LOS ANGELES — Before she smartened up and took to the law, Laura Streimer had ambitions to be a newspaper reporter.
For one college story assignment on Skid Row, she found a doctor and a lawyer who slid into homelessness. That experience was formative in her wanting to help others. But instead of journalism, she decided to become an attorney. Streimer went on to spend over 25 years in legal services, helping poor people... (continued)