LOS ANGELES—Two local county supervisors say they are willing to risk the consequences of working against the expected policies of the incoming Trump presidential administration, calling it “Operation Monkey Wrench.”
“I want every single person, every single government, every single organization to do what they can to throw a monkey wrench in this new administration’s plans,” said Supervisor Sheila Kuehl.
The chair of the Los Angeles County Board of Supervisors, Hilda Solis, Supervisor Sheila Kuehl, and other local leaders spoke at a rally against hate hosted by Solis on Tuesday, Nov. 22. They spoke of supporting immigrant communities amidst threats of ramped-up deportations and supporting minority groups amidst hate crimes that may be related to the presidential election, as well as other actions.
Participants held up signs saying #StopTheHate and “Safe, Strong, United.”
The Board of Supervisors on Tuesday also unanimously passed a motion to publicly condemn recent acts of hateful harassment and violence.
The motion calls on all law enforcement in the county to implement recommendations based on a countywide hate crime task force and a 2015 county hate crime report, including communicating with and providing support to communities who are likely to be targeted.
“As the agency that tracks hate crimes in LA County, we are all well too aware of the degree of discrimination, hostility, bigotry that we have seen since the election of Donald Trump,” said Robin Toma, Executive Director of the Los Angeles County Human Relations Commission at the rally.
