Who: organizer with Asheville Food and Beverage United, the worker-led service-industry coalition Follow: AVL Food & Beverage United (public channels)
What she has done
On April 14, 2026, after more than 40 residents arrived to speak and the $1.14M item was pulled from the agenda, Hampton spoke anyway: “Let’s call it what it actually is: a centralized hub for spying on the people of Asheville.” (2:25:52 · Timeline · The People Who Showed Up) The coalition she organizes with opposed the downtown Business Improvement District in 2024 and the RTIC in 2026, the same people on both (Follow the Money). Service workers’ late-night safety was, by the commission chair’s own account, the original justification for the county’s downtown patrol program (Buncombe County); the workers’ organization turned out to be the opposition.
Region: Asheville · Last updated: Aug 22, 2026