One protest is planned for Friday afternoon on Highway 50. The highway is the main road between the Bay Area and South Lake Tahoe.
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COVID-19 infections have been rising in the region. Locals say out-of-town visitors are partly to blame. They also say tourists are occupying their parking spots, creating traffic and not cleaning up litter.
"It should be a place for all to come and appreciate, but it's not being appreciated," said Josh Lease, a resident of South Lake Tahoe. "It's being demolished."
VIDEO: Busloads of visitors swarm South Lake Tahoe park, witnesses say crowd came from Bay Area
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Witnesses say Bay Area visitors swarmed South Lake Tahoe park
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