Mary Ann Hogan and her retriever Joe. (Photo courtesy of Freedom Forum Institute)

Mary Ann Hogan, longtime Bay Area journalist and writing teacher, died June 13, roughly a year after being diagnosed with a rare form of lymphoma. She was 67.

A Bay Area native, Hogan grew up in Mill Valley and died in her family’s home there surrounded by her husband, two sons and her dog.

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Kiley Russell writes primarily for Local News Matters on issues related to equity and the environment. A Bay Area native, he has lived most of his life in Oakland. He studied journalism at San Francisco State University, worked for the Associated Press and the former Contra Costa Times, among other outlets. He has covered everything from state legislatures, local governments, federal and state courts, crime, growth and development, political campaigns of various stripes, wildfires and the aftermath of Hurricane Katrina.