Julio Ayala, a 26 year-old Salvadoran national, was beaten to death for 15 minutes by thirteen South San Francisco police on April 3rd, 2005. The police came after him a bit after midnight because an SF Airport Inn Manager and the occupant of the room adjacent to Julio's had complained about excessive noise. The official version stands: Julio "stopped breathing" while constrained in a body wrap. Julio Ayala's family was not allowed to view the body due to "lack of suitable facility," was barred from talking to hotel staff, and has not been able to access autopsy, PD, paramedic, or Fire Department reports. Idriss Stelley Foundation, October 22nd Coalition to Stop Police Brutality, Ella Baker Center, and staff from SF Carecen and Coleman Advocates are launching the Justice4JulioAyala Campaign to support the Ayala family's struggle for justice. A candlelight vigil was held on the 30-Day Anniversary of Julio's death by the SF Airport Inn.

The Ayala family attended the march and rally on the anniversary of the death of Cammerin Boyd in San Francisco on May 5th, and have joined the ranks of families whose loved ones have been killed by Law enforcement in the Bay Area, who are struggling for justice. A press conference and protest were held on the steps of South San Francisco City Hall on Wednesday May 18th, 2005 at 5pm (Report | Photos). A traditional 40-day mass was held on Thursday, May 12th at St. John of the Shipwreck on 3rd and Jamestown in San Francisco. The next step in the justice campaign will be a special hearing to be scheduled with the San Mateo City Council in June.