Spencer Pratt’s Approach to Homelessness in Los Angeles

Los Angeles mayoral candidate Spencer Pratt has adopted a firm stance on the city’s homelessness issue, promoting a “get the help or get away” strategy that emphasizes intervention instead of providing free needles and pipes. In a straightforward interview with Fox 11 reporter Matthew Seedorf on the YouTube series “The Fame Game,” Pratt expressed concerns that the city is permitting illegal behavior and open drug use to spiral out of control, particularly in areas like Skid Row.

Pratt pointed out, “If I did what these people did, Spencer Pratt would receive 5,150 sentences,” referencing California’s psychiatric incarceration law. He compared the situation with Britney Spears, saying, “Brittany Spears got 5150 points. I’m going to take you to Skid Row because there are 1,000 people worse than Brittany Spears.” He also asserted that his administration will prevent public sidewalks from becoming permanent encampments.

When asked by Seedorf if he believes that those experiencing homelessness should either seek help or find a different place to reside, Pratt responded without hesitation, stating, “100 percent. The streets aren’t just for people living off fentanyl needles.”

Additionally, Pratt emphasized that he would eliminate city-funded harm reduction programs that distribute clean needles and pipes, arguing that such actions enable problematic behaviors. “If you’re handing paraphernalia to drug addicts, the police will arrest you and that’s it,” he remarked.

He further vowed to make Skid Row “the hardest place in Los Angeles to sell drugs,” dismissing the notion that drug dealers could operate from “Teslas and Escalades.” While specific enforcement strategies remain unclear for now, Pratt’s message is quite clear: individuals experiencing homelessness must seek help, or they won’t be allowed to stay on the streets.