"The system in Los Angeles isn't struggling, it's fundamentally broken, Pratt said while speaking at a rally in early January. It is a machine designed to protect the people at the top and the friends they exchange favors with, while the rest of us drown in toxic smoke and ash. I'm done waiting for someone to take real action. That's why I am running for mayor, he added."
"In the wake of the Palisades Fire, Pratt and Montag sued the city of Los Angeles over allegations that water issues hampered firefighting efforts. Pratt also became an outspoken critic of current L.A. Mayor Karen Bass over her response to the disaster, going so far as to give her the derogatory nickname of Karen Basura Spanish for trash and calling for her to be locked up."
"The L.A. Times came out with what I've known since November, Pratt told TMZ at a campaign event on Wednesday, referring to claims that Bass directed the watering down of a report on the Palisades Fire. Karen Basura' has literally obstructed justice and took the LAFD after-action report and altered it, which is a crime, he said. So, she'll probably be facing criminal charges. I don't even think she's gonna be able to run for mayor."
Spencer Pratt filed official paperwork to enter the 2026 Los Angeles mayoral race, announcing his candidacy on the anniversary of the Palisades Fire that destroyed his family home. Pratt characterized Los Angeles's system as fundamentally broken and accused it of protecting elites while residents suffer, saying he is running to force real action and expose the system. Pratt and his wife, Heidi Montag, sued the city alleging water problems hindered firefighting; Pratt publicly criticized Mayor Karen Bass, nicknaming her 'Karen Basura' and alleging she altered an LAFD after-action report. Bass has denied the allegations and expressed little concern about Pratt's campaign. Other reality TV figures have also explored local office runs.
Read at www.mercurynews.com
Unable to calculate read time
Collection
[
|
...
]