Spencer Pratt on Fixing LA: Wildfires, Homelessness, Corruption & the Fight to Take It Back
In a Nutshell
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.
Lives next to Palisades reservoir (5 million gallons), unknown to Mayor Bass who referenced only San Andreas reservoir (for wildfire protection, not drinking water per LA Times; has cisterns, helicopter dip sites). Fire dept did bi-weekly drills there, making him move cars. Had video filming, awaiting helicopters (drained by LA DWP's Janice Quinion in June 2024). Pacific Palisades pays ~quarter of city taxes. Called fire dept directly (has number): only one truck, no assets available. Dad hosed hillside; eventually evacuated. Wife/kids at dad's; fire crossed from Tesco Canyon. Sister warned to evacuate them. No sirens, no sheriffs/LAPD/emergency vehicles—unlike movies.
Fire came down hill ~5-6 PM. Winds not extreme: max 40 mph at top of Palisades connecting to state park (confirmed by CBS News journalist). Planes flew. US Forest Service Chief Bobby Garcia: initial fire not contained properly (attack both sides); no fixed air wing support called by city (Mayor Bass in Africa, deputy mayor on house arrest). LA County Cal Fire and US Forest Service responded.
Watched house burn on security cameras from phone in gridlock traffic at 405/10 ramp: son's bed burned in heart shape. Couldn't reach dad (thought dying saving his bluffs house). Called 911 multiple times (seeking audio release): no emergency personnel could go. Dad's house has 12 access ways. 12 people burned alive; their families calling 911 heard same. Dad escaped easily, drove anywhere—no brutal conditions.
House burned January 7th. January 10th: 15-year anniversary of Heidi's album (spent millions in 2009 on producers/writers, unpromoted). Went on TikTok Live begging streams: 12 countries put it #1; first 15-year-old album to #1 on Billboard charts. Made $150,000 (would be millions in 2006). Focused on rebuilding, distracting from trauma. Wife handled kids' new schools. Realized insufficient funds; dropped by Farmers after 8 years, stuck with California Fair Plan. Questioned why house burned.
Friend's dad beat Edison in Camp Fire (Paradise). Hired to sue city, state, LAFD. 7,000 structures burned.
Experienced as hated media personality fighting machines like Gavin Newsom. LA Times/Gov called him conspiracy theorist (climate change, wind). Judges overruled state/city appeal: negligence caused Palisades fire; discovery open. LAFD whistleblowers: told to leave smoldering Lochman fire January 1st; Mayor Bass fought battalion chief over after-action report edits (obstruction of justice); chief fought her over $17 million, warned Angelinos unsafe.
No one running against Bass (projected 51% June 2nd win). Called Rick Caruso: "Go after Bass" (implying not running himself).
Post-debate campaign surging. Ads elevated to historic levels, emotional movement. Ad showing Bass's house, Nithya Raman's multi-million mansion, his Airstream broke every ad record. If ad has his name, it's his; grassroots ads without name are independent, fueling movement via common sense/emotion.
I didn't run for to be a political party. I didn't run to be a politician. I ran because I experienced what city leadership failure at the ultimate level is.
Angry taxpayer; appeals to Democrats/Republicans, not communists/socialists.
John Adams (1776): "Public virtue cannot exist in a nation without private virtue"—sacrifice personal for public good. Thomas Jefferson: civic duty turn, not career. Compares to Donald Trump resonance.
Connects to Cincinnatus (farmer who fought, returned to family). Initially planned 4 years, now 8 years to make LA #1 city, then back to family—tour of duty. Airstream is forward operating base in good vs. evil battle. 7 people die daily on streets despite billions in taxes; Bass claims no new beds needed. 90% homeless drug addicts—mandatory treatment first, then beds in facilities (not West Side/schools/San Pedro). Model: Matt Hes' Bentonville veterans facility; Italian billionaire's addict compound. Build beautiful nature campus cheaper than $25 billion+ current spend:
- Separate: veterans, single mothers/families, hardened criminal addicts. Opposes NGOs profiting: providing pipes/needles/Narcan, 14 ODs/night.
