Reis Thebault
West Coast Correspondent at The Washington Post
West Coast correspondent @washingtonpost
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1 week ago |
bostonglobe.com | Reis Thebault |Lisa Bonos
ALCATRAZ ISLAND, Calif. - The barred cell doors are so rusted they can’t close. Century-old lead paint is peeling off the walls. Concrete is crumbling, and the old rec yard is caked in seagull guano. This is no longer a fearsome prison. Not a working one, anyway. Alcatraz the penitentiary shut down in 1963, but Alcatraz the idea has lived on, a permanent part of the American mythology, a timeless symbol of ruthless and unforgiving incarceration.
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1 week ago |
washingtonpost.com | Lisa Bonos |Reis Thebault
Trump wants to reopen Alcatraz. Californians are deeply skeptical. (washingtonpost.com) Trump wants to reopen Alcatraz. Californians are deeply skeptical. By Lisa Bonos; Reis Thebault 2025050615274600 ALCATRAZ ISLAND, Calif. — The barred cell doors are so rusted they can't close. Century-old lead paint is peeling off the walls. Concrete is crumbling, and the old rec yard is caked in seagull guano. This is no longer a fearsome prison. Not a working one, anyway.
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1 week ago |
flipboard.com | Reis Thebault |Lisa Bonos
San Francisco Joins King County in Lawsuit Against Trump Administration Over New HUD Funding ConditionsSan Francisco is on the frontline of what seems to be an ongoing legal battle with the Trump administration over new federal conditions that could …
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1 week ago |
washingtonpost.com | Niha Masih |Reis Thebault |Natalie Allison
Trump says he will reopen Alcatraz as a federal prison (washingtonpost.com) Trump says he will reopen Alcatraz as a federal prison By Niha Masih; Reis Thebault; Natalie Allison 2025050508382200 President Donald Trump said Sunday that he has ordered several agencies to rebuild and reopen Alcatraz, an infamous federal penitentiary that closed in the 1960s and has since become a popular tourist destination.
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3 weeks ago |
washingtonpost.com | Reis Thebault
Los Angeles brims with wildlife. But fires make it harder to survive. (washingtonpost.com) Los Angeles brims with wildlife. But fires make it harder to survive. By Reis Thebault 2025042310005300 SANTA MONICA MOUNTAINS, Calif. — Tuna Canyon was too quiet.
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