have enough money for everyonetables covered in colorfully wrapped presents greeted kids at the seiu local 1021 office.about 2500 donated presents - in all shapes and sizes- awaited them. for these two sisters, who do not have a home right now, this brings the gift of joy to their family.jameelah johnican /homelesssot it feels good i am going through a lot right now so i am grateful, thankfulnats 123nats hohoho merry christmasa smiling photo with santa...and a candy cane topped off the day.the kids walked around the room with an elf helper to make their selection,...and left with their arms wrapped around something new, special and all their own. sot sandra we need to remember that there are some families that can't do christmas that wont be able to give a gift to their child so if we can bring a smile to the face of some children it will be all worth itstandupall the presents got passed out.and based on the success, seiu wants to make this a holiday tradition.hoho merry christmas everyonein oakland with santa justine waldman kron 4 news. news.waldman kron 4 santa justine in oakland with s

i want to thank the workers from seiu local 21 -- 1021 and the department heads for coming back today. and everybody that's here, i know you probably take a day off or half a day off from work to come and sit here again. when i first heard this at jao committee, i mean, my first response was that sirens are going off, and there is really disturbing. we needed to really address the complaints and concerns of the african-american workers in this city. and especially when i read the numbers, the disparities were evident and glaring. you said this today. people keep repeating that the number, the percentages of african-americans that work in the city are so much higher than the percentage of african-americans that live here. there's a thing that makes me really fume. through decades of city practices, we have pushed african-americans out of this city. the thing is this is still their home, and their community is here. so to use these numbers, i think, is really disturbing and disrespectful, and i wish the city would quit using and saying, we're hiring double or triple the amount of africa