{"id":802154,"date":"2026-05-17T05:02:17","date_gmt":"2026-05-17T05:02:17","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/www.europesays.com\/us\/802154\/"},"modified":"2026-05-17T05:02:17","modified_gmt":"2026-05-17T05:02:17","slug":"mayoral-hopeful-spencer-pratt-woos-valley-voters-in-a-rivals-district","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/www.europesays.com\/us\/802154\/","title":{"rendered":"Mayoral hopeful Spencer Pratt woos Valley voters in a rival’s district"},"content":{"rendered":"\n

Lake Balboa resident Jose Meraz is looking for a mayor who will turn L.A. around, cleaning up streets that he says are \u201cfilled with garbage.\u201d<\/p>\n

Schoolteacher Tracey Schroeder, a Republican candidate for state Assembly, is unhappy about crime, open-air drug use and the slow rebuilding effort in the wake of the Palisades fire, which destroyed thousands of homes.<\/p>\n

Greg Whitley, a resident of Reseda, said he\u2019s frustrated with homelessness and the influx of what he called \u201ccriminal illegal aliens.\u201d<\/p>\n

\u201cI live with the Spanish community. Great people,\u201d he said. \u201cBut these illegals that come here for criminal reasons, they\u2019re making them look bad, and they don\u2019t like it.\u201d<\/p>\n

All three showed up outside a five-bedroom home in Sherman Oaks on Saturday, looking to speak with reality TV personality Spencer Pratt, now waging an insurgent campaign for Los Angeles mayor in the June 2 election.<\/p>\n

\"Mayoral <\/p>\n

Mayoral candidate Spencer Pratt, left, poses with a supporter during a community meet-and-greet event Saturday at a home on Longridge Avenue in a residential neighborhood of Sherman Oaks.<\/p>\n

(Etienne Laurent\/For The Times)<\/p>\n

Standing in the entry to the home\u2019s two-car garage, the onetime star of \u201cThe Hills\u201d spent more than two hours shaking hands, giving hugs and posing for photos with his admirers, who waited in line under punishing San Fernando Valley sunshine.<\/p>\n

Pratt used social media to invite the public to the campaign event, which took place in the district represented by one of his mayoral opponents, City Councilmember Nithya Raman.<\/p>\n

He did not deliver any speeches outside the property, which is listed for rent on Zillow<\/a> for $15,950 per month. He and a member of his security personnel said he was not taking interviews.<\/p>\n

Pratt has been running in voter surveys behind Mayor Karen Bass, who is running for reelection, sometimes swapping places with Raman for second and third. He turned in a strong debate performance<\/a> this month and has been outpacing his rivals<\/a> in fundraising, according to the most recent disclosure reports.<\/p>\n

While running for office, Pratt has blamed Bass for the 2025 wildfire that destroyed much of Pacific Palisades, including his home. He has railed against the city\u2019s handling of homelessness, saying he would pursue a \u201ctreatment first\u201d approach toward people with drug addiction who are living on the street.<\/p>\n

\"Mayoral <\/p>\n

Mayoral candidate Spencer Pratt, back to the camera, speaks with supporters Saturday during a community meet-and-greet event. <\/p>\n

(Etienne Laurent\/For The Times)<\/p>\n

Pratt said recently that he wants to increase Los Angeles Police Department staffing to 12,500 officers over the next decade, up from about 8,600. Speaking with one supporter on Saturday, he said the city needs to \u201cmake sure all the laws are being enforced.\u201d<\/p>\n

\u201cPlenty of functioning cities enforce their laws,\u201d he said.<\/p>\n

That message resonated with many of the people in line. <\/p>\n

\u201cHe is advocating for the safety and security of our families \u2014 specifically, for mothers to be able to walk their kids to school,\u201d said Saba Lahar, a resident of Sherman Oaks, moments after talking to the candidate.<\/p>\n

Pratt fans dropped off ballots, picked up lawn signs and stopped to pick up coffee drinks from the Hustle N Dough doughnut truck parked out front.<\/p>\n

Some showed up even though they cannot cast ballots in L.A.<\/p>\n

\"A <\/p>\n

Ruben Jr., no last name given takes a picture of his father during mayoral candidate Spencer Pratt\u2019s community meet-and-greet Saturday in Sherman Oaks.<\/p>\n

(Etienne Laurent\/For The Times)<\/p>\n

Brian Rodda, who runs a walking food tour company, described himself as \u201can unsatisfied Angeleno\u201d even though he lives in West Hollywood, which is not part of the city of L.A. <\/p>\n

\u201cSadly, because I do live in West Hollywood, I cannot vote for him,\u201d he said. \u201cBut I certainly think we need a change.\u201d<\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"Lake Balboa resident Jose Meraz is looking for a mayor who will turn L.A. around, cleaning up streets…\n","protected":false},"author":3,"featured_media":802155,"comment_status":"","ping_status":"","sticky":false,"template":"","format":"standard","meta":{"footnotes":""},"categories":[5123],"tags":[1582,276,2451,6279,219969,316,6276,2961,4536,224,2444,5337,6566,49208,120190,11449,314979,75276,12636,9111],"class_list":{"0":"post-802154","1":"post","2":"type-post","3":"status-publish","4":"format-standard","5":"has-post-thumbnail","7":"category-los-angeles","8":"tag-ca","9":"tag-california","10":"tag-city","11":"tag-district","12":"tag-great-people","13":"tag-home","14":"tag-l-a","15":"tag-la","16":"tag-line","17":"tag-los-angeles","18":"tag-los-angeles-times","19":"tag-losangeles","20":"tag-place","21":"tag-pratt","22":"tag-republican-candidate","23":"tag-resident","24":"tag-rival","25":"tag-security-personnel","26":"tag-sherman-oaks","27":"tag-voter"},"share_on_mastodon":{"url":"https:\/\/pubeurope.com\/@us\/116588167416054936","error":""},"_links":{"self":[{"href":"https:\/\/www.europesays.com\/us\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts\/802154","targetHints":{"allow":["GET"]}}],"collection":[{"href":"https:\/\/www.europesays.com\/us\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts"}],"about":[{"href":"https:\/\/www.europesays.com\/us\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/types\/post"}],"author":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/www.europesays.com\/us\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/users\/3"}],"replies":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/www.europesays.com\/us\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/comments?post=802154"}],"version-history":[{"count":0,"href":"https:\/\/www.europesays.com\/us\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts\/802154\/revisions"}],"wp:featuredmedia":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/www.europesays.com\/us\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/media\/802155"}],"wp:attachment":[{"href":"https:\/\/www.europesays.com\/us\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/media?parent=802154"}],"wp:term":[{"taxonomy":"category","embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/www.europesays.com\/us\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/categories?post=802154"},{"taxonomy":"post_tag","embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/www.europesays.com\/us\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/tags?post=802154"}],"curies":[{"name":"wp","href":"https:\/\/api.w.org\/{rel}","templated":true}]}}