The Ark
Newspaper PublishingCalifornia, United States11-50 Employees
The Ark is an independent, locally owned weekly newspaper serving the Tiburon Peninsula, including Tiburon, Belvedere, and Strawberry. It reports on local people and community life, delivering news and information for residents who subscribe or pick up copies. It is published once a week with deliveries on Wednesdays, and it also reaches readers through newsstands and copies collected at the office. Recognized for its community reporting, The Ark has been named among the best small newspapers in California and the United States since 2014, and it has won General Excellence awards from national and state journalism associations in 2018 and 2019. Its paid readership exceeds 6,000, supported by subscriptions and a substantial pass-on factor, with additional readers obtaining copies at the office. Based in Tiburon, California, the newspaper maintains a website at thearknewspaper.com; in 2018 it appointed Kessler as editor after Breithaupt left to become publisher for Marin Suburban Newspapers.