Spencer Pratt, a candidate for mayor of Los Angeles, criticized current Mayor Karen Bass for her “performative declarations” in light of a newly announced environmental plan. Pratt, who transitioned from reality TV to politics, is particularly skeptical of the city’s busing agenda, which he argues merely revisits recycling ideas that have been around for years. He mentioned efforts to lower greenhouse gas emissions and improve transportation but sees these as insufficient.
“There’s a complex environmental crisis negatively affecting Angelenos, and instead of addressing it, she’s making things worse,” Pratt told the California Post, pointing to the widespread drug-related encampments that Bass has failed to address.
He highlighted the dangers posed by these encampments, stating, “Vagrants contribute to over a third of the city’s fires, often igniting toxic waste in populated areas and dumping human waste into our rain gutters. This leads to hazardous bacterial levels, resulting in frequent beach closures.” While he acknowledged the merits of electric vehicles, he argued, “They won’t improve our environment if we have leaders allowing toxins to spread into the air.”
Pratt emphasized that while the mayor aims to promote walkability, the presence of human waste and unsafe street conditions make that goal unrealistic. He expressed concern that, despite efforts to shift towards 100 percent clean energy by 2035, more pressing environmental issues, such as fires and public safety concerns, remain largely ignored by city officials.
He referred to the devastating wildfires affecting communities like the Pacific Palisades, noting that they released significant amounts of toxic substances into the atmosphere while local leadership slashed funding for the fire department. “Tests of both firefighters and residents revealed alarmingly high levels of toxic metals in their systems,” Pratt stated.
“These superficial initiatives won’t yield results unless we tackle the acute public health threats looming over the city,” he asserted. He concluded that Bass is merely attempting to divert attention from the daily struggles Angelenos face. “We see and smell the destruction around us; we’re not naive.”
On the other side, Bass recently stood at the Donald C. Tillman Water Reclamation Plant in Van Nuys, promoting her plan as a meaningful advancement even though many of the goals have actually been in motion since 2019. City officials claim the plan is an extension of the “Green New Deal” initiated by former Mayor Eric Garcetti in 2019, outlining over 50 initiatives across various objectives. Yet, key proposals, like banning urban oil drilling and cutting emissions from the Port of Los Angeles, have been part of city policy for years.
The California Post has reached out to Bass’s campaign for additional comments.
