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\n\tLos Angeles mayors usually coast to a second term \u2014 the last two defeated token opposition in the primary. Karen Bass\u2018 chances for a smooth reelection likely vanished on Jan. 7, 2025, when the Palisades fire destroyed some 6,800 structures, including the home of reality star Spencer Pratt.<\/p>\n

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\n\tFueled by outrage, Pratt has leveraged his skills as an influencer to rally a campaign built on a revolt
against homelessness and disorder. Though Bass will likely be forced into a runoff, she still doesn\u2019t
seem that worried about the former star of \u201cThe Hills.\u201d<\/p>\n

\n\t\u201cReality TV \u2014 that\u2019s a good thing. Lots of jobs in reality TV,\u201d Bass said at an appearance with Hollywood unions on May 21. \u201cBut being the star of a reality TV show is very different than running the nation\u2019s second-largest city, and one does not qualify you for the other.\u201d<\/p>\n

\n\tThere are fewer jobs than there used to be \u2014 reality TV production is down 71% from the five-year average, according to FilmLA. The decline in Hollywood production has been a major theme of the campaign, as both Pratt and Councilwoman Nithya Raman have accused Bass of standing by while the industry left town.<\/p>\n

\n\tAt the event at Sunset Las Palmas Studios, Bass touted her record of supporting industry tax incentives, slashing permit fees and appointing a film czar to help productions navigate the bureaucracy.<\/p>\n

\n\t\u201cWe will never abandon the industry,\u201d she said. \u201cThe industry is a part of our DNA.\u201d<\/p>\n

\n\tReality TV may not qualify a candidate to be<\/em> mayor, but it might be good preparation for campaigning \u2014 especially now. Asked after the event if she planned to emulate Pratt\u2019s attention-getting approach, Bass said she did not.<\/p>\n

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\n\t\u201cNo, I think it\u2019s really important that I do my job, which is what I have done every single day,\u201d she said, \u201cand that I continue to do that and communicate to people what is being done and what we have done.\u201d<\/p>\n

\n\tBefore taking the podium, Bass chatted with the labor leaders, saying it appeared likely she would face Pratt, a Republican, in the November runoff. Given that Democrats outnumber Republicans nearly 4-to-1, Bass clearly prefers that to a matchup against Raman, a fellow Democrat. She noted that Raman has few friends on the city council and would struggle to build alliances as mayor.<\/p>\n

\n\tIn response, Raman told Variety<\/em> that she\u2019s worked with her colleagues to pass renter protections and
other measures, and that she decided to challenge Bass out of frustration with the city\u2019s direction.<\/p>\n

\n\t\u201cI know we can do better,\u201d Raman said. <\/p>\n

\n\tPratt\u2019s campaign declined to comment.<\/p>\n

\n\tBass was elected four years ago on a pledge to address homelessness without criminalizing it. She
said she has been surprised by the extent of resistance from the left to getting people off the street.<\/p>\n

\n\t\u201cThe biggest shock to me was the fact that I was coming against people who actually don\u2019t think
street homelessness is a problem,\u201d she told Variety<\/em>. \u201cIt was beyond my imagination that there would
be people who think it\u2019s OK to be on the street.\u201d<\/p>\n

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