Los Angeles mayoral candidate Spencer Pratt used his past as an attack on incumbent Mayor Karen Bass, referencing her ties to communist Cuba. Pratt, known for his portrayal on MTV's "The Hills," dismissed the idea that his fame was a liability or an asset in his campaign against Bass. He contrasted his past with Bass's anti-American activism, which included visiting Cuba eight times in the 1970s and praising Fidel Castro. Bass joined the Venceremos Brigade in 1973, a pro-Castro organization that sent American leftists to Cuba. A recent FBI report revealed that Cuban intelligence arranged for some Vencereremos participants to receive weapons training.