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Spencer Pratt details plans for LA to All-In podcast as unions launch ad blitz

Spencer Pratt has detailed his plans to rid the streets of Los Angeles of crime and homelessness – and he says he has billions to spare.

The 42-year-old TV star spoke out about the issues on Sunday as he ramps up his independent campaign against Karen Bass and Socialist Nithya Raman ahead of the June 2 mayoral election where unions are beginning to attack him.

“My plan is: In the first three weeks, I’ll register all over the city. There will be no more nudity, no more drug use, no more robbery, no more dog abuse,” he told the All-In podcast.

“Once we start applying the rules, boom, the roads will come back.”

“People are just living in the wild and doing drugs and burning dogs. We need these streets cleaned up,” Pratt added, saying he wants to bring in the CDC to investigate “medieval diseases” in homeless camps.

Spencer Pratt has detailed his plans to rid the streets of Los Angeles of crime and homelessness – and he says he has billions to spare. Jon Rou/LMU

Pratt said he will use Los Angeles’ financial muscle to make it “the best city in the world” and aims to reduce red tape and rubber stamp projects.

“When I was mayor there will be many cranes in the city because I will rebuild,” he said.

“Just last week I met ten billionaires who are ready to come in and build LA.”

Spencer Pratt said he spoke with prominent film and television producer Peter Chernin about how he could help revitalize Hollywood if elected — and was told the key was supporting independent filmmakers rather than trying to fix the entire entertainment industry at City Hall.

“He said, ‘Spencer, as mayor you can’t change the big picture of Hollywood — that’s the big boss,'” Pratt explained.

“But what you can do is bring back jobs, bring back Hollywood, bring back independent filmmakers, independent producers, independent artists. If you prioritize indies, you can have Hollywood blossoming in a segment that people never saw coming.”

The 42-year-old TV star spoke about the issues on Sunday as a boost to his independent campaign against Karen Bass and Socialist Nithya Raman. Jon Rou/LMU

Pratt also suggested that Los Angeles’ notoriously slow housing permit system could be sped up with artificial intelligence, blasting City Hall’s controls as ineffective and outdated.

“We have to bring in AI,” he said, noting that developer Rick Caruso had previously presented Mayor Karen Bass with an AI design plan.

“Right now, a bad movie is coming out, and there’s not even anyone in these offices because they’re all working remotely. We’re in a crazy place.”

Pratt’s comments came as the LA County Federation of Labor, which is affiliated with more than 300 unions and trade unions representing 800,000 members, released a scathing attack supplement calling him a Republican and saying he is “the last thing Los Angeles needs.”

Pratt is a registered Republican but is running as an independent in the mayoral race.

“Pratt opposes spending taxpayer money to build brand new homes for our homeless neighbors, saying it’s time for the homeless to ‘get help or get out,'” the ad said.

Dan Schnur, a professor of political communication at UC Berkley, said mislabeling him as the Republican candidate was a planned, strategic move.

Pratt said he will use Los Angeles’ financial muscle to make it “the best city in the world” and aims to reduce red tape and rubber stamp projects. Carlin Stiehl of the California Post

“It’s always going to be an uphill battle for a Republican running in a blue-chip city like Los Angeles, but he held his own and went after others,” he said of Pratt’s debate performance.

After the NBC4 debate, 90% of viewers said Spencer beat Bass and Raman, which is significant with a recent UCLA Luskin poll showing at least 40% of Los Angeles’ residents have not decided who they will vote for on June 2.

The survey showed that Bass was still in the lead with 25%, while Pratt was second with 11%, and Raman was third with 9%.

“This kind of response from Bass’s teammates shows that he’s done really well for himself.”

“They know how to take on a Republican in a blue-collar town,” Schnur said. “They clearly believe that going up against a more progressive opponent will be very tricky, so if they can help Pratt move to the first division they obviously believe that will be beneficial for them.”

Pratt attacked the “political machine” that represented him, saying he would continue to call them “liars” after criticizing the use of the word to describe his rivals.

“People argue with me all day on all the hit songs I’ve done for months because they don’t want me to go on the machine, so every interview I do, it’s not like the one with the politicians, with the opposition parties, it’s arguing, arguing, arguing,” said Pratt.

“If Mayor Bass or Councilor Raman talk to the media, they can just lie.”

Just days after Pratt was honored as the winner of his first televised debate on Wednesday, Bass announced he was quitting FOX 11.

Bass said he will be in Sacramento fighting for housing, homelessness and Palisades Fire recovery. Pratt also declined to go on stage, citing scheduling conflicts.

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