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Private "Safe Houses" Returning Due to State Budget Cuts

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Years ago, before the government funded domestic violence shelters, there were "safe houses," private homes open to women and children fleeing abusive situations. Because of California's budget crisis, in one city northeast of Sacramento, locals are once again opening their homes to battered women.

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