{"id":2608114,"date":"2026-05-28T21:46:56","date_gmt":"2026-05-29T01:46:56","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/www.conservativenewsdaily.net\/breaking-news\/spencer-pratt-pledges-to-have-la-looking-like-dubai-in-eight-years\/"},"modified":"2026-05-28T21:49:35","modified_gmt":"2026-05-29T01:49:35","slug":"spencer-pratt-pledges-to-have-la-looking-like-dubai-in-eight-years","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/www.conservativenewsdaily.net\/breaking-news\/spencer-pratt-pledges-to-have-la-looking-like-dubai-in-eight-years\/","title":{"rendered":"Spencer Pratt pledges to have LA looking like Dubai in eight years"},"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\">24<\/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%2Fspencer-pratt-pledges-to-have-la-looking-like-dubai-in-eight-years%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=2608114&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>Spencer Pratt, a Republican candidate for Los Angeles mayor, says he would remake the city in eight years-cutting housing red tape, cleaning streets, and reducing crime-while positioning himself as an outsider fixated on \u201clocal, common-sense\u201d problems.In a CNBC interview, he argued that safety and affordability concerns, along with permitting barriers, have hurt Los Angeles\u2019s competitiveness for film and television, noting that other states offer more attractive tax incentives.<\/p>\n<p>Pratt also linked his campaign to homelessness and addiction, citing a 2024 figure of more than 45,000 people experiencing homelessness and promising tougher intervention approaches for people with severe mental illness or addiction. he <a href=\"https:\/\/amzn.to\/3YuVZYV\" >claims city failures waste tax money<\/a> on drug addicts, criticized his rival Karen Bass with <a href=\"https:\/\/www.conservativenewsdaily.net\/breaking-news\/illegal-alien-shot-and-killed-after-severely-injuring-ice-officer\/\" title=\"Illegal Alien Shot and Killed After Severely Injuring ICE Officer\">viral social media videos<\/a>, called for more funding for the fire department, and made broader claims about public safety and protecting religious and LGBT communities. The LA primary is set for June 2.  <\/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\"><\/p>\n<article class=\"fn-body\">\n<p class=\"wp-block-paragraph\"><a target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener noreferrer\" href=\"https:\/\/www.washingtonexaminer.com\/tag\/los-angeles\/\">Los Angeles<\/a> GOP mayoral candidate <a target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener noreferrer\" href=\"https:\/\/www.washingtonexaminer.com\/tag\/spencer-pratt\/\">Spencer Pratt<\/a> has pledged to have the City of Angels looking like Dubai in eight years, vowing to cut red tape for housing and clean up the streets.<\/p>\n<p class=\"wp-block-paragraph\">The former reality TV star talked about <a target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener noreferrer\" href=\"https:\/\/www.washingtonexaminer.com\/tag\/taxes\/\">taxes<\/a>, <a target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener noreferrer\" href=\"https:\/\/www.washingtonexaminer.com\/tag\/crime\/\">crime<\/a>, <a target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener noreferrer\" href=\"https:\/\/www.washingtonexaminer.com\/tag\/safety\/\">safety<\/a> and the city\u2019s economic struggles during a Thursday interview on CNBC\u2019s <em>Squawk on the Street<\/em>, hammering home his image as an outsider focused on what he described as \u201clocal, common-sense issues.