Adriel Hampton is a journalist, Gov 2.0 and new media strategist, public servant, and licensed private investigator.
Driven leader with an eye for detail and the ability to know the times and envision the future. Sustainability and green-tech advocate. Results-oriented analyst, Cal Berkeley grad, award-winning journalist and news commentator. Founder, co-producer and co-host at Government 2.0 Radio. Citizen of the Chickasaw Nation.
Experienced, connected and personable. Excels at building organizationally beneficial relationships at all levels. Comfortable and experienced in public speaking and live media appearances. An effective and persuasive writer in any format. Able to function comfortably in multiple cultural environments and settings. Loves travel, new people. Former Democratic candidate for U.S. Congress in the San Francisco East Bay; elected Treasurer of HOA Board.
Available to consult and speak as schedule allows.
Also happy to make recommendations of great employees and for-hire consultants. Musings on this blog are mine alone.
E-mail: adriel (at) adrielhampton.com
“Scoopmeister columnist … distinguished by exclusive political news and interesting commentary” – Matt Smith, columnist, SF Weekly, 2009
“His knowledge of the inner workings of … government are of tremendous value to any organization.” – David J. Canepa, Daly City councilman, 2008
“Genius govie” – Steve Ressler, founder, GovLoop, 2008
“Smart and solid” – San Francisco Bay Guardian, 2007
“Brilliant political insider” – BeyondChron.com, 2005
“Person of the Year” – SanFranciscoSentinel.com, 2003
Media and Political Strategy
Gov 2.0 Radio, 2009 – Created the Government 2.0 Radio podcast, a weekly live internet radio show that has featured tech and public policy leaders including Jeffrey Levy of the Federal Web Managers Council, Tim O’Reilly of O’Reilly Media, former Assemblywoman Sally Lieber, and Craig Newmark, founder of Craigslist. The most prominent Gov 2.0 podcast in the U.S., Gov 2.0 Radio has 30,000 references cataloged by Google.
Private Investigators on Twitter, 2009 – Created the vibrant #pilife PI network on Twitter.
San Francisco City Attorney on Twitter, 2009 – Worked with state and federal Gov 2.0 experts to develop and launch an official Twitter account for San Francisco City Attorney Dennis Herrera. After one month, the account was measured in the 97th percentile of influential Twitter accounts.
BART Congestion Pricing, 2008 – Formed and recruited members for an anti-congestion pricing group on Facebook. The effort was covered by the San Francisco Chronicle’s “City Insider” blog. The group also supported the successful state bond initiative for high-speed rail.
Canepa for Daly City Council, 2008 – Served as chief media and policy strategist for David J. Canepa’s successful campaign to unseat an incumbent on the Daly City Council. The campaign emphasized the simple and consistent message of citizen engagement and change, with a strong component of outreach to ethnic communities and press.
Walnut Creek Library, 2005-2006 – Founded “Save Civic Park” to shape plans for a new downtown library in Walnut Creek’s Civic Park. Successfully opposed a plan to use eminent domain to take a historical private property, opposed a general obligation bond that would have supported a multi-level garage in the park, and supported a compromise project with a smaller underground parking component. The campaign received ongoing coverage in the Contra Costa Times and its Walnut Creek Journal, and in the San Francisco Chronicle.
Work History
SAN FRANCISCO CITY ATTORNEY’S OFFICE, March 2005-Present
Investigator, new media outreach strategist
SAN FRANCISCO EXAMINER, November 2000-March 2005
Political Editor, other editorial and design roles
COMCAST CITYDESK NEWSHOUR, June 2002-March 2005
News Commentator
ANG NEWSPAPERS (MEDIANEWS GROUP), June 1999-November 2000
Hayward Daily-Review News Editor; News Center Copy Editor
LODI NEWS-SENTINEL, July 1998-June 1999
Copy Editor; Asst. Sports Editor
IMPACT NEWSPAPER (San Joaquin Delta College, Stockton), 1997-1999
Editor-in-Chief; Managing Editor
CALAVERAS COUNTY DISTRICT ATTORNEY’S OFFICE, 1995-1996
Victim-Witness Support
- LICENSED PRIVATE INVESTIGATOR -
- SPEAKING AT WEBZINE 2005 PANEL –
- MY WEB NETWORKS AND HOW I USE THEM -
Education
University of California, Berkeley, BA, Rhetoric, 2001
San Joaquin County Delta College, AA, High Honors, Communications, 1999
Columbia College (Sonora, CA), Dean’s Honor List, 1996
Blog header photo: “Infectious” by Troy Holden.
