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Hampton continues forward-thinking leadership during second stint as City Manager
Gary Hampton
Turlock City Manager Gary Hampton is a strong believer in strategic planning and is working to make the City Council's vision for Turlock a reality. - photo by KRISTINA HACKER / The Journal
This month marks City Manager Gary Hampton's 100-day milestone as head of the City, and even though it's a position he's held before — for four months in 2009 — both Turlock and Hampton are at much different places today than they were seven years ago. Hampton began his service to the City of Turlock in 2006, when he took the position of Chief of Police. In January 2009, Hampton was asked by the then-City Council under Mayor John Lazar to serve as Interim City Manager, following the Council's midnight decision to terminate City Manager Tim Kerr.
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ICE raids impacting local economy
Gray joins bipartisan group to introduce immigration reform bill
Merced swap meet
Swap meets across the Valley — including the one pictured above in Merced — have seen fewer people show up to buy and less vendors setting up since federal immigration raids began (CHRISTIAN DE JESUS BETANCOURT / Merced FOCUS).
New research by UC Merced’s Community and Labor Center shows the immigration policies of President Donald Trump is having a chilling effect on employment rates throughout the state.
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