This underdog candidate's app will expose the politicians to blame for LA's shocking filth



Los Angeles is consistently ranked as one of the dirtiest cities in the United States, but one mayoral candidate thinks tying the city's cleanliness to government officials' records is the key to getting the city spotless.

Through a municipal service called 311, residents can already report trash, graffiti, and other garbage-related issues. However, this has not helped L.A. escape the lowest rankings of studies that measure filth in big cities.

'Our city council members need to feel that when election time comes around.'

A 2025 study by Oxi Fresh measured cities in terms of the amount of rodents, vandalism, litter, and more. Los Angeles-Long Beach-Anaheim was No. 34 out of 35 cities, only ahead of New York-Newark-Jersey City, earning a D+ rating.

Another study from last year placed Los Angeles at second-worst in terms of living conditions, waste infrastructure, pollution, and resident dissatisfaction. The only city worse off than L.A. in the massive 303-city ranking system was San Bernardino, California.

Enter mayoral candidate and former television star Spencer Pratt, who says tying the record of politicians' districts in the city to cleanliness will keep them accountable.

"I created an app that will replace 311 that actually has accountability and eventually the app would merge into the city dashboards ... [or] go on the city website," Pratt said on his podcast, "The Fame Game with Heidi & Spencer."

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Pratt and his wife, Heidi, discussed the city's lack of cleanliness with Juan Naula, who spends his time showcasing the filth of L.A., while actually going out and cleaning it.

Pratt proposed that his app would allow residents to film or photograph their local garbage, which then gets geo-stamped and sent to the appropriate district representatives.

"What the app will do is it will show wherever you are in the city ... it's going to geo-stamp it, and it's going to create accountability to all the people that are responsible," Pratt continued. "It'll automatically email them and then it'll show their track record of their response time, their failures, so that we see as voters and constituents, our city council members, and they'll be ranked and rated."

The 42-year-old likened the idea to delivery services and restaurants, which live and prosper off the back of ratings systems that push them to provide satisfactory customer service.

"Why are our city council members not held to the same expectations that my mom will hold the place [giving] her spinach artichoke choke dip," the host asked.

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The L.A. website's reportable services currently includes dumping and trash collection issues, bulk item pickups, potholes and graffiti reports, parking enforcement, and animal services.

There is no built-in measurement for accountability, but a review of city data by UCLA showed that the typical response time was four to six days depending on the situation.

Anonymous reports allegedly took a day longer to solve than named reports; five days versus four days. At the same time, Android submissions took an average of six days for a resolution while Apple report had a response time of five days.

The pressure of performance was paramount for Pratt, who said "our city council members need to feel that when election time comes around."

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Anti-Semitic assaults hit an all-time high in New York and New Jersey in 2021, higher throughout the country



Anti-Semitic incidents in the U.S. hit an all-time high in 2021, with the states of New York and New Jersey accounting for nearly 30% of the reported total.

According to the Anti-Defamation League (ADL), incidents (being defined as vandalism, harassment, or assault) were up significantly last year. According to the ADL’s annual summary, these incidents are due to pandemic restrictions decreasing and a retaliatory backlash in response to Israeli airstrikes in the Gaza Strip in May 2021, NBC 4 New York reported.

The ADL recorded 416 incidents in New York in 2021, including 51 assaults that primarily occurred in Brooklyn. The organization also reported 370 total incidents in New Jersey.

Scott Richman, the regional director for the ADL in New York and New Jersey, said, “The alarming uptick in anti-Semitic incidents in our state should be deeply concerning to all — Jews and those outside of the Jewish community. The fact that these incidents included an unprecedented number of vicious assaults — frequently targeting visibly Jewish individuals on the streets of New York, including young children — is incredibly disturbing.”

The rise in anti-Semitic attacks runs parallel to a general increase in hate crimes throughout these areas, as well. Hate crimes rose 24% in the first four months when compared to the same period in 2020. They rose another 32% in the same period this year.

According to the ADL Center on Extremism’s Audit of Antisemitic Incidents, 2,717 anti-Semitic incidents occurred throughout the U.S. in 2021. This marks a 34% increase from the recorded 2,026 incidents in 2020. It also marks the highest number on record since the ADL began tracking anti-Semitic incidents in 1979.

The ADL said, “Of the 2,717 incidents recorded in 2021, 1,776 were cases of harassment, a 43% increase from 1,242 in 2020 and 853 incidents were cases of vandalism, a 14% increase from 751 in 2020. The 88 incidents of antisemitic assault (a 167% increase from 33 in 2020), involved 131 victims; none of the assaults were deadly.”

The ADL reported that “incidents in K-12 schools, colleges and universities increased in 2021 but were flat compared to the five-year average.” The ADL logged 331 incidents of anti-Semitism at non-Jewish K-12 schools — marking a 106% increase from 2020 — and 155 incidents at colleges and universities — indicating a 21% from 2020.

The report also catalogued 525 anti-Semitic incidents at Jewish institutions such as synagogues, Jewish community centers, and Jewish schools.

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