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Members of community attacked

in Mexico doubt they'll return

By WALTER BERRY family out, my brothers and "It's pretty hard on every-
The Associated Press sisters and lots of kids," Mike one and it's sad. I grew up
PHOENIX (AP) — A Utah Hafen said Sunday in tele- there. It was an awesome
man who helped get his phone interview from his sis- place to live. I love the
mother and other fam- ter's home in Phoenix. place. Growing up there,
ily members safely out of "They've been down there I wouldn't trade it for any-
northern Mexico after nine for 47 years. They left with thing," added Hafen, 54,
people were killed in an the bare minimum, what- who moved to Utah 15
apparent ambush said ever they could fit in the years ago. "But what the
Sunday that most fled to back of my pickup," Hafen cartels doing what they're
Arizona with whatever they added. "After 47 years of doing, it's not safe. We Cole Langford, left, and Hayden Spenct, of the Mormon colony
could fit in their cars and living, they almost had to have found that out." in La Mora, Mexico, hug during a rendezvous in a gas station in
trucks and they'll likely nev- walk away from every- Monday's deadly attack Douglas, Ariz., Saturday, Nov. 9, 2019.
er return. thing." occurred as the women Associated Press
More than 100 people left Hafen said many of his fam- traveled with their children
their rural community in ily and friends think they'll to visit relatives. Eight chil- tiple wives to establish off- families have called home
northern Mexico on Satur- never return to Mexico be- dren, some mere infants, shoots elsewhere. since the 1950s.
day in an 18-vehicle cara- cause of the drug cartels. survived the ambush. The families had lived in two Hafen said his family mem-
van after the attack Mon- "It's getting worse. There's The spread-out community hamlets in Mexico's Sonora bers haven't decided
day in which nine women nothing but corruption. You traces its origins to the end state: La Mora and Colonia whether to stay in Arizona
and children were killed by don't know who you can of polygamy more than a LeBaron. Other residents of or go elsewhere.
what authorities say were trust," Hafen said. "Some century ago by The Church the hamlets plan to depart "They're still working on it,
hit men from drug cartels. of my family say they don't of Jesus Christ of Latter- in the coming days, leav- trying to figure it out," he
"I went down there to get think they will ever be go- day Saints, forcing Mormon ing the community their said.q
my mother and get my ing back. families in the U.S. with mul-

Progressive lawyer Boudin wins San

Francisco's DA race

By DAISY NGUYEN misconduct cases. destructive effects of mass
Associated Press “The people of San Fran- incarceration and it mo-
SAN FRANCISCO (AP) — cisco have sent a power- tivated him to reform the
Chesa Boudin, the son of ful and clear message: It’s nation’s broken criminal
anti-war radicals sent to time for radical change to justice system.
prison for murder when he how we envision justice,” He was raised in Chicago
was a baby, has won San Boudin said in a statement. by Weather Underground
Francisco’s tightly contest- “I’m humbled to be a part leaders Bill Ayers and Ber-
ed race for district attor- of this movement that is un- nardine Dohrn before
ney after campaigning to wavering in its demand for studying law at Yale Univer-
reform the criminal justice transformation.” sity. He later won a Rhodes
system. Boudin entered the race Scholarship and worked
The former deputy public as an underdog and cap- as a translator for Venezu-
defender declared victory tured voters’ attention ela’s late President Hugo
Saturday night after four with his extraordinary life Chavez before coming to
days of ballot counting de- story: He was 14 months San Francisco.
termined he was ahead old when his parents, who Loftus was appointed the
of interim District Attorney were members of the far- interim district attorney by
Suzy Loftus. The latest results left Weather Underground, Mayor London Breed last
from the San Francisco De- were imprisoned for their month after George Gas-
partment of Elections gave role in an armored car rob- con announced he was re-
Boudin a lead of 8,465 bery in upstate New York signing and moving to Los
votes. that left two police officers Angeles to explore a run for
Loftus conceded and said and a security guard dead. DA there.
she will work to ensure a His mother, Kathy Boudin, The American Civil Liberties
smooth and immediate served 22 years and his Union of Northern Califor-
transition. father, David Gilbert, may nia accused Breed of un-
Boudin, 39, became the spend the rest of his life in dermining the democratic
latest candidate across the prison. process.
nation to win district attor- “Growing up, I had to go Loftus was endorsed by the
ney elections by pushing through a metal detector city’s Democratic establish-
for sweeping reform over and steel gates just to give ment, including Gov. Gavin
incarceration. He said he my parents a hug,” Boudin Newsom and Sens. Dianne
wants to tackle racial bias said in his campaign video. Feinstein and Kamala Har-
in the criminal justice sys- He said that as one of the ris. Boudin received high-
tem, overhaul the bail sys- dozens of people whose profile support from Ver-
tem, protect immigrants lives were shattered by the mont Sen. Bernie Sanders
from deportation and pur- deadly robbery in 1981, he and writer and civil rights
sue accountability in police experienced first-hand the activist Shaun King.q