Pratt knocks LA mayor’s approach to homeless people, says Seattle would ‘welcome them’
Pratt said stopping funding for Los Angeles homeless services would send thousands of addicted street residents to Seattle.
- In an ABC interview, Los Angeles mayoral candidate Spencer Pratt asserted most people on the city's streets battle addiction rather than homelessness, claiming they would relocate to Seattle if he cuts funding for what he described as a "broken nonprofit system."
- Throughout his campaign, Pratt has argued LA's homeless crisis stems from excessive waste and wrong strategies rather than underfunding, with his campaign stating the "Homeless Industrial Complex has prioritized process over outcomes, warehousing over treatment, and press releases over results."
- Pratt's five-step plan uses Senate Bill 43 to enable 5150 holds for 72 hours on severe drug users, ends "body brokering" to return out-of-state arrivals home, and involves the DEA and prefabricated rehabilitation campuses on federal land.
- Andrea Suarez with We Heart Seattle told The Center Square on Tuesday she was alarmed by Pratt's remarks, stating his warning about relocation "highlights how our city's tolerant policies on open drug use" invite antisocial behavior, while Mayor Katie Wilson's office did not respond.
- The June 2 primary race between Bass, Pratt, and Nithya Raman could advance to a November runoff if no candidate wins 50%, positioning Pratt's mandatory treatment model against Wilson's plan for 4,000 temporary housing units as voters decide strategy.
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Los Angeles mayoral candidate Spencer Pratt warned that thousands of the city's homeless will relocate to cities like Seattle if he's elected.
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