Reality television personality Spencer Pratt has emerged as a stronger contender in the Los Angeles mayoral primary. His campaign has drawn attention with viral videos criticizing city leadership and recent social media activity from his wife, Heidi Montag. The June 2 primary will determine the top two candidates to advance to a November runoff.
Pratt, whose Pacific Palisades home burned in last year's wildfires, has accused Mayor Karen Bass of incompetence. He claims city reservoirs sat empty for nearly a year and that Bass was out of the country when the fire started. In a Monday post, Pratt called Bass's administration a clown show and urged voters to act as if their lives depended on it.