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
Angel Island ferry teams up with New Zealand firm for new electric vessel
SAN FRANCISCO — The Angel Island-Tiburon Ferry Co. has contracted with New Zealand-based EV Maritime to build its new plug-in hybrid...
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Candidate filing period opening Monday for local councils, schools, fire agencies and sewer boards
Calling all candidates: Residents interested in serving in local government can file to run for public office beginning July 15, as more...
By KEVIN HESSEL ·$20 billion affordable-housing measure to be on Bay Area ballots
A bond measure to raise $20 billion for new and preserved affordable homes around the Bay Area will go to voters on Nov. 5. The Bay Area...
By KEVIN HESSEL ·City manager gets 6.1% raise; second increase on tap for next year
Belvedere City Manager Robert Zadnik has been given a 6.1% raise that boosts his annual salary to $225,000, with another increase to...
By KEVIN HESSEL ·Tiburon’s Sicklick leads boat to gold at nationals, other locals take second
Tiburon’s Adam Sicklick helped lead his Marin Rowing under-17 8-plus boat to gold in the US Rowing Youth National Championships June 6-9...
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Belvedere falls short of housing goals for 2015-2023
Belvedere fell short of meeting its regional-housing needs goals to end the state’s 2015-2023 cycle, permitting no new affordable units...
By KEVIN HESSEL ·Belvedere will rework second-unit incentive to comply with state laws
Belvedere will revamp a proposed second-unit program to encourage new affordable housing after an Ark inquiry revealed the city’s current...
By KEVIN HESSEL ·State rejects Belvedere’s second attempt at 8-year housing plan
Belvedere will have to revise its eight-year housing plan for a third time as state officials continue to question whether the city’s...
By KEVIN HESSEL ·Belvedere couple to buy Christian Science Church and call it home
Belvedere’s iconic Christian Science Church may have found its salvation. Residents Marcel and Liora Houtzager are in contract to buy the...
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Judy C. Webb
1938 - 2024 Judy C. Webb passed away on February 17, 2024, peacefully at home with her three adult children by her bedside. She was 85....
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Bond measure for upgrades at high schools to fail at polls
Despite narrowing the gap since initial Election Day counts, a $517-million bond measure to fund Tamalpais Union High School District...
By KEVIN HESSEL ·Local Republicans split their support for presidency
Tiburon Peninsula voters have helped send Congressman Adam Schiff and former baseball great Steve Garvey to a November runoff for the...
By KEVIN HESSEL ·Mallard Pointe revision to give city 15-unit apartment option
The developers behind the controversial Mallard Pointe project will return to the Belvedere Planning Commission this month with a revised...
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Belvedere fire measure sailing to victory, schools bond is stumbling
Belvedere’s ballot initiative to let the city keep spending fire-tax revenue will cruise to victory, though the fate of the high-school...
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Brig claims Belvedere council broke law during Mallard Pointe hearing
A Belvedere group fighting the 40-unit redevelopment of Mallard Pointe is accusing the City Council of breaking the law when it ruled the...
By KEVIN HESSEL ·Final week to vote as Election Day nears
The presidential primary election is March 5 and features two local ballot measures, a state proposition and a host of candidates for...
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Storms lash peninsula with heavy rain, wind
The Tiburon Peninsula was hit with nearly 5½ inches of rain in back-to-back storms last week, which combined with high winds to knock out...
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Ballots on their way for March 5 primary; Belvedere City Hall drop box opens on Feb. 6
Residents will begin receiving their vote-by-mail ballots next week ahead of the March 5 presidential primary election. A 24-hour drop...
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Wastewater monitoring at Sani 5 stalled by county funding, testing partner
Plans to monitor infectious diseases in wastewater on the Tiburon Peninsula have hit a snag after Marin Public Health’s surveillance...
By KEVIN HESSEL ·Belvedere City Council hearing on Mallard Pointe appeal set for Jan. 22
Belvedere has set a Jan. 22 appeal hearing for the City Council to consider whether plans to redevelop Mallard Pointe must undergo...
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