Not MAGA talking point. LA homeless spending 10x in 10 years, population doubled (Bass claims 17% down; Rand Corporation says 30% up; counts miss encampments/bridges/bushes/sewers/tents). Post-Palisades $100 million raised: no victims saw it. Asked senators to investigate; Fire Aid legal letter admits <10 NGOs gave directly (vs. 200+ listed), e.g., gift cards (no victims reported receiving). NGOs steal funds. Exposed by Democrat mom Samantha from
Samantha from the Integrity Project, a Democrat mom and lawyer with her husband in Westwood, started a nonprofit after running out of her own money. Homeless housing for senior citizens on their block was replaced with Weingart. Their audit is late. They make hundreds of millions. Building listed for $11 million; 6 days later, city gave Weingart $29 million ($28 million profit) with tax money. Nobody housed there years later. Weingart pays developers $750 per square foot (should be $250). Developer kickbacks via shell companies. Taxpayers don't own the Westwood building—Weingart does.
San Pedro Example
Shelby House across from school, 600 feet away, in community with seniors. Kicking out senior citizens for hardened criminals. $80 million project. Tax money, grants, fake federal/state grants used. Plan to house 80 people at $700,000 per person. NGOs get million-dollar salaries, subordinates $500k. No requirement to house people. California Home Key rules: no funding if requiring people off drugs or banning drugs in housing.
That's unbelievable.
NGO is a 501c3; anyone can set one up for a couple hundred bucks via IRS form. Allows access to government money without oversight.
Politician/Bureaucrat Benefits
Easy out: claim housing/services via NGOs; blame NGO if caught. Conspiracy: campaign help, PACs. All criminals. Justice Department sources say city officials will go down. Complicit via poker chips, goods/services—not direct cash.
Spencer met IRS criminal investigation team 6 times. As mayor, first week: audit every NGO, every document (despite shredding). Faith in team to reconstruct even shredded docs.
Why Bass stays despite fire failure, leads polls? Lowest incumbent polls ever: 20% approval, 80% disapprove. Worst record in city history. Councilwoman Ramen jumped in race 1 hour before deadline, seeing Spencer would beat Bass/DSA (Democratic Socialists of America) team. Ramen co-governs with Bass, endorsed her 2 weeks prior. Bass door-knocked to save Ramen's seat.
Media excuses: not Bass's fault—high winds, unprecedented. False: Bay Fire, Mandeville Canyon Fire happened when Bass alive. Polls meaningless; supporters avoid spam calls, strangers due to unsafe streets.
Socialist Ties
Bass: Venceremos Brigade member, 20 trips to Cuba, trained with terrorists who later bombed Capitol. Denounced communism only when VP push. Self-declared socialist mayors in Seattle, New York.
People unaware due to tribal politics: against Spencer = vote other side, gang mentality. Nationalized politics ignores basics: safe streets, lights on, no potholes, sidewalks.
Promises affordability, free money. Venezuelan Dodgers manager Rafa: fled socialism, fought for family, won't let it in LA.
Socialism doesn't lower goods costs. Mayor can put more money in pockets via revenue. LA should have money "shooting out of ATMs." Let systems/business work. Drug addicts defecating scare customers; 100+ restaurants closed. Downtown lawyers confined to buildings, food delivered.
Safety #1. Bass/Ramen claim crime down (national trend, murders down). Crime down because people stopped calling 911.
Anecdote: Assault Near FBI Building
Guy saw Latino lady punched on Wilshire near FBI; intervened. Attacker banged PVC on cars, ripped bike off bus. 911 dismissed until attacker approached him. Cops: no witnesses, no arrest. Cops want to enforce but can't.
No citations: culturally insensitive for homeless. Leads to dog abuse/torture/mutilation/rape on streets. Animal services head Stacy Daniels: mayor's office said culturally insensitive for homeless.
Dude, that's unbelievable. Makes me so angry.
Everyone in LA paying taxes is angry, every race/gender.
All-in summit in downtown LA last year; not returning. Visitors from 60 countries shocked. Issue in Valley, Westwood, Hollywood, everywhere. Pre-fire: lady cleaning private parts 7:45am in front of Palisades Elementary, son's Methodist preschool. LAPD warns, she moves, defecates by Joe's Barber Shop.
