Spencer Pratt on Fixing LA: Wildfires, Homelessness, Corruption & the Fight to Take It Back
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Spencer Pratt recounts his home burning in the January 7th Palisades fire due to city negligence—smoldering Lochman fire ignored, drained reservoirs, absent Mayor Bass (in Africa), and inadequate LAFD response—sparking his run for LA mayor against Bass and Nithya Raman. He exposes rampant NGO corruption siphoning billions from homelessness programs (population doubled despite 10x spending), demands enforcing existing laws to clear streets of addicts, restore safety, audit waste, and prioritize enforcement over new spending. His 8-year "tour of duty" vision: make LA #1 by slashing red tape, supporting small businesses/filmmakers, partnering billionaires for efficient builds, and returning to family after reviving commerce, jobs, and family-friendly streets.
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Spencer Pratt discusses his recent debate performance against opponents, wishing it had been longer to cover more failures. He calls them pathological liars and notes the public's positive response because he used only facts and truth. Audiences know politicians lie but can't call them out. He stayed calm, cool, and collected at the request of Democrat moms supporting him, resisting urges to interrupt with "Liar, liar."
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Pratt was well-prepped with facts due to constant media arguments where he faces opposition, unlike Mayor Bass or Councilwoman Ramen who face no pushback. He must provide precise details like who was there, what they wore, what they ate. He consulted his lawyer Peter, one of the world's most famous, who advised staying calm with the truth.
On January 7th, Pratt was unaware of the dangerous wind event due to poor emergency alerts; his son had pneumonia, keeping him up checking temperature on his phone. Morning routine: making espresso, about to dance to Taylor Swift's "Look What You Made Me Do" on Snapchat (routine since Reputation album). Nanny ran down the street with his 2-year-old, reporting fire on the hill from workers. Fires are common; recent Getty fire, Malibu fire three weeks prior. He planned his own fire brigade with wife Heidi, discussing hose and truck. Hiked hill daily for 9 years, saw smoke from Highlands area (Lochman fire smoldering since 7 days earlier). FaceTimed wife to pack and go to parents' in Palisades (opposite side). He stayed, assuming firefighters funded by taxes would respond.
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