Spencer Pratt Announces LA Mayor Run After Wildfire

Reality television personality Spencer Pratt announced his candidacy for mayor of Los Angeles on Wednesday, declaring his intent to challenge incumbent Karen Bass in the 2026 election. The 42-year-old, known for his role on MTV's "The Hills," made the surprise revelation at a rally in Pacific Palisades, where he and his family lost their home in the devastating Palisades wildfire exactly one year earlier.

The fire, which erupted in early January 2024, claimed 12 lives and razed more than 6,000 homes and structures across the hillside community. Pratt, speaking to a crowd of about 1,000 attendees at the "They Let Us Burn" event held at Palisades Village shopping center, framed his run as a direct response to what he described as systemic failures by city and state officials. He has accused the Los Angeles Fire Department, the Department of Water and Power, state park managers, Governor Gavin Newsom, and Mayor Bass of neglecting wildfire prevention, including poor vegetation management, inadequate water supply systems, and delayed responses that exacerbated the disaster.

"Business as usual is a death sentence for Los Angeles, and I'm done waiting for someone to take real action,"...