Mayor of the Tenderloin, Del Seymour. Talking with author Alison Owings.

Update: 2025-11-13

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Alison recounts the story of Del Seymour who recovered after a life of 18 years of homelessness and incarceration to go on to found Code Tenderloin which has reclaimed thousands of former drug addicts and homeless people from the streets of San Francisco. She also gives us a master class in journalistic interview technique drawing out her subject Del to discuss painful truths from his past life.

For an unrelated project, she is looking to interview current and former ICE agents.

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