{"id":2600214,"date":"2026-05-08T07:26:01","date_gmt":"2026-05-08T11:26:01","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/www.conservativenewsdaily.net\/breaking-news\/ex-reality-tv-star-exposes-la-mayor-over-wildfire-disaster-to-her-face-mid-debate\/"},"modified":"2026-05-08T07:28:09","modified_gmt":"2026-05-08T11:28:09","slug":"ex-reality-tv-star-exposes-la-mayor-over-wildfire-disaster-to-her-face-mid-debate","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/www.conservativenewsdaily.net\/breaking-news\/ex-reality-tv-star-exposes-la-mayor-over-wildfire-disaster-to-her-face-mid-debate\/","title":{"rendered":"Ex-Reality TV Star Exposes LA Mayor Over Wildfire Disaster to Her Face Mid-Debate"},"content":{"rendered":"<aside class=\"mashsb-container mashsb-main mashsb-stretched\"><div class=\"mashsb-box\"><div class=\"mashsb-count mash-medium\" style=\"&quot;\"><div class=\"counts mashsbcount\">26<\/div><span class=\"mashsb-sharetext\">SHARES<\/span><\/div><div class=\"mashsb-buttons\"><a class=\"mashicon-facebook mash-medium mash-nomargin mashsb-noshadow\" href=\"https:\/\/www.facebook.com\/sharer.php?u=https%3A%2F%2Fwww.conservativenewsdaily.net%2Fbreaking-news%2Fex-reality-tv-star-exposes-la-mayor-over-wildfire-disaster-to-her-face-mid-debate%2F\" target=\"_top\" rel=\"nofollow\"><span class=\"icon\"><\/span><span class=\"text\">Facebook<\/span><\/a><a class=\"mashicon-twitter mash-medium mash-nomargin mashsb-noshadow\" href=\"https:\/\/twitter.com\/intent\/tweet?text=&amp;url=https:\/\/www.conservativenewsdaily.net\/breaking-news\/?p=2600214&amp;via=ConservNewsDly\" target=\"_top\" rel=\"nofollow\"><span class=\"icon\"><\/span><span class=\"text\">Twitter<\/span><\/a><a class=\"mashicon-subscribe mash-medium mash-nomargin mashsb-noshadow\" href=\"#\" target=\"_top\" rel=\"nofollow\"><span class=\"icon\"><\/span><span class=\"text\">Subscribe<\/span><\/a><div class=\"onoffswitch2 mash-medium mashsb-noshadow\" style=\"display:none\"><\/div><\/div>\n            <\/div>\n                <div style=\"clear:both\"><\/div><\/aside>\n            <!-- Share buttons by mashshare.net - Version: 4.0.47--><p>In a NBC Los Angeles <a href=\"https:\/\/www.conservativenewsdaily.net\/breaking-news\/nyc-mayoral-candidates-ramp-up-fighting-a-month-before-primary\/\" title=\"NYC ...al Candidates Ramp Up Fighting a Month Before Primary\">mayoral debate<\/a>, Los Angeles mayoral candidate Spencer Pratt criticized Mayor Karen Bass\u2019s handling of the January 2025 wildfires. Pratt argued that Bass allegedly drained wildfire-protection reservoirs-especially the Santa Ynez Reservoir-and failed to provide the Los Angeles Fire Department with necessary funding and equipment. He also accused LADWP leadership, tied to Bass, of actions that left hydrants\/available water insufficient during firefighting, and called for additional \u201cdip sites\u201d to improve wildfire response.<\/p>\n<p>Bass rejected these claims, saying the reservoirs are primarily for drinking water and that strong winds prevented firefighting planes from operating effectively. She characterized Pratt\u2019s statements as inaccurate, including his assertions about wind speed details used to justify the administration\u2019s response. The dispute also brought additional scrutiny to Bass over travel during the crisis.  <\/p>\n<p class=\"readmore\">\n    <button onclick=\"showReadMore()\" id=\"readmorebtn\">Read more&#8230;<\/button>\n<\/p>\n<hr id=\"line\">\n<span id=\"more\"><br \/>\n<!DOCTYPE html PUBLIC \"-\/\/W3C\/\/DTD HTML 4.0 Transitional\/\/EN\" \"http:\/\/www.w3.org\/TR\/REC-html40\/loose.dtd\"><br \/>\n<?xml encoding=\"utf-8\" ?><?xml encoding=\"utf-8\" ?><?xml encoding=\"utf-8\" ?><?xml encoding=\"utf-8\" ?><?xml encoding=\"utf-8\" ?><?xml encoding=\"utf-8\" ?><?xml encoding=\"utf-8\" ?><?xml encoding=\"utf-8\" ?><?xml encoding=\"utf-8\" ?><?xml encoding=\"utf-8\" ?><?xml encoding=\"utf-8\" ?><?xml encoding=\"utf-8\" ?><?xml encoding=\"utf-8\" ?><?xml encoding=\"utf-8\" ?><?xml encoding=\"utf-8\" ?><?xml encoding=\"utf-8\" ?><?xml encoding=\"utf-8\" ?><html><body><\/p>\n<section> \t\t\t\t<script>console.log(\"ad slot (AC1)\")<\/script><script>console.log(\"ad slot (IC1)\")<\/script><script>console.log(\"ad slot (IC2)\")<\/script><script>console.log(\"ad slot (IC3)\")<\/script><script>console.log(\"ad slot (IC4)\")<\/script><\/p>\n<p>Los Angeles mayoral candidate Spencer Pratt confronted Democratic Mayor Karen Bass Wednesday over her handling of January 2025\u2019s deadly wildfires.