SF's Mayor Lurie: arrests, jail. Car break-ins down 87%, no store looting. Enforce existing laws = 90% fixed.
Victor Coleman (owns studios/real estate): Lurie had no experience, forced laws. SF portfolio booming; LA not.
Famous police chief: put handcuffs on, watch people leave.
First 3 weeks (or 2): signs everywhere—no nakedness, drugs, robbing, dog abuse/burning. Warn everyone clock ticking. Enforce after; streets back.
Bring CDC: medieval diseases in encampments. No swabbing streets/feces/drugs/bodies/dog burning.
Everyone wants to save LA. Meetings with successful people willing to work $1/year, pause companies. Algorithms 100x bureaucracy/building/development. Cranes incoming for rebuild. Met 10 billionaires last week ready to build LA #1.
Humility: never ran 2nd largest city. Bring CEOs with $50B budgets (city $15B). Deputy mayor (unnamed, retaliation fear) for law enforcement priority.
Enforcement first, then ideas work. No investment without safety for families.
Executives resonate, want to step up—even non-LA.
LAUSD: $23k/student, $101k avg teacher salary (#1 country). Ranks 170th in CA. 46% meet/exceed English, 37% math.
Son in LAUSD charter PAL (best version): parents fundraise for books/teachers. Private school better.
Audit everything: schools, fire dept, police, waste. Track every tax dollar on dashboards for accountability/transparency.
Give parents hope to demand. Parents pulling kids due to no pledge, anti-America messaging. Restore pride like WWII grandparents.
Track money: fire stations charge $250k doors, $50k fridges.
Buddy's house burned: $3B convention center expansion? Dead body in bushes recently. Prioritize stopping street deaths over that.
Evolved: private partnerships. Anonymous billionaire: $500M (family gave $300M to NY). Cut convention center costs in half for "fun" version. Business/commerce boom post-cleanup needs it.
Haven't met; they back Bass. Will love Spencer: more revenue/jobs. Moms/animal lovers > unions.
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LAFD union endorses privately (scared of retaliation); LAPD members endorse via messages/texts. Union power with Mayor Bass now, but membership wants safety. 60% firefighters fly in, can't live in CA—want them back for tax revenue.\n\n## [50:00] Reviving Hollywood and Independent Production\n\nGrew up in LA, sold first reality show to Fox at 20 as youngest executive producer to Peter Chernin (News Corp co-chair). Called Chernin recently: As mayor, prioritize **independent filmmakers**, production, artists to bring back jobs—mayor can't change big picture (needs governor to uncap post-production tax credits). Friends from Crossroads still fighting as indies.\n\nMayor Bass brags Griffith Observatory filming fee drop from $70k to $30k—insufficient. As mayor: Use city resources (blocks, restaurants, crews) to support indies profitably, eliminate fees/clearances. Make streets safe so indie crews film without paying gang members or gear theft.\n\n> Peter Chernin: \"I'm always here to make you smarter, Spencer.\"\n\nReached out to David Ellison, Ted Sarandos—not just indies. Fight new governor to uncap post-production so no more UK/Canada filming. Empty lots for big productions; want Hollywood booming (e.g., **Top Gun 3** takeoff from LAX). Fighting Sacramento since house burned.\n\n## [53:30] Transportation Priorities\n\nVisited D Line opening to troll. Transportation irrelevant with human urine/poop, drug addicts. Receives constant 311 photos of naked drug addicts—phone full. Safety first: Make Metro/subway/bikes safe (won't bike now due to zombie attacks). 15% budget to Metro, 5% usage—if safe, usage rises. Enforce turnstiles. Clear downtown (40 blocks drivable), empty banned buildings (drug addicts burning, risking firefighters). Use **3D printing** for beautiful builds (met famous architect with designs ignored by Newsom/Bass). No high-density SB9 prison structures—bring back **art deco**. Speed up building (not 8 years). Make DTLA like Venice with canals; elevated bike lanes/tunnels for \"YIMBYs\".