The Chinatown Community Development Center hosted an early Christmas event in San Francisco featuring a toy giveaway and celebrations for families who recently moved into affordable housing. About the event: Despite pandemic-related challenges, the event featuring food and music at the Gordon J. Lau Elementary School in Chinatown on Sunday symbolized a positive turn for the community. “I think we’re finally starting to feel like things are beginning to turn around and events like this are just symbolic of that,” said Malcolm Yeung, executive director of the Chinatown Community Development Center, according to NBC Bay Area.
Three hundred children living in single room occupancy hotels, or SROs, got a holiday gift from Mayor London Breed, Santa Claus and other San Francisco officials. The event, including food