Tonight on California Underground, Phil and Camille break down the Spencer Pratt surge: what happened at the May 6th NBC4 debate, the post-debate numbers (88% said Pratt won), the UCLA Luskin poll showing 40% of Los Angeles voters still undecided, and what Bass pulling out of tonight's debate actually signals. Then: California gas prices hit $6.13 a gallon — and state officials confirmed the state has just four to six weeks of supply. California closed 18% of its own refining capacity in under a year, has no pipeline connections to any other state, and now imports gasoline from South Korea, the Bahamas, and India. The California energy crisis didn't start with the Iran war. The war just made it impossible to ignore.
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📌 Sources:
Debate recap: https://www.deseret.com/politics/2026/05/07/la-mayor-race-debate-spencer-pratt-makes-noise/
Prediction markets post-debate: https://www.newsweek.com/pratt-bass-raman-chances-la-mayoral-debate-11922772
Spencer Pratt CBS interview: https://www.cbsnews.com/news/spencer-pratt-full-interview-los-angeles-mayoral-race/
California gas shortage explainer: https://abcnews.com/Business/california-risk-gasoline-shortage-amid-iran-war-experts/story?id=132666507
Four to six weeks of supply confirmed: https://kmph.com/news/local/california-leaders-report-four-to-six-weeks-worth-of-gasoline-and-diesel-in-supply
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