\n\n## [56:30] Fixing Regulatory/Permitting for Construction\n\nLunch with volunteer for LA Building and Safety head (top private expert): Can fix easily—knows all errors from fighting city. Met affordable housing developer Carlos: Bass's 6-month rush initiative took 2.5 years; build nice 2-bedroom at $250/sq ft vs. $750/sq ft \"cells\" for tax incentives (more bodies = more incentives). Change that. Airstream: Weeks for LADWP to run one wire—cut red tape.\n\nOperational fixes: Auto-approve if criteria met (e.g., Caruso's AI program offered to Bass). Offices empty, remote 3-day weeks. Recruit experienced leaders (e.g., not Janice Hahnionz, ex-LADWP CEO paid $750k who drained reservoirs pre-dry fire season without plan). Talent worldwide wants LA (tech/Silicon Valley hub, beaches swimmable sans poop).\n\n## [01:01:30] Supporting Small Businesses\n\nValley strip malls (Ventura Blvd): Family-owned (Armenian, Persian, Hispanic, 1-3 generations)—lifeblood. Permitting nightmare for nail salon/coffee shop/bodega (e.g., Venice bodega: 1 year for basics, maze of changes). No accountability—results not tied to pay.\n\nFilmLA nonprofit hurts (make for-profit to incentivize production). Met Juan (Clean LA, from Ecuador): Shocked at trash (trucks dump back out, drivers sleep). Could run sanitation for $500M vs. $1B. Auto-stamp routine permits (bodega licenses). Criteria-based green lights. Need cranes everywhere (kids don't know cranes; build like China).\n\n## [01:05:00] If Other Candidates Win\n\nWould move to Bentonville. Sons can't grow up in LA now. Others deny nightmare (want more beds). Acknowledge issues: Broken streetlights, unfixed roads/potholes, unresponsive 311, understaffed 911/fire. Dip sites 1 mile apart (connect to private pools), partner insurance/ LA County (Chinooks, Fire Hawks, CalFire) to bring insurance back. Fight ULA, squatters (payoffs), Section 8 fraud (prioritize veterans/families).\n\nFight DSA city council (not real Democrats/socialists—check DSA website; tyranny). Sneak attack like Ninja Turtles/Shredder.\n\n## [01:08:30] Vision After 8 Years as Mayor\n\nTo sons: \"Thank God people voted for laws, sons, and I enforced the laws that are there. I did what everyone did before the current leadership. You make a city safe and people will put money into it.\" No need to invent—enforce existing laws for utopia.",
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Commerce comes back. Families will be able to go to parks and go to the beach and not live in fear. To my sons, I'm showing them you can fight evil. These people are evil that let every innocent person that pays their taxes feel unsafe on their streets that they pay taxes for. A lot of people don't have money to do things because they pay all their taxes like me and then the city and the government fails them.
Whether your house burns down or you got a screaming drug addict in front of you, a naked drug addict in front of your kids causing trauma. There's people having literal drug addicts having sex on meth in front of kids. Parents are telling me they have to have their kids glued to an iPad in the backseat of their cars driving to school. Some parents don't have cars. In other communities, they have to walk under these underpasses and walk past this.
I'll be able to tell my sons, "Thank God America has laws." and your dad said, "Hey, breaking news. Let's enforce them." And we did it and it worked. Then people came in with tons of money and we got businesses booming, more jobs. Hollywood, we're making even better movies than we've made in 10 years because the independent creative artists are inspired again. They're feeling supported. The vision is so real. And that's my fight.
I go back to if God is burning somebody's house down to fight these people, you're burning my house down and then you burn my mom's house down and you have me listening to my crying mom every day for 18 months. I don't do this to be a politician. I do this to fight evil and this is evil that has taken this beautiful city that I loved. I didn't even want to travel to go visit my wife's family in Colorado because I'm like, can they come to LA? That's how much I'm an LA person. These people that I'm running against aren't even LA people.
So, I'll tell them the law, son.
Spencer Pratt, thank you for joining me on the All-In interview. Thank you. What a blast. That was awesome. Thank you. I'm going all in. I'm going all in.
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