Photo of the Day: Orange County residents gather to protest stay-at-home order

Saylor Nedelman

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  • Human Rights Attorney Leigh Dundas speaks at a rally to protest the stay-at-home order in downtown San Clemente, Calif., on Sunday, April 19, 2020. (Saylor Nedelman / Golden Gate Xpress)

  • Hundreds of Orange County residents gather in downtown San Clemente, Calif., to protest the stay-at-home order on Sunday, April 19, 2020. (Saylor Nedelman / Golden Gate Xpress)

  • Protesters are seen holding signs and gathering in public spaces, despite the COVID-19 stay-at-home regulations in San Clemente, Calif., on Sunday, April 19, 2020. (Saylor Nedelman / Golden Gate Xpress)

  • Hundreds of Orange County residents gather in downtown San Clemente, Calif., to protest the stay-at-home order on Sunday, April 19, 2020. (Saylor Nedelman / Golden Gate Xpress)

  • A protestor is seen with a message on his back at a rally to lift stay-at-home regulations in San Clemente, Calif., on Sunday, April 19, 2020. (Saylor Nedelman / Golden Gate Xpress)

  • Orange County residents march in downtown San Clemente, Calif., to protest the stay-at-home regulations on Sunday, April 19, 2020. (Saylor Nedelman / Golden Gate Xpress)

  • A protestor is seen with a message on his back at a rally to lift stay-at-home regulations in San Clemente, Calif., on Sunday, April 19, 2020. (Saylor Nedelman / Golden Gate Xpress)

  • A protestor is seen with a message on his back at a rally to lift stay-at-home regulations in San Clemente, Calif., on Sunday, April 19, 2020. (Saylor Nedelman / Golden Gate Xpress)

  • Orange County residents march in downtown San Clemente, Calif., to protest the stay-at-home regulations on Sunday, April 19, 2020. (Saylor Nedelman / Golden Gate Xpress)

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Tensions rise in Orange County as small businesses and residents come together to protest the COVID-19 stay at home order. Hundreds of protesters gathered in downtown San Clemente, defying the shelter-in-place regulations. There have been other public gatherings in Huntington Beach and upcoming ones planned in surrounding cities. Most of the participants at the San Clemente protest were not wearing masks. The reasons for gathering varied. Some residents’ local businesses are suffering, some feel their rights are being violated, some don’t believe in the severity of the virus, while some are tired of “living in fear”.