<\/p>\n<p>During a mayoral debate on NBC LA, Pratt condemned the draining of the reservoirs, including the Santa Ynez Reservoir, in the lead up to the wildfires in East Palisades and Eaton.<\/p>\n<p>He also alleged that Bass refused to provide the Los Angeles Fire Department with the necessary funds in order to fight the wildfires.<\/p>\n<p>\u201cTo the mayor Karen Bass\u2019 one thousand firefighters were available, but there were no engines for them because there were seventeen million dollars that Chief [Kristin] Crowley had asked the mayor for nine weeks before and Mayor Karen Bass denied it,\u201d Pratt said.<\/p>\n<p>\u201cSo they may have been available, but they didn\u2019t have the equipment they needed. Not to mention [Los Angeles Department of Water and Power CEO] Janisse Qui\u00f1ones, who Mayor Karen Bass put into her position of power at the LAPD, she drained both of these reservoirs that these firefighters needed to put out these fires.\u201d<\/p>\n<p>Pratt alleged the reservoirs were made for <a href=\"https:\/\/www.conservativenewsdaily.net\/breaking-news\/billionaires-buying-large-swathes-of-land-near-travis-air-force-base-unveil-plans-for-new-city\/\" title=\"Billionaires near Travis Air Force Base reveal city plans.\">wildfire protection<\/a>, not drinking water, and vowed to add over twenty dip sites in order to put out wildfires.<\/p>\n<p>Qui\u00f1ones took the job at LADWP in May 2024 with a $750,000 salary. While she and other <a href=\"https:\/\/amzn.to\/3YuVZYV\" >high-ranking members raked<\/a> in big bucks, the fire hydrants in the area ran dry as firefighters attempted to contain the raging fires that <a href=\"https:\/\/www.bu.edu\/sph\/news\/articles\/2025\/death-count-for-2025-la-county-wildfires-likely-hundreds-higher-than-official-records-show\/\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener noreferrer\" data-mrf-link=\"https:\/\/www.bu.edu\/sph\/news\/articles\/2025\/death-count-for-2025-la-county-wildfires-likely-hundreds-higher-than-official-records-show\/\">destroyed<\/a> over 11,000 homes and killed at least 31 people.<\/p>\n<p>Bass rejected Pratt\u2019s criticisms, saying that the reservoirs were for drinking water. She also said the planes were unable to fly and put out the wildfires because of the strong winds.<\/p>\n<p>\u201cHe\u2019s saying several things that are completely inaccurate,\u201d Bass said.<\/p>\n<p>\u201cFirst of all, there was one reservoir that was out of commission. He\u2019s correct that a million years ago, it was for wildfires. But over the last 30 or 40 years, it\u2019s been for drinking water. He talked about the winds, that is just completely inaccurate.<\/p>\n<p>\u201cIf that were accurate, then the planes would have been able to fly. And so if the winds reached close to 100 miles an hour and the planes were unable to fly. So if there were reservoirs, if that reservoir were open, it would not have worked.\u201d<\/p>\n<p>\u201cShe is an incredible liar,\u201d Pratt responded. \u201cEveryone on their phones, Google it. 40 weather stations in the Pacific Palisades, it never went above 40 miles per hour.\u201d<\/p>\n<p>Critics <a href=\"https:\/\/www.latimes.com\/california\/story\/2025-03-04\/bass-aides-were-warned-of-growing-fire-danger-before-she-flew-to-ghana\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener noreferrer\">accused<\/a> Bass of misrepresenting the <a href=\"https:\/\/www.conservativenewsdaily.net\/breaking-news\/deadly-weather-descending-on-america-again-dozens-of-lives-already-lost\/\" title=\"Deadly weather strikes America once more, claiming numerous lives\">high wind speeds<\/a> to justify her administration\u2019s response to the wildfires.<\/p>\n<p>Bass also received scrutiny for traveling to Ghana while the wildfires raged across the city and left around 200,000 of her constituents without a home.<\/p>\n<div class=\"disclaimer\">\n<p>All content created by the Daily Caller News Foundation, an independent and nonpartisan newswire service, is available without charge to any legitimate news publisher that can provide a large audience. 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