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
Ralph William Hayward
On July 6, 2019, at the family second home at Northstar in Truckee, California, Ralph William Hayward suffered a fatal heart attack. He...
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Tanya Elizabeth Haralampos Pikios
Many will remember Tanya for her colorful and vivacious outfits, whether it be roller skating down Blackie’s Pasture path with her...
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Harriet Burns Sherwin
Harriet Burns Sherwin, a resident of Belvedere from 1963 until 1990, died peacefully Wednesday morning, July 24 at Manor Care in...
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Eric Lynne Johnson
May 14, 1931 - July 11, 2019 Eric Lynne Johnson was born in Peabody, Massachusetts, during the height of the Depression. He was the elder...
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Valda Holleman Carter
We celebrate the life of Valda Holleman Carter, born in Rapid City, South Dakota, on June 3rd, 1937, to Clarence Holleman and Vera Emma...
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Controlled burn at Old St. Hilary's preserve slated to begin June 24
Fire agencies and Marin County Parks are planning a controlled burn of some 150 piles of cut vegetation beginning June 24 in the Old St....
By KEVIN HESSEL ·Vaccination rates for kindergartners at 95 percent at Tiburon Peninsula schools
The rate of Reed Elementary School kindergartners who have received all of their required vaccinations is 95 percent this school year,...
By KEVIN HESSEL ·Trails group appeals ruling over access to private Tiburon Ridge property
The Tiburon Peninsula citizens group battling for public access to trails on 110 acres of private property on the Tiburon Ridge is...
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Tiburon resident helps lead University of Washington rowers to Pac-12 victory
Tiburon’s Dana Brooks helped the University of Washington women’s rowing team claim victory at the Pac-12 Rowing Championships, held in...
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Patricia (Pat) Goetz
Patricia (Pat) Way Goetz passed away peacefully on May 2, 2019, in Carmel, CA. She was 91. Pat was born July 24, 1927, in Illinois to...
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Jennifer Russell
Jennifer Russell died on April 16, 2019, in the presence of her loving family. She was born in San Francisco in 1963 to Patricia A....
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Tiburon 10U All-Star softball wins county tournament
Tiburon Girls Softball’s 10U All-Star team squeaked out a 7-6 win over Novato to claim the division championship at the Gary Casassa...
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Ark wins second for general excellence, first for public-service journalism in state contest
The Ark has been named among the state’s best small weekly newspapers, winning second place for general excellence in the California News...
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Belvedere-Tiburon Library to ask town to split $2.6 mil cost for shared improvements
The Belvedere-Tiburon Library Agency will ask Tiburon to split the multimillion-dollar cost of several improvements that are part of the...
By KEVIN HESSEL ·Plans for public lane at Artist’s View stall over concerns from Belvedere neighbors
A new public lane planned for an undeveloped lot on Belvedere’s southernmost tip featuring expansive views of San Francisco Bay has been...
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Byron Kilgore
Byron (Bill) William Kilgore M.D. was born on December 10, 1939 in Indianapolis, Indiana, to Byron Kilgore M.D. and Mary Margaret...
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Two-time Belvedere Citizen of the Year Harvey Rogers took lead in creating, maintaining Blackie’s ga
Longtime Belvedere resident Harvey Sanford Rogers, a two-time Citizen of the Year and master gardener known for creating the richly hued...
By KEVIN HESSEL ·Al Lindenbaum
Mr. Al Lindenbaum was born in Brooklyn, N.Y., in 1928 and died peacefully on February 9th, 2019. He attended New Utrecht High School and...
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King Risley Sams
King Risley Sams was born on November 4th, 1932, in Lancaster, Pa. She was the only child of the Rev. Ernest and Adele Risley, who moved...
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Barbara Riese Temby
Barrbara Riese Temby was born December 7, 1924, at St. Francis Hospital to parents Leon Riese and Ethel Windt, and was the granddaughter...
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