Lopez: From the scene of South L.A.'s erupting sidewalks, 5 questions for Bass and Raman
Key takeaways
- I had never heard of the former reality TV star before he said God wanted him to be mayor of Los Angeles.
- And yet the pouting Pratt pulled more than 200,000 votes.
- They’re somewhat inter-related and have to do with matters I hear about regularly from readers:
Earl Ofari Hutchinson stands in front of a home with a sidewalk badly in need of repair in South Los Angeles. Hutchinson is demanding that mayoral candidates commit to a plan for repairing broken sidewalks. (Gary Coronado / For The Times) By Steve Lopez Columnist Follow June 13, 2026 5 AM PT 8 min Click here to listen to this article Share via Close extra sharing options Email Facebook X Linked In Threads Reddit Whats App Copy Link URL Copied! Print 0:00 0:00 1x This is read by an automated voice. Please report any issues or inconsistencies here.
OK, I’ll admit it. I’m going to miss Spencer Pratt.
I had never heard of the former reality TV star before he said God wanted him to be mayor of Los Angeles. And now that he’s out of the race, he’s still serving up lazy fastballs down the middle of the plate, calling the top two vote-getters — Mayor Karen Bass and Councilmember Nithya Raman — dummies and morons.