Calif.: Pratt says he’s ‘teaming up’ with Karen Bass’s brother in legal fight over Palisades Fire

 

Despite the political fallout from his recent primary defeat, former reality television star and defeated mayoral candidate Spencer Pratt is following through on his mission to “save Los Angeles” by teaming up with Mayor Karen Bass’s brother, Kenneth Bass,

Kenneth Bass

  in legal actions stemming from the widely scrutinized city response to the January 2025 Palisades Fire.

On Sunday, Pratt revealed on an X post that he is “proud” to be joining forces with the current mayor’s brother, Kenneth Bass. Although Pratt has not joined an official lawsuit with him, he highlighted a separate lawsuit regarding the fires that he filed against the city last year in January.

“I am proud to be teaming up with Karen Bass’ brother in suing his sister for her reckless negligence that led to the destruction of our homes. I hope their Thanksgiving dinner isn’t too awks. I know ours hasn’t been the same since last year,” Pratt’s post read.

Pratt and his wife, Heidi Montag, lost their Pacific Palisades home in the blaze, which began on January 7, 2025. The devastating fires prompted the couple to sue the city of Los Angeles and the Los Angeles Department of Water and Power (LADWP) on January 21, 2025 alongside roughly 20 other neighbors.

 I am proud to be teaming up with Karen Bass' brother in suing his sister for her reckless negligence that led to the destruction of our homes. I hope their Thanksgiving dinner isn't too awks. I know ours hasn't been the same since last year… pic.twitter.com/d8YyGjJ775

— Spencer Pratt (@spencerpratt) June 14, 2026

In his lawsuit — which remains in the discovery phase — Pratt argued that the LADWP failed to properly maintain water supply for firefighting efforts, causing catastrophic damage.

The complaint further alleged that LADWP “made the conscious decision to operate the water supply system with the reservoir drained and unusable as a ‘cost-saving’ measure” during the deadly L.A. fires, according to the complaint obtained by Fox News Digital.

 

The complaint centers on the Santa Ynez Reservoir, a 117-million-gallon facility that had been out of service and empty since early 2024 for repairs. Plaintiffs argue that the reservoir’s unavailability crippled water pressure to neighborhood hydrants during the wildfire.

Meanwhile, Kenneth Bass and his wife, Cindy, entered a consolidated mass tort lawsuit against the City of Los Angeles and LADWP, maintaining that their Malibu home was a “total burn down.” The couple also highlighted the severe physical and emotional distress they have experience since the tragedy, which killed 12 people and destroyed 6,800 structures.

Despite thousands of claims tied to the fire, the mayor and city attorneys have both denied any wrongdoing, claiming that L.A. is “not liable for these disastrous wildfires.” City officials have further argued that the reservoir was offline in order to comply with drinking water regulations and that the extreme Santa Ana winds and fire conditions would have impacted any city’s water system.

 

“There’s nothing new here — Mayor Bass has spoken of her brother’s loss publicly since January of 2025,” a representative for the mayor said in a statement to Fox News Digital. “Thousands of people are plaintiffs in this action, which names 18 public and private sector defendants. The City Attorney’s Office is responsible for defending the City and DWP in this lawsuit.”