Coven's opening comes against the backdrop of a gradual decline in queer venues in the capital. Figures show more than half of London's LGBTQ venues closed from 2006 to 2022.
"I hope that this serves as the catalyst for other retailers and brands and big businesses and small businesses to come back to the Palisades, Malibu, Altadena and Pasadena," Walker said in an interview.
We ultimately saw the devastation and tragedy that happened with the fires, and we wanted to be helpful. We not only did care camps and other distributions here in this area of Altadena, but we committed to building these two Dodgers Dreamfields.