Riverside County (Murrieta)
MURRIETA -- By the age of 7, Judge Michele Mathis knew how to answer phone calls at her parents' automotive business and had tempered any expectations of an affluent lifestyle. Pasta and dry beans were a staple on the family dinner table, despite 18-hour workdays.
Mathis also learned that if there was something she wanted, she needed to work for it.
"Maybe it's healthy, maybe it's not, but work was ne... (continued)