Battered women in the "beacon of freedom"

"Nearly a dozen victims of domestic violence in western Nevada County — women and their children — have had to leave a safe house in the area to find somewhere else to live. As California officials wrestle with a $26.3 billion state budget deficit, their continued cuts to social service programs have forced the closure of 96 battered women's shelters across the state, including one operated by the Grass Valley-based Domestic Violence and Sexual Assault Coalition."