Gov. Gavin Newsom confirmed Thursday that some of the skiers killed in an avalanche Tuesday in the Lake Tahoe region were from the Bay Area.

“Our hearts go out to those who lost their lives and a community of skiers and a community of families from the Bay Area,” Newsom said at a briefing in Colma, where he signed a bill for a transportation loan. “It’s the most devastating avalanche in terms of loss of life we’ve ever experienced.” 

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Alise is a general assignment reporter with a focus on covering government, elections, housing, crime, courts and entertainment in San Francisco and on the Peninsula. Alise is a Bay Area native from San Carlos. She studied history at University of California, Santa Cruz and first started journalism at Skyline College’s school newspaper in San Bruno. She has interned for Bay City News and for Eesti Rahvusringhääling, or Estonian Public Broadcasting. She has covered everything from the removal of former San Mateo County Sheriff Christina Corpus to the divisive battle over the Great Highway on San Francisco’s west side. Please send her any tips.