Campaign finance disclosures reveal that Pratt’s bid for Los Angeles mayor has directed more than $15,000 to the Hotel Bel-Air since April 7, with ten separate transactions documented. The payments included approximately $14,900 classified as “Candidate Travel, Lodging and Meals” alongside roughly $600 for “Fundraising Events,” with an additional $1,800 allocated for Komos Tequila at an event.<\/p>\n
When the Los Angeles Times sought comment, Pratt<\/strong> did not initially respond. Instead, he took to X with a pointed counterargument, sharing an estimate for temporary fencing around his damaged property. The quote-tweet included an image depicting a $54,855 installation proposal for his Palisades lot, where his home was destroyed during the recent fires.<\/p>\n “It seemed cheaper and more secure than putting the fence around my dirt lot where Karen Bass let my house burn down,”<\/em> Pratt wrote in his response.<\/p>\n The fencing estimate detailed materials costing $38,400, labor at $9,300, and a general contractor fee of $7,155 for coverage spanning 330 linear feet across 55 fence panels.<\/p>\n The campaign expenditures surfaced after earlier reports indicated Pratt had been residing at the Hotel Bel-Air for over a month, despite a campaign video showing him at an Airstream trailer on his scorched property. Pratt explained the discrepancy by citing security concerns, stating “I’m at a hotel because these psychopaths are messaging me every day they’re going to kill me.”<\/em> He clarified that multiple locations\u2014the trailer, hotel, and Santa Barbara\u2014represented temporary housing arrangements following the loss of his residence.<\/p>\n Recently, Pratt<\/strong> released an emotional campaign advertisement featuring his wife Heidi Montag<\/strong> and his mother Janet Pratt<\/strong>, who also lost her home in the Palisades Fire. In the ad, Janet Pratt<\/strong> expressed concern about the neighborhood’s recovery timeline. The campaign move drew criticism from Los Angeles Mayor Karen Bass<\/strong>, who accused Pratt of “exploiting” victims’ suffering.<\/p>\n