Pratt Slams LA Mayor's 'Performative' Climate Plan

Reality star and mayoral candidate says Bass ignoring 'immediate public health threats' like homeless encampments

Apr. 18, 2026 at 12:48am

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A vibrant, abstract painting depicting a chaotic scene of a homeless encampment on fire, with overlapping geometric shapes in shades of orange, red, and yellow conveying the sense of urgency and destruction.Pratt's criticism of Mayor Bass' climate plan centers on the mayor's failure to address immediate environmental threats like fires and toxic waste from homeless encampments.Los Angeles Today

Los Angeles mayoral candidate Spencer Pratt blasted Mayor Karen Bass' new climate plan, calling it a series of 'performative proclamations' that ignore more pressing environmental issues like homeless encampments and fire risk. Pratt said Bass' plan to cut emissions and increase clean energy lacks substance, arguing the city has 'far more potent and preventable environmental threats' like fires and toxic waste from homeless camps that are being 'completely disregarded' by the mayor.

Why it matters

Pratt's criticism highlights the political tensions around environmental policy in Los Angeles, where the mayor's ambitious climate agenda is facing pushback from a high-profile challenger focused on more immediate quality-of-life concerns. The debate reflects a broader struggle to balance long-term sustainability goals with addressing urgent public health and safety issues.

The details

In a statement to The California Post, Pratt said Bass' climate plan is full of 'recycled ideas' that have been in place for years, arguing the mayor is ignoring more serious environmental threats like toxic waste from homeless encampments and the fire risk they pose. Pratt pointed to the 'multi-front environmental assault' from 'drug zombie encampments' that he said are responsible for over a third of city fires, dumping human waste into storm drains and making streets unsafe for pedestrians. He also criticized Bass for cutting the fire department budget, leading to toxic chemical exposure during recent wildfires.

  • On April 17, 2026, Mayor Bass announced her new climate plan for Los Angeles.
  • In recent years, the city has had policies in place to phase out urban oil drilling and cut emissions at the Port of Los Angeles.

The players

Spencer Pratt

A reality TV personality who is running for mayor of Los Angeles against incumbent Karen Bass.

Karen Bass

The current mayor of Los Angeles who recently announced a new climate action plan for the city.

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What they’re saying

“There is a multi-front environmental assault that is devastating the health of Angelenos that she has ignored and exacerbated.”

— Spencer Pratt, Los Angeles mayoral candidate

“Until we tackle these immediate public health threats and eliminate the menace of blight and negligence in the city, these performative gestures are worthless.”

— Spencer Pratt, Los Angeles mayoral candidate

What’s next

Pratt and Bass are expected to continue debating environmental policy as the mayoral election approaches.

The takeaway

The clash between Pratt and Bass highlights the challenge of balancing long-term sustainability goals with more immediate quality-of-life concerns in Los Angeles, where political tensions are high around environmental policy.