Los Angeles mayoral candidate Spencer Pratt publicly criticizes Mayor Karen Bass during the Sandy Fire, as firefighters respond to the blaze in areas including Simi Valley and parts of Ventura County. Across reports, Pratt frames the wildfires as an opportunity to question Bass’s approach to public safety and city leadership ahead of an upcoming election. Newsweek reports that Pratt uses the Sandy Fire to “double down” on attacks on Bass weeks before the election. The New York Post similarly describes Pratt denouncing Bass during the active firefighting response, presenting his comments as focused on how the mayor prioritizes issues during emergencies. While the two outlets differ in the language used to describe Pratt’s remarks, both tie his criticism directly to the timing of the Sandy Fire and to his broader campaign messaging against Bass. The reports do not indicate that Pratt’s comments change official wildfire containment efforts or that Bass responds within the cited coverage.