Kevin Hessel
My role at The Ark
Kevin directs The Ark's journalistic mission and its coverage of Tiburon, Belvedere and Strawberry.
Background
Kevin is the executive editor of The Ark. He joined the paper in June 2011 and took co-ownership in June 2023. He came from the Marin Independent Journal, where he began as an intern in 1998 and left as assistant copy desk editor, design chief and online editor. He previously was a teen columnist for the Dana Point Times, wrote for his high school newspaper, was the editor of the Saddleback College Lariat newspaper and Inkslinger magazine, studied journalism at San Francisco State University, trained in newsroom leadership at the Poynter Institute in St. Petersburg, Fla., was a Knight Digital Media Center fellow at the University of California at Berkeley and guest lectures in newspaper design at S.F. State. Kevin lives in San Francisco with his wife and The Ark's office dog, Luh-Loyd.
Our standards
Ark journalists avoid conflicts of interest, refuse gifts, favors, free travel and special treatment, and correct information throughout the life of a story. Read The Ark’s ethics policy and corrections policy.
Latest from Kevin
Mountain lion tracked deep into Tiburon
Lore of mountain-lion sightings surface every few years on the Tiburon Peninsula, with descriptions of big cats “larger than a large dog”...
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Ranch instructor is charged with molesting child at same program in Sausalito
A taekwondo instructor for The Ranch has been charged with molesting a student at the same program he teaches for Sausalito. Joshua...
By KEVIN HESSEL ·Marin Transit riders make pleas as board signals cuts to service
Local Marin Transit riders are fighting proposed changes to Tiburon Peninsula bus service, with the defense of Route 219 drawing more...
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Belvedere considers citizen panel to develop emissions-fighting strategies, outreach
Belvedere may form a citizen committee to tackle climate change as it looks to residents to take a leading role in implementing goals to...
By KEVIN HESSEL ·Activists sue Belvedere for adopting plans without state review
A nonprofit pro-housing group has followed through on its threats to sue Belvedere after the City Council adopted its eight-year housing...
By KEVIN HESSEL ·Belvedere will seek to adopt housing plan before state’s required review
Belvedere is planning to take a leap of faith on its blueprint to accommodate 160 new housing units in the next eight years, with the...
By KEVIN HESSEL ·Belvedere turnout in November vote 79%
Belvedere residents helped drive up countywide turnout in the Nov. 8 election, with some 79.2 percent of registered voters casting...
By KEVIN HESSEL ·Winter winds blast downtown
A winter storm toppled Tiburon’s 22-foot holiday tree at Fountain Plaza and a screening fence around the old Shark’s Deli site in...
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Hyperlocal viewer shows flood risk from sea rise
Marin County has unveiled a new interactive tool that allows residents to take a hyperlocal look at potential future shoreline flooding....
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Belvedere officials urge city to take another look at housing rules
The Belvedere Planning Commission is recommending the City Council make permanent an urgency ordinance that helps preserve a number of...
By KEVIN HESSEL ·Belvedere consultants urge affordable-unit minimums, pro-housing program
After receiving more than 200 comments on Belvedere’s draft plan to accommodate 160 new housing units in the next eight years,...
By KEVIN HESSEL ·Local voters back Connolly and abortion rights, reject betting and millionaire tax
Tiburon Peninsula voters have helped Marin Supervisor Damon Connolly of San Rafael grab an early lead for state Assembly, enshrine...
By KEVIN HESSEL ·Analysis: Belvedere residents split sentiments, opposing Measure D but backing incumbents, Cooper
Preliminary results: Few surprises elsewhere as voters favor incumbents, saving ridge as open space, Connolly for Assembly Belvedere's...
By KEVIN HESSEL ·Also on the ballot: Voters to weigh in on leaders, abortion rights and gaming
Voters on the greater Tiburon Peninsula and across the state are now casting their ballots in the run-up to Election Day Nov. 8, with the...
By KEVIN HESSEL ·Campaign finance: Accountable Belvedere pours big money into fighting Measure D
Accountable Belvedere, the committee opposing the city’s Measure D charter-and-tax plan to raise funding for a proposed...
By KEVIN HESSEL ·Draft environmental report finds no major issues in Belvedere roads project
Belvedere’s $20-million plan to install sheet piling along San Rafael Avenue and Beach Road to prevent failure in a major earthquake,...
By KEVIN HESSEL ·Nov. 8 election: Key dates ahead
To register to vote or check your status, visit registertovote.ca.gov. To track your ballot, visit california.ballottrax.net/voter....
By KEVIN HESSEL ·Belvedere-Tiburon Library hosts grand reopening
The Reed and Bel Aire elementary school choruses kicked off the Belvedere-Tiburon Library’s grand reopening on Sept. 17, which also...
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Tiburon sets fix-it list for steps, lanes and paths
Tiburon is planning improvements to a lengthy list of steps, lanes and paths frequently used by kids traveling to and from schools and...
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Tiburon chief makes strides on community policing vow
But on pledge to be aligned with most progressive reforms, Monaghan shows resistance As Tiburon police officers played cornhole with kids...
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