\u201d<\/p>\n<section class=\"explore-more-section\" id=\"wex-recommended-widget\">\n<div class=\"magazine-container single\">\n<h1 class=\"magazine-title mt-2\">Recommended Stories<\/h1>\n<p>             <i class=\"fa-solid fa-play icon\"><\/i>         <\/div>\n<div class=\"explore-grid\">\n<div class=\"explore-card\">                         <a href=\"https:\/\/www.washingtonexaminer.com\/news\/campaigns\/state\/4586095\/spencer-pratt-la-mayor-race-taxes-crime-cnbc\/?itm_source=parsely-api\">                             <\/p>\n<div class=\"explore-thumb-wrap\">                                                                                                                                  <\/div>\n<h3>Spencer Pratt frames Los Angeles Mayoral Campaign around safety and City Decline<\/h3>\n<p>                         <\/a>                     <\/div>\n<div class=\"explore-card\">                         <a href=\"https:\/\/www.washingtonexaminer.com\/news\/campaigns\/4586030\/newsom-endorsement-karen-bass-los-angeles-mayoral-race\/?itm_source=parsely-api\">                             <\/p>\n<div class=\"explore-thumb-wrap\">                                                                                                                                  <\/div>\n<h3>Newsom airs last-minute endorsement for Karen Bass in heated LA mayoral race<\/h3>\n<p>                         <\/a>                     <\/div>\n<div class=\"explore-card\">                         <a href=\"https:\/\/www.washingtonexaminer.com\/news\/campaigns\/state\/4585125\/xavier-becerra-strong-lead-california-gubernatorial-race\/?itm_source=parsely-api\">                             <\/p>\n<div class=\"explore-thumb-wrap\">                                                                                                                                  <\/div>\n<h3>Becerra holds strong lead in California race despite Steyer\u2019s record $195 million ad blitz<\/h3>\n<p>                         <\/a>                     <\/div>\n<\/p><\/div>\n<\/section>\n<p class=\"wp-block-paragraph\">Pratt, whose house was burned down during the 2025 Palisades fires, said he only got into the race \u201cbecause nobody else was going to run\u201d against incumbent Mayor <a target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener noreferrer\" href=\"https:\/\/www.washingtonexaminer.com\/tag\/karen-bass\/\">Karen Bass<\/a>.<\/p>\n<div class=\"article-paywall\">\n<p class=\"wp-block-paragraph\">His insurgent campaign, fueled by savvy social media videos, has focused on housing, drug addiction in the city, and the decline of Hollywood. Throughout the interview, Pratt tied public safety concerns to the city\u2019s broader economic challenges, particularly the entertainment industry. He argued that rising costs, concerns about crime, and permitting issues have made Los Angeles less attractive for film and television production, an issue industry leaders and unions have increasingly raised as production moves to <a href=\"https:\/\/www.conservativenewsdaily.net\/breaking-news\/spencer-pratt-talks-taxes-crime-and-safety-in-cnbc-interview\/\" title=\"... talks taxes, ..., and safety in ...\">states offering larger tax incentives<\/a>.<\/p>\n<p class=\"wp-block-paragraph\">\u201cMassachusetts has better tax credits than Hollywood,\u201d he told CNBC. \u201cThat\u2019s how far we are off. But, again, a lot of these people don\u2019t want to make projects in Hollywood because it\u2019s not a fun place to be in right now. It\u2019s not safe. It\u2019s not clean. And it\u2019s not affordable, because the current mayor and the current city have so much red tape and so much literal impossibilities for developers to build. When I\u2019m mayor, I\u2019m going to get rid of all this red tape. I\u2019m going to make sure builders can come in and feel like their investment is going to be protected and there actually will not be drug addicts at the entrance to their buildings. And we\u2019re going to build so much housing, the entire city will be cranes. We\u2019re going to look like Dubai in eight years.