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Spencer Pratt Tops Debate; Bass Defends Wildfire, Homelessness Reductions

5/10/2026

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Summary

Story summary

Spencer Pratt won the mayoral debate according to an NBC4 viewer poll, earning 89% of votes.
The May 6, 2026 debate at Los Angeles’s Skirball Cultural Center preceded a June 2 primary that will advance the top two candidates to a runoff.
Mayor Karen Bass defended wildfire response and cited a 17.5% drop in street homelessness and an 18% reduction from the Inside Safe program.

History

Historical Context

In 1993, after Tom Bradley’s 20-year tenure ended, Richard Riordan won the mayoral race with 54 % of the vote, becoming the city’s first Republican mayor in 36 years. The office later shifted to nonpartisan elections, and Karen Bass became Los Angeles’s first female mayor in 2022. Today’s June 2026 mayoral debate, featuring Spencer Pratt, revisits the safety-focused agenda Riordan championed and policy priorities set under Bass’s administration.

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Story summary

Spencer Pratt won the mayoral debate according to an NBC4 viewer poll, earning 89% of votes.
The May 6, 2026 debate at Los Angeles’s Skirball Cultural Center preceded a June 2 primary that will advance the top two candidates to a runoff.
Mayor Karen Bass defended wildfire response and cited a 17.5% drop in street homelessness and an 18% reduction from the Inside Safe program.

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