Nikki High\u2019s Octavia\u2019s Bookshelf in Pasadena was spared by the fire, but touched by change, it became a hub of relief<\/p>\n
Nikki High, founder of Pasadena\u2019s Octavia\u2019s Bookshelf, couldn\u2019t shake the words of her bookstore\u2019s namesake, science-fiction legend Octavia Butler: \u201cAll that you touch, you change. All that you change changes you. The only lasting truth is change.\u201d<\/p>\n
The past week had made that truth painfully clear to her and her community. A devastating wildfire, known as the Eaton fire, tore through Pasadena and Altadena, leaving destruction in its wake. Twenty-seven lives were lost and dozens still remained unaccounted for. Homes were reduced to ash and families were left searching for basic necessities.<\/p>\n
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