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Kevin Fagan

Reporter at the San Francisco Chronicle. Specialties: Poverty & homelessness, human interest, breaking news, The American West.

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  • Why the Best Onboarding Happens Outside the Conference Room

    1 day ago | hrmorning.com | Kevin Fagan

    Picture this: A new employee’s first day consists of hours trapped in a stuffy conference room, drowning in paperwork and boring PowerPoint slides about company policies. Sound familiar? It’s the reality for countless new hires, yet studies show this approach doesn’t work well. Companies that move onboarding beyond conference room walls — creating hands-on, social experiences — see real improvements in how long employees stay and how quickly they become productive.

  • This Week in Drabble History: May 12th, 13th, 14th & 15th

    2 days ago | drabble.substack.com | Kevin Fagan

    I used my daughter Kelsey’s name in a strip back in 1990. I don’t think she ever saw it because she was only a few months old!

  • This Weekend in Drabble History: May 9th, 10th, & 11th (Plus Another Submission Strip from 1977)

    5 days ago | drabble.substack.com | Kevin Fagan

    Today we’ll see another strip from pre-contract submission to my first syndicate, United Features in 1977, along with an interesting comparison. First our strips for the weekend.

  • This Week in Drabble History: May 5th, 6th, 7th & 8th (Strips with Commentary)

    1 week ago | drabble.substack.com | Kevin Fagan

    Hi everybody!Some thoughts to share on each of our 10 strips today as to how DRABBLE has evolved in some ways over the years. May 5, 1982A rare action strip for Bob. More thoughts about Bob a few strips down. May 5, 1990I like all the goofs and blue pencil marks in this original. My syndicate suggested using a blue pencil because the leftover marks that don’t get erased don’t show up in print. Not sure why that is, but I did as I was told.

  • Drabble by Kevin Fagan for May 5, 2025

    1 week ago | gocomics.com | Kevin Fagan

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Kevin Fagan
Kevin Fagan @KevinChron
28 Apr 25

Catch me on NPR’s national “Here and Now” show with the inimitable Deepa Fernandez today talking about my book, “The Lost and The Found” — @AtriaBooks @OneSignalPub @simonschuster here’s the recording and an excerpt from the book: https://t.co/KM97DFMQdA

Kevin Fagan
Kevin Fagan @KevinChron
27 Apr 25

Just finished doing a great panel on homelessness at the LA Times Festival of Books with fellow authors @CarolMithers @MaryBrosnahan @jeffhobbswriter and moderator @carlahall …@OneSignalPub @AtriaBooks @SimonBooks https://t.co/bB7yP9KdOJ

Kevin Fagan
Kevin Fagan @KevinChron
10 Apr 25

Nice nod to my book in the New York Times Sunday print edition, by SF Bureau Chief Heather Knight @OneSignalPub @AtriaBooks https://t.co/FfugKUXjow