If you haven’t been following the Los Angeles mayor’s race, then you have been missing out.
The race is currently between Democrat Mayor Karen Bass, actor Spencer Pratt, who is running as an Independent but has been a longtime registered Republican, and far-left progressive Nithya Raman.
Recently, Raman has been facing heat after it was revealed she previously advocated for a ban on backyard barbecuing.
In true Spencer Pratt fashion, he took to X and released a video of himself barbecuing with the caption “COME AND TAKE IT.”
Watch here:
COME AND TAKE IT https://t.co/CaYNDj9DGE pic.twitter.com/ceXqcwb8H7
— Spencer Pratt (@spencerpratt) May 15, 2026
Fox News provided the following details on the proposed barbecue ban:
A mayoral candidate in California is taking heat this week for proposing that her city ban backyard barbecues on days that carry high wildfire risk.
Nithya Raman is a Democratic Los Angeles City Council member currently challenging Republican Spencer Pratt in the heated race for L.A. mayor.
The Democratic Socialists of America backed both of Raman’s earlier city council campaigns, though they declined to endorse her mayoral run.
Her proposal to ban backyard barbecuing would have also extended to fire pits and restaurants that cook with open flames had Councilwoman Monica Rodriguez not snuffed it out with her own motion to block the ban.
Raman’s original public-safety motion included language about “a notice to all residents in Red Flag Warning areas to cease all activities that increase risk of fire, such as the use of outdoor barbecues or fire pits.”
Rodriguez fired back at that.
“Having conversations that single out barbecuing in a residential area on a Red Flag day misses the mark, and frankly is tone-deaf, when we know that so many of the fires that are actually impacting neighborhoods have often been derived from other activities that are not being enforced on,” she said while introducing an amendment to withdraw Raman’s recommendation.
ADVERTISEMENTRed Flag days declared by Los Angeles are when weather conditions carry the high potential for fast-moving brush fires, according to the city’s fire department website. The conditions include wind speeds of 25 mph or more and humidity at 15% or less.
Pratt has recently surged in the polls as his campaign has focused on current Mayor Karen Bass’ incompetence during the Palisades fire, which destroyed hundreds of homes, including Pratt’s own home.
His love of nature has also been boosting him.
A video of Pratt feeding hummingbirds with his son, just before the wildfires, has made him more likable among voters.
Take a look:
the only thing I know about Pratt is that hummingbirds like him
this is enough for me to be 100% certain that he is a good man and his enemies are hated by God and hummingbird alike https://t.co/cDOE5O6T8V pic.twitter.com/zmeiKcjGrz
— Beaver 🦁 (@beaverd) May 14, 2026
Fox 11 provided the latest poll for the Los Angeles mayor’s race:
Incumbent Mayor Karen Bass maintains her lead in the race for Los Angeles City Hall, but a new Emerson College poll reveals a tightening contest as former reality TV star Spencer Pratt captures significant momentum among male and Republican-leaning voters.
ADVERTISEMENTAccording to the Emerson College Polling/Inside California Politics survey conducted May 9-10, Bass sits in first place with 30% support.
Pratt follows in second at 22%, a 12-point jump from March, while City Councilmember Nithya Raman holds third at 19%.
This shift comes as undecided voters, who made up over half the electorate in March, have narrowed to just 16%.
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