Spencer Pratt Enters LA Mayoral Race After Devastating Wildfires

Hollywood is about to get a dose of political reality it didn’t see coming. Spencer Pratt, the former star of The Hills, announced his run for Mayor of Los Angeles on the one-year anniversary of the devastating Palisades Fire that left him and his family homeless. But this isn’t a publicity stunt Pratt is running on a mission: to blow the lid off what he calls the “broken and corrupt system” that governs LA.

Speaking at a rally titled “They Let Us Burn,” Pratt didn’t hold back. “We are standing here amongst the ashes of our once beautiful town because the state and local leaders let us burn.”

He placed the blame squarely on Governor Gavin Newsom and the Democrat-dominated city leadership, blasting them for failing to prevent the fires through basic forest and brush management.

• Controlled burns and brush clearance were ignored, leading to an uncontrollable blaze.

• Pratt cited the Los Angeles Department of Water and Power and the LAFD’s failed response, calling it a result of either poor leadership, inadequate resources, or “simply DEI.”

• More than 500 homes were damaged or destroyed in the fire, including those of the Pratts and dozens of families now rallying behind his campaign.

Pratt's transition from reality TV to political reality is fueled by what he describes as a profound wake-up call. “This isn’t just a political failure it’s a moral one,” he said. And he’s not wrong.

California’s Democrat-led government has racked up over $30 billion in budget deficits, yet can’t seem to allocate resources to protect residents from predictable, seasonal wildfires. Instead, LA politicians spend their time virtue signaling, pushing ideological agendas, and cutting deals behind closed doors.

“The system in Los Angeles isn’t struggling; it’s fundamentally broken... designed to protect the people at the top and the friends they exchange favors with,” Pratt warned.

He officially joins a crowded field of mayoral candidates ahead of the nonpartisan primary in June, including Karen Bass, the far-left incumbent Democrat who’s spent her term watching the city fall deeper into crisis skyrocketing homelessness, rising crime, decaying infrastructure, and now, raging fires the city isn’t prepared to fight.

Pratt’s campaign already has teeth. His website bills him as “Karen Bass’ worst nightmare,” and he’s secured an early endorsement from Richard Grenell, former Acting Director of National Intelligence and head of the reform group Fix California.

“Transparency is what we need,” Grenell wrote on X. “Spencer has the passion and the drive to make positive change for Los Angeles.”

Critics on the left may try to dismiss Pratt because of his celebrity background but we’ve seen this story before. A celebrity outsider calls out the rot, takes on the entrenched political class, and fights for the people. Sound familiar?

Los Angeles needs real change and Spencer Pratt might just be bold enough to deliver it.

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