Spencer Pratt, a Los Angeles mayoral candidate, discusses his plans for the city, including his stance on homelessness, the role of the federal government in providing housing, and the potential costs and funding requirements.
Los Angeles mayoral candidate Spencer Pratt has big plans for the city, and he insists that he's not running to make money or boost his personal brand.
"Well, they're not homeless. They're drug addicts. Most of these people are addicted to fentanyl and meth. This isn't Spencer making that up.
There is places for all of these people to sleep in L.A. No matter what anybody tells you, we have housing and shelter for everyone that's living on the street. They areto be on the streets because they want to do drugs. They don't want rules.
They don't want to listen. They want to have animals to abuse.
""It's going to take time to build a facility and money ... How fast do you think you can do it?
""Literally, I went to Washington and I saw miles of the most insane, prefabricated housing and buildings. I asked all the CEOs of these companies, I said, 'How long do these take?
' I met with FEMA and HUD ... three days. Three days, and all of this is cheaper than trying to ... kick senior citizens out of their buildings.
""Well, when I'm mayor, I'll go meet with the federal government and I'll get the property. Right now, I'm just running, so I can't give you the exact address because I don't have the legal responsibility to go represent Los Angeles and say, 'Can I have this land?
'" Pratt said he would much rather be out promoting his book and his wife's music or running his crystal business, but can't do any of that because he's following campaign ethics rules. "Let's talk about the money because you've been open about some of your struggles financially in the past. ""But a $15 billion budget that you will have to manage as elected mayor.
I just want to know, for the citizens of Los Angeles, how can they trust you with that $15 billion?
""I'll tell them this: Right now, we have Mayor Bass. She just spent $400 million to house 1,400 people. I could hire 10 better accountants that I probably have on my phone that can make sure we take $400 million and we don't waste it on 1,400 people.
" It's unclear how Pratt plans to achieve all the goals he's campaigning on, but getting pushback from those he'll have to work with isn't a concern. "The city council does have a lot of power in Los Angeles. There are 15 city councilmembers. I've seen Mayor Bass try and put forth a lot a legislation.
They've stopped it. Do you have any allies on the city council? How do you plan to work with them to actually get things done? Because the mayor doesn't just have unlimited power.
""Yeah, I know. Thank you.
First off, we have an election coming, so I have a good feeling that the four DSA block the socialists. L.A. is done with the DSA of the socialists, so that block is going to be removed.
" Some of Pratt's past actions and statements have made their way into his campaign, which the reality TV star responded to during our interview. "I've said a lot of dumb things. I've done a lot stupid things in my life, but after they let my house burn down and my parents' house burn out, I'm a different person.
" Pratt was asked about President Donald Trump's support of his campaign, and although Pratt is a Republican, the mayor's race is a non-partisan race.3 men killed in San Diego mosque shooting and both teenage suspects dead, police say
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