A California city filled its skate park with sand to deter skateboarders. Then the dirt bikes showed up. Keith Preston 6 years ago Direct action. By Leah Asmelash, CNN Officials in one California city thought they had what it would take to keep people away from a local skate park: 37 tons of sand. They were wrong. READ MORE Attack the System Print (Opens in new window) Print Share on Tumblr Share on Reddit (Opens in new window) Reddit