State lawmakers cancelled Thusday's meeting due to what officials called an aggressive, violent behavior from protestors.
Assembly members were analyzing the declaration to procede with the National Law of Penal Execution in Baja California when potestors arrived at the building.
Protestors began yelling against lawmakers who were unable to listen to each other.
Assembly Speaker Ignacio Garcia called for a recess to dialogue with protestors.
The residents lead by activist Temoc Avila demanded an explanation about the ongoing construction of a controversial Constellation Brands beer plant south of Mexicali.
Lawmakers recalled the 40 member group that the Assembly requested the city for a temporary suspension and a thorough report about construction and land use permits and licenses.
The report was released recently and the plant construction restarted.
Avila kept asking protestors to continue with the demonstration in order to forbid lawmakers from continuing with their meeting.
Members of the leigslative Political Coordinating Board voted to move the meeting to April 6.
The session will restart at Tecate's Cultural Arts Center.
The meeting date change was voted 19-3.
Men indicted for robberies
Two men were indicted Thusrday for their alleged involvrment in separate robbery cases, said the Attorney Generals' office.
Authorities said the first suspect was identified as Francisco "Doe," 36.
The man allegedly committed a robbery March 3 at the Oxxo store located at calzada del Desierto Street and Cascada la Balsa Street at fraccionamiento Valle del Puebla neighborhood in southeastern Mexicali.
Witnesses said the suspect arrived on scene at 1:27 p.m. and asked for cigarettes and a lighter.
The suspect then brandished a knife-like weapon and demanded money.
The suspect left the store on a bicycle and was arrested moments later by Mexicali police officers.
The other suspect was identified as Josue Alexis "Doe," 26, who was caught by a security guard of Plaza Cataviña next to a trash container and asked to leave.
The suspect brandished a screwdriver and took the guards cell phone.
The incident was reported on March 20.
The shopping mall is located at Cetys Avenue and Gomez Morin Boulevard.
Man indicted for attempted homicide
A man was indicted thursday by a state judge for attempted murder and property damage for allegedly igniting a fire that caused damages to a customer of a convenience store, said the Attorney General's office.
Authorities said Francisco "Doe," 49, was involved in a March 12 arson case reported at the Oxxo store located at Independencia Avenue and Rio Culiacan Sstreet at Colonia Santa Rosalia neighborhood.
The suspect allegedly threw gasoline to some newspapers he brought to the store and ignited racks, a table and a customer.
The victim, a 36-year-old man, got engulfed in flames and exited the store.
The victim had burn injuries on his arms and face, authorities said.
The victim was helped by his sister and girlfriend.
Police officers arrested the suspect at the scene, the agency said.
The judge decided to keep the suspect behind bars for the remainder of trial and gave detectives three months to close the investigation.
State reports thousands of tuberculosis cases
Thousands of new cases of tuberculosis were reported last year in Baja California, said Secretary of Public Health Guillermo Trejo.
The official said 2057 new cases were reported in 2016, of which 592 are in Mexicali, 1,157 in Tijuana and the rest in other cities.
Trejo said 77.28 percent of those new cases are pulmonary tuberculosis.
Since January 392 new cases have been reported, of which 101 are from Mexicali.
The secretary said tuberculosis is spread through coughing, especially to family members and coworkers.
Tuberculosis studies are free if cost for residents and available at health centers
The illness is curable but requires a six month treatment, Trejo said.
March 24 is the International Day of the Fight Against Tuberculosis.
