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A formerly homeless man gave us a tour of the gritty San Francisco neighborhood that's been overrun by tech companies

Published by Business Insider on Fri, 15 Dec 2017


Over the past several years, the Tenderloina San Francisco neighborhood known as an enclave for the city's chronically homelesshas been infiltrated by tech companies. The rent is cheaper than anywhere else downtown, and the city provides tax breaks to companies planting roots in specific low-income areas.Del Seymour spent 18 years living on the streets of the Tenderloin, where he said he was once "the biggest dope dealer." Today, he leads walking tours of the neighborhood for tech workers, residents, and tourists, to show that the area and its inhabitants have more to offer.Seymour, 70, is also the founder of Code Tenderloin, a non-profit organization that helps the formerly incarcerated, homeless, and similarly marginalized residents develop job-readiness skills and find work at the same tech companies that have moved into the neighborhood.The Tenderloin and the area surrounding is still the epicenter of homelessness in San Francisco, with 49% of the city's homeless denizens living there, according to a 2017 count.We took the Tenderloin Walking Tour with Seymour. Here's what we learned.SEE ALSO:Robots are being used to deter homeless people from setting up camp in San FranciscoDON'T MISS:Photos show what it's like for Silicon Valley's 'working homeless' who live down the street from tech giantsDel Seymour is better known around these streets as the mayor of the Tenderloin.Seymour, a Chicago native, came to the neighborhood more than 30 years ago from Los Angeles, where he worked as a firefighter-paramedic and owned a construction company.According to him, the Tenderloin looks about the same. "Close my eyes, I wouldn't know what year it is," Seymour said. (He has since moved to the more affordable East Bay.)See the rest of the story at Business Insider
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