\u201d<\/p>\n<div style=\"display: inline-block; width: 100%; max-width: 640px; min-height: 180px; max-height: 360px; overflow: hidden;\">\n<div style=\"position: relative; width: 100%; padding-top: 56.25%;\"><iframe src=\"https:\/\/share.grabien.com\/share?id=3547758&#038;userid=11311&#038;usertype=user&#038;loginid=10455&#038;playercolor=%23000000&#038;playersize=auto&#038;code=3a7b5c6ffb50824a09f4695496186c0f\" style=\"position: absolute; top: 0px; left: 0px; width: 100%; height: 100%; border: 0px;\" allowfullscreen><\/iframe><\/div>\n<\/div>\n<p class=\"wp-block-paragraph\">Pratt posted a <a target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener noreferrer\" href=\"https:\/\/www.instagram.com\/p\/DYSZGwPhQGU\/?hl=en\">video on Instagram<\/a> on May 13, calling out what he named \u201c<a target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener noreferrer\" href=\"https:\/\/www.washingtonexaminer.com\/news\/4568877\/spencer-pratt-shows-off-karen-basura-park\/\">Karen Basura\u2019s park<\/a>.\u201d The word \u201cBasura,\u201d a derogatory nickname Pratt uses for Bass, means trash in Spanish.<\/p>\n<p class=\"wp-block-paragraph\"><a target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener noreferrer\" href=\"https:\/\/www.washingtonexaminer.com\/news\/campaigns\/state\/4579864\/spencer-pratt-mayoral-run-traction-inconsistencies\/\"><strong>SPENCER PRATT\u2019S VIRAL MAYORAL RUN GAINS TRACTION IN LOS ANGELES DESPITE INCONSISTENCIES IN MESSAGING<\/strong><\/a><\/p>\n<p class=\"wp-block-paragraph\">The video showed a playground littered with trash, where Pratt said drug addicts visited, and what looked to be a nearby homeless encampment. <\/p>\n<p class=\"wp-block-paragraph\">\u201cAll of our tax money is going to the drug addicts,\u201d he alleged.<\/p>\n<p class=\"wp-block-paragraph\"><a target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener noreferrer\" href=\"https:\/\/www.lahsa.org\/homeless-count\/dashboards\/hc24-localities-dashboard\">According to the Los Angeles Homeless Services Authority, <\/a>more than 45,000 people were experiencing homelessness in the city in 2024, though officials reported modest declines in unsheltered homelessness in some areas following expanded housing and outreach efforts.<\/p>\n<p class=\"wp-block-paragraph\">Pratt said his administration would pursue stricter intervention policies for individuals struggling with severe addiction or mental illness, referencing California laws that allow courts to mandate treatment in certain cases when individuals are deemed unable to care for themselves.<\/p>\n<p class=\"wp-block-paragraph\">Pratt also claimed some film crews operating in parts of Los Angeles have paid gangs for protection while filming, though he did not provide evidence for the assertion.<\/p>\n<p class=\"wp-block-paragraph\">Pratt emphasized the need for more funding for the fire department, which he says is operating at levels from the 1960s.<\/p>\n<p class=\"wp-block-paragraph\"><a target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener noreferrer\" href=\"https:\/\/www.washingtonexaminer.com\/news\/campaigns\/state\/4584387\/pratt-cool-crips-bloods\/\"><strong>PRATT SAYS HE\u2019S \u2018COOL WITH\u2019 RIVAL CALIFORNIA-BASED GANGS CRIPS AND BLOODS<\/strong><\/a><\/p>\n<p class=\"wp-block-paragraph\">\u201cWe need to get our <a href=\"https:\/\/www.conservativenewsdaily.net\/breaking-news\/spencer-pratt-frames-l-a-mayoral-campaign-around-safety\/\" title=\"... frames L.A. mayoral campaign around safety\">tax money back<\/a>,\u201d he said. \u201cI\u2019m like Robin Hood. I\u2019m actually going to take the money that\u2019s already being taxed by the rich; I\u2019m going to make sure other rich people aren\u2019t stealing it to increase problems.\u201d<\/p>\n<div style=\"display: inline-block; width: 100%; max-width: 640px; min-height: 180px; max-height: 360px; overflow: hidden;\">\n<div style=\"position: relative; width: 100%; padding-top: 56.25%;\"><iframe src=\"https:\/\/share.grabien.com\/share?id=3547266&#038;userid=11311&#038;usertype=user&#038;loginid=10455&#038;playercolor=%23000000&#038;playersize=auto&#038;code=e696ca29be08b0e6a17d9d818201081e\" style=\"position: absolute; top: 0px; left: 0px; width: 100%; height: 100%; border: 0px;\" allowfullscreen><\/iframe><\/div>\n<\/div>\n<p class=\"wp-block-paragraph\">\u201cI made it very clear that I\u2019m going to protect my Jewish friends and families that feel unsafe,\u201d Pratt said. He continued, \u201cI want a Muslim student to feel safe going to worship.