‘The mayor will welcome them’: LA mayoral candidate Spencer Pratt says Seattle’s policies will attract LA’s homeless population

Los Angeles mayoral candidate Spencer Pratt warned that thousands of the city’s homeless will relocate to cities like Seattle if he’s elected.

In an interview with ABC, the former reality TV star said most people living on LA’s streets are battling addiction, not homelessness. If the city stops funding what he described as a “broken nonprofit system” intended to aid those experiencing homelessness, many will leave for cities with more permissive policies — like Seattle.

“They’re not homeless, they’re drug addicts,” Pratt said in the interview. “These people have been bused in by scam rehabs, scam NGOs, scam homeless nonprofits. They’re all going to Seattle, where the mayor will welcome them.”…

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