Donald Trump's sweeping policy moves, the second day of mass action this month as opposition to the...
L.A. issues first rebuilding permits as fire recovery accelerates

3 weeks ago | spokesman.com | Reis Thebault

PACIFIC PALISADES, California - Ben and Ellie Perlman were standing on the roof of their two-story house, watching the blaze barrel toward their neighborhood, when they made the decision. No matter what happens, they promised each other, we’re going to rebuild. It was an abstract commitment. Flames had not yet swallowed the new house they had moved into just nine months earlier. They hadn’t seen their Pacific Palisades block entirely leveled.
L.A. issues first rebuilding permits as fire recovery accelerates

3 weeks ago | washingtonpost.com | Reis Thebault

L.A. issues first rebuilding permits as fire recovery accelerates (washingtonpost.com) L.A. issues first rebuilding permits as fire recovery accelerates By Reis Thebault 2025032910000500 PACIFIC PALISADES, California — Ben and Ellie Perlman were standing on the roof of their two-story house, watching the blaze barrel toward their neighborhood, when they made the decision. No matter what happens, they promised each other, we're going to rebuild.
Centennial Bulb glows strong at age 124, a testament to American ingenuity

1 month ago | washingtonpost.com | Reis Thebault

LIVERMORE, Calif. — Follow a leafy suburban street past churches and chain pizzerias. Walk into a worn-down firehouse and look up: There, 15 feet above, hangs a priceless artifact. A record breaker. A sentinel from the golden age of American invention. It is a few inches long, is shaped like a pear and emits a soft glow. It is a lightbulb. But not just any lightbulb. This is the Centennial Bulb, so named in 2001 when it marked its 100th consecutive year of illumination.
Centennial Bulb glows strong at age 124, a survivor in turbulent times

1 month ago | flipboard.com | Reis Thebault

What was a novelty in 1901 has become a sentinel of stability amid the uncertainty at home and abroad. LIVERMORE, Calif. — Follow a leafy suburban street past churches and chain pizzerias. Walk into a worn-down firehouse and look up: There, 15 feet above, hangs a priceless artifact. A record …
‘Cash offers only’: After LA fires, scorched lots are selling fast - The Boston Globe

1 month ago | bostonglobe.com | Brianna Sacks |Reis Thebault

He was surprised how fast offers came in. In nine days, Rivas closed Altadena’s first post-fire residential land sale. The Dalingers now had $603,000 for a down payment on a smaller home in nearby Pasadena. Soon after, Rivas listed more lots. A guide through the most important stories of the morning, delivered Monday through Friday. “This was very traumatic to me,” said Dalinger, a doctor in his 70s who helps care for several of 12 grandchildren.
‘Cash offers only’: After L.A. fires, scorched lots are selling fast

1 month ago | yahoo.com | Brianna Sacks |Reis Thebault

ALTADENA, California - Hugo Dalinger knew he couldn’t go back. Not after a wall of flames swallowed his bright-white Altadena home during the January firestorm that took out most of his town. But he needed money to start over, so he reached out to a friend and veteran real estate agent for help. Ramiro Rivas was skeptical. He grew up around Altadena and has sold hundreds of properties in 21 years - but a fire-scarred lot was new. He put the 10,500 square-foot ash-filled parcel up for sale on Feb.
‘Cash offers only’: After L.A. fires, scorched lots are selling fast

1 month ago | washingtonpost.com | Brianna Sacks |Reis Thebault

ALTADENA, California — Hugo Dalinger knew he couldn’t go back. Not after a wall of flames swallowed his bright-white Altadena home during the January firestorm that took out most of his town. But he needed money to start over, so he reached out to a friend and veteran real estate agent for help. Ramiro Rivas was skeptical. He grew up around Altadena and has sold hundreds of properties in 21 years — but a fire-scarred lot was new. He put the 10,500 square-foot ash-filled parcel up for sale on Feb.
The L.A. fire recovery effort: Colliding egos, ambitions and financing

1 month ago | sunjournal.com | Maeve Reston |Reis Thebault

LOS ANGELES – When catastrophic fires still burned across this vast metropolis, local leaders pledged they would respond with one voice, sharing a mission as they steered the region through a complex recovery process. But a much messier reality has emerged since the Jan. 7 firestorms: one of colliding egos, differing political agendas and a tangle of task forces all jockeying to lead Los Angeles at a moment of deep crisis. Instead of one united voice, there have been many dissonant ones.
The L.A. fire recovery effort: Colliding egos, ambitions and financing

1 month ago | washingtonpost.com | Maeve Reston |Reis Thebault

LOS ANGELES — When catastrophic fires still burned across this vast metropolis, local leaders pledged they would respond with one voice, sharing a mission as they steered the region through a complex recovery process. But a much messier reality has emerged since the Jan. 7 firestorms: one of colliding egos, differing political agendas and a tangle of task forces all jockeying to lead Los Angeles at a moment of deep crisis. Instead of one united voice, there have been many dissonant ones.