\u201d<\/p>\n<p class=\"wp-block-paragraph\">On LGBT safety in Los Angeles, he said, \u201cWhether you want to be trans and however you want to identify, if you\u2019re 18-years-old in America, you should be able to do whatever you want if you don\u2019t hurt other people.\u201d <\/p>\n<p class=\"wp-block-paragraph\"><a target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener noreferrer\" href=\"https:\/\/www.washingtonexaminer.com\/news\/campaigns\/4582234\/spencer-pratt-files-complaint-against-karen-bass\/\"><strong>SPENCER PRATT FILES COMPLAINT AGAINST KAREN BASS<\/strong><\/a><\/p>\n<p class=\"wp-block-paragraph\"> \u201cI\u2019m the common-sense American with the basic expectations of our tax money,\u201d he said.<\/p>\n<p class=\"wp-block-paragraph\">The LA mayoral primary <a target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener noreferrer\" href=\"https:\/\/www.washingtonexaminer.com\/tag\/elections\/\">election<\/a> will be held June 2. <\/p>\n<\/div>\n<\/article>\n<p><\/span><\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"<p>Spencer Pratt says he\u2019ll turn Los Angeles \u201clike Dubai\u201d in eight years by cutting red tape, boosting housing, and improving public safety<\/p>\n","protected":false},"author":4226,"featured_media":2608115,"comment_status":"open","ping_status":"closed","sticky":false,"template":"","format":"standard","meta":{"_mo_disable_npp":"","fifu_image_url":"https:\/\/www.washingtonexaminer.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2026\/05\/spencerpratt_f7c7ef_54a0a2.jpg?w=696","fifu_image_alt":"","footnotes":""},"categories":[],"tags":[16137,47709,36585,5136,70393],"class_list":["post-2608114","post","type-post","status-publish","format-standard","has-post-thumbnail","hentry","tag-dubai","tag-future-plans","tag-los-angeles","tag-pledges","tag-spencer-pratt"],"fifu_image_url":"https:\/\/www.washingtonexaminer.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2026\/05\/spencerpratt_f7c7ef_54a0a2.jpg?w=696","_links":{"self":[{"href":"https:\/\/www.conservativenewsdaily.net\/breaking-news\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts\/2608114","targetHints":{"allow":["GET"]}}],"collection":[{"href":"https:\/\/www.conservativenewsdaily.net\/breaking-news\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts"}],"about":[{"href":"https:\/\/www.conservativenewsdaily.net\/breaking-news\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/types\/post"}],"author":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/www.conservativenewsdaily.net\/breaking-news\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/users\/4226"}],"replies":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/www.conservativenewsdaily.net\/breaking-news\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/comments?post=2608114"}],"version-history":[{"count":3,"href":"https:\/\/www.conservativenewsdaily.net\/breaking-news\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts\/2608114\/revisions"}],"predecessor-version":[{"id":2608118,"href":"https:\/\/www.conservativenewsdaily.net\/breaking-news\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts\/2608114\/revisions\/2608118"}],"wp:featuredmedia":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/www.conservativenewsdaily.net\/breaking-news\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/media\/2608115"}],"wp:attachment":[{"href":"https:\/\/www.conservativenewsdaily.net\/breaking-news\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/media?parent=2608114"}],"wp:term":[{"taxonomy":"category","embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/www.conservativenewsdaily.net\/breaking-news\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/categories?post=2608114"},{"taxonomy":"post_tag","embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/www.conservativenewsdaily.net\/breaking-news\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/tags?post=2608114"}],"curies":[{"name":"wp","href":"https:\/\/api.w.org\/{rel}","templated":true}]}}