For restaurateur Wil Dee, holding fundraisers for charity has become common over the years, but Thursday’s event for the victims of the Los Angeles fires feels more personal.
Dee was one of the owners of a Haven restaurant in Pasadena a decade ago.
“When I opened up Haven in Pasadena back in 2011 I used to go on hikes and walks and bike rides in Altadena, in that entire area,” Dee told City News Service. “That entire area was a home to me. I rented an apartment up in that area and that was right down the street where I spent years of my life running a restaurant…