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The cover of Alison Owings’ book “Mayor of the Tenderloin.” Courtesy Beacon Press.

Del Seymour overcame 18 years of addiction and homelessness to become an advocate and mentor for others going through similar struggles in San Francisco’s tough Tenderloin neighborhood. The organization he founded, Code Tenderloin, helps marginalized people get on the path to economic stability, regardless of their background.

Seymour’s journey is chronicled in San Francisco journalist and author Alison Owings’ “Mayor of the Tenderloin” and both Seymour and Owings will be at Books Inc. in Palo Alto on Sept. 17 to celebrate the new book.

San Francisco journalist and author Alison Owings will be at Books Inc. Palo Alto on Sept. 17, joined by Del Seymour, whose life and work is the subject of her latest book, “Mayor of the Tenderloin.” Courtesy DeFiore & Company.

Owings’ previous books include “Hey, Waitress! The USA from the Other Side of the Tray” and “Indian Voices: Listening to Native Americans.”

Sept. 17, 7 p.m., Books Inc. Palo Alto, 855 El Camino Real #74, Palo Alto; booksinc.net/event/2024-09-17/alison-owings-del-seymour-books-inc-palo-alto.

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Karla is an assistant lifestyle editor with Embarcadero Media, working on arts and features coverage.

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