The demonstrators sought to keep pressure on officials over an incident that severely injured a man in the Canal area.
Demonstrators rally at San Rafael City Hall in support of Julio Jimenez Lopez, who they allege was the victim of police brutality last summer, during a Cesar Chavez Day rally in San Rafael on Friday, March 31, 2023. Demonstrators marched from the Marin Civic Center and Pickleweed Park calling for Marin County District Attorney Lori Frugoli to criminally charge the officers involved.
Emilio Pineda addresses the crowd during a Cesar Chavez Day rally outside City Hall in San Rafael on Friday, March 31, 2023. The demonstration — two marches that converged at City Hall — was timed to coincide with the state holiday commemorating the labor organizer Cesar Chavez. Protesters trekked downtown from Pickleweed Park in the Canal neighborhood and the Marin County Civic Center in northern San Rafael.
Critics have characterized the arrest of 37-year-old Julio Jimenez Lopez as brutal and unjust. The incident, which occurred on July 27 in the Canal neighborhood, was captured on video and has sparked outrage in the city.
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