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LOS ANGELES – Outside the Bristol Farms market in the LA Westchester neighborhood, residents who spoke to Fox News Digital all agreed that homelessness is a major problem facing the city, but disagreed on which mayoral candidate is the right choice to clean it up.
“Love him,” Shelley Zuckerman said of reality TV star and freelancer Spencer Pratt, adding that homelessness is a big motivator behind her support for the TV star's mayoral run.
“The fact that he's not a politician, so he might be a liar or not talking, we don't know that yet, and I know that he wants to do for LA what the politicians said they would do but didn't do,” Zuckerman said. “And I know that politics works, that once you're in you can't do what you want to do, but at least you have love.”
SPENCER PRATT SAYS HIS POLICY WILL FORCE THE HOMELESS OUT OF LA AND INTO CITIES LIKE SEATTLE.
Los Angeles residents say homelessness is the biggest problem facing the city as it heads into the mayoral election. (Fox News Digital)
When asked if crime was a motivating factor in voting for Pratt, Zuckerman's husband Saul replied, “Yes.”
The couple says they are supporting Republican Steve Hilton for governor.
Patrick Reynolds, who lives in the area, said he was “not happy with any of the candidates” and called Pratt a “ridiculous person” before voting for incumbent Mayor Karen Bass “with a little hesitation.”
Homelessness has been a concern for voters in Los Angeles, and although Bass has been mayor for the past four years, Reynolds said he believes he is the best choice for that.
Reynolds, who said he supported billionaire Democrat Tom Steyer for governor, spoke at length about issues of homelessness, including a local park he said has become too dangerous to visit in recent years.
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Mayoral candidate Spencer Pratt hosts a campaign party on 10th Avenue in Los Angeles on May 20, 2026. (Robert Gauthier/Los Angeles Times)
“Definitely homelessness,” a woman named Diane, who said she voted for Bass, told Fox News Digital, “That's number one on my list, and I think he's tried really hard to fix that problem. It's a big problem, I know. And I think he's down to earth. He's not a rich millionaire, which I appreciate.”
Diane said she supports former Health and Human Services Secretary Xavier Becerra, a Democrat who served in the Biden administration, for governor because he is “a good man.”
“I like that he is an immigrant and has worked his way into this world,” said Diane. “I think he has a good mind. I also like that he's not a billionaire. I can relate to him.”
Dan Madden, a resident of nearby Manhattan Beach, told Fox News Digital that if he could vote in LA fair, he would go with Pratt.
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Los Angeles city councilwoman and progressive mayoral candidate Nithya Raman, left, pictured with incumbent mayor Karen Bass, right. (Ronaldo Bolaños/Los Angeles Times via Getty Images; Justin Sullivan/Getty Images)
“That would be my guy,” said Madden, who added that he is voting for Hilton for governor. “The last 20 years in Los Angeles have been traumatic.”
“It's getting worse,” Madden said of the homeless situation in the Los Angeles area. “They're cleaning up here and there. Spots, especially along the beach, the coast, you can see it cleaned. After two months, everyone is back.”
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Pratt, a registered Republican running as an independent, is facing a nonpartisan mayoral challenge against incumbent Mayor Karen Bass, a Democrat, and City Council Member Nithya Raman, a socialist.
Tuesday's election will determine which two will run for the general election in November. If a candidate receives more than 50% of the vote, they will automatically be named the next mayor.
