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
Black merchants sue Belvedere in racial-profiling claim
The owners of downtown Tiburon boutique Yema have filed a $2 million federal lawsuit against Belvedere over its role in a 2020 incident...
By KEVIN HESSEL ·Tiburon’s Little League All-Stars come from behind to capture District 3 championship
The Tiburon Peninsula Little League All-Stars completed back-to-back undefeated runs to District 3 championships, this year with a...
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Coronavirus vaccine for youngest kids ready this week
Coronavirus vaccines for kids 6 months to 4 years were expected to arrive in Marin this week after federal authorities authorized...
By KEVIN HESSEL ·Parks tax and school bond earn victories on local ballot
Measure A, a quarter-cent sales tax that provides about $14 million annually to parks and open spaces, including funding several projects...
By KEVIN HESSEL ·Hospitalizations edge up as new coronavirus cases continue to climb
Marin’s coronavirus case rates are now at the highest level of the two-year pandemic outside the winter omicron surge, with the county...
By KEVIN HESSEL ·35% of local cops falling short of vax requirement
Under a Marin Public Health order issued Feb. 9, all law-enforcement and fire-medic personnel in Marin were required by March 1 to get...
By KEVIN HESSEL ·San Francisco Giants legend Barry Bonds drops in for Tiburon Little League opening day festivities
Tiburon Peninsula Little Leaguers and others surround San Francisco Giants legend and Tiburon resident Barry Bonds on March 18 after...
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Belvedere makes push for infrastructure plan
Resident Steve Silberstein discusses Protect Belvedere — a proposed $28-million critical-infrastructure and seawall-raising plan — with...
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COVID cases soaring on Tiburon Peninsula, among youth
Some 63 students and 13 staff members tested positive for COVID-19 last week as Reed Union district schools reopened from winter break...
By KEVIN HESSEL ·Griffin takes early lead in Tiburon council special election
Noah Griffin has taken a commanding early lead in the Nov. 2 special election for an interim seat on the Tiburon Town Council, with some...
By KEVIN HESSEL ·Tiburon Town Council special election is Nov. 2
Kathleen Defever, Noah Griffin, Brian McCullough and Nora Noguez are running for a single interim seat, with the winner to be sworn in at...
By KEVIN HESSEL ·Marin to ease indoor mask rules this week
With the fourth wave of the COVID-19 pandemic subsiding, Marin is easing indoor-masking mandates this week and has established a...
By KEVIN HESSEL ·Tiburon Peninsula crime rates hold low, steady, FBI stats show
The Tiburon Peninsula remains among the safest places to live in California, with just four violent crimes in Tiburon and none in...
By KEVIN HESSEL ·Nearly 8 in 10 Tiburon Peninsula voters backed Newsom in recall vote
Tiburon Peninsula voters overwhelmingly backed Gov. Gavin Newsom in last week’s failed recall election that attempted to kick the...
By KEVIN HESSEL ·Reed schools keeping outdoor-masking rule
Kids in the Reed Union School District will still need to wear face coverings outdoors while on campus, district officials confirmed last...
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Willis Kane Polite
5/30/1928 - 6/1/2020 Willis Kane Polite lived a long, rich life. He died June 1st, one day after celebrating his 92nd birthday with all...
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Deborah Law
Deborah Gillette Law, 79, of Sun Valley and Boise, Idaho, died peacefully at 2:20AM June 15 with family at her side. She ended her fight...
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Sharks water polo takes silver at National Junior Olympics
The Tiburon Peninsula Central Marin Sharks 12U coed water-polo team captured the silver medal July 25 at the 2021 USA Water Polo National...
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Tiburon Little League's all-star run ends after championship losses to Petaluma
The Tiburon Peninsula Little League All-Stars’ playoff run has come to an end after a pair of wrenching losses to Petaluma National,...
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Much of Tiburon Peninsula still lags in getting vaccine
Marin’s public-health chief now recommends all residents avoid indoor social gatherings as the Delta variant of COVID-19 continues to...
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