HUNTINGTON BEACH, Calif. — Lauren and Andrew Gruel, the husband-and-wife owners of a seafood restaurant in a Southern California surf town, are used to thinking local.
Most of the seafood served up in their Huntington Beach restaurant Calico Fish House is sourced from fishers in the area.
This week, that local ethos has stretched a bit further. About an hour’s drive south of the Palisades and the Eaton Fires are raging in Los Angeles, the Gruels have set up their small business to double as a wildfire relief hub. From there, they’ve been coordinating efforts to get donated goods hauled to their neighbors up north…