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She’s blending Rap and R&B with stories of ambition, perseverance, and hometown pride. Vallejo artist Jourdan Jade shares how her music career has grown and why representing the Bay Area remains at the center of everything she creates.

She’s blending Rap and R&B with stories of ambition, perseverance, and hometown pride. Vallejo artist Jourdan Jade shares how her music career has grown and why representing the Bay Area remains at the center of everything she creates.

From Paris to communities throughout France, Bastille Day is being commemorated with colorful ceremonies, and live entertainment. Here at home, Bay Area residents will also have the opportunity to experience French culture during San Francisco’s annual Bastille Day Festival at Embarcadero Plaza on Saturday, July 18. Valérie Brisset, Consul General of France, and Chloé Soroquère, secretary of The Official Committee of French American Organizations, give insight.

Georgetown law professor explains what the impact of President Trump firing two key members of the election commission ahead  of the midterms.

• Sunday sky watching: Tropical moisture from Hurricane Elida (well offshore and not a direct threat to California) combines with monsoon moisture to increase mid and high clouds Sunday into early next week. At this point, the forecast favors more clouds rather than rain, since the atmosphere still lacks enough instability for thunderstorms.

The San Francisco Police Department continued its search on Thursday for three people who remain missing after a boat sank Tuesday afternoon with 20 people on board near Alcatraz Island in the San Francisco Bay.

World Cup fans flocked to Mad Dog in the Fog, an English pub in San Francisco, as England took on Argentina in the semifinals. 

What started as a vision to create a dance space where LGBTQ+ people and allies could be their authentic selves has grown into a thriving Bay Area nonprofit. In Lak'ech Dance Academy co-founders, Angélica Medina and Jahaira Fajardo, talk weekly classes, and events. First class if free.

Artificial intelligence can now clone a person’s voice or likeness in just minutes, raising major concerns about fraud, and identity theft. A bipartisan bill moving through Congress aims to give every American—not just celebrities the legal right to control how their voice and image are used in the age of AI. Mitch Glazier, chairman and CEO of the Recording Industry Association of America, gives insight.

A massive weather transition begins tonight as the current interior heat wave is replaced by an expanding, 1,500-foot marine layer by the weekend. This shift brings relief from hot temperatures, but introduces a brand-new wildfire lightning watch for early next week. Thursday Forecast  • The Big Drop: The extreme heat wave officially ends tomorrow. A deep Pacific Northwest storm trough is moving toward the coast, forcing a surge of cooler ocean air inland.. • The Numbers: Temperatures across the interior will drop significantly, falling right back to comfortable, mid-July seasonal averages. Thursday's span from 63 at the Coast to 90 Inland..  Critical Fire Danger & Weekend Wind • Tonight's Threat: Elevated fire weather conditions remain critical across the interior and higher terrain through Thursday night. Mountain ridges are enduring roasting heat up to 20 degrees above normal, paired with bone-dry humidity.. • The Wind: Strong, punchy afternoon and evening onshore winds will remain breezy through Friday, howling through mountain passes like the Altamont Pass and Salinas Valley. Avoid any outdoor activity that could spark a flame. Winds 10-20 mph with occasional gusts to 30 mph.. Long-Range Outlook: Renewed Lightning Watch Next Week: A strong onshore wind pattern will lock in through the weekend, deepening the marine fog layer to a steady 1,500 feet. Expect near-to-below-normal temperatures and gray morning overcast that retreats to the beaches by lunchtime. • The Tropical Shift: We are monitoring a heavy pulse of tropical monsoon moisture surging north around a high-pressure system. • Dry Lightning Threat: While the heaviest threat of severe thunderstorms has shifted slightly eastward over the Sierra Nevada for Sunday and Monday, a thick deck of mid-to-high level tropical clouds will stream over the Bay Area. Any high-based storm that develops over the parched local hills will trigger dangerous dry lightning strikes capable of sparking sudden wildfires

Officials with the San Francisco Fire Department, the U.S. Coast Guard and Mayor Daniel Laurie gave an update on the boat that sank near Alcatraz on Tuesday. Officials noted the extensive search and rescue will go into the evening. 

A congressional hearing Wednesday, is set to examine ongoing human rights concerns in Venezuela, while economists say any lasting recovery will depend on how the country manages its oil revenues, restructures debt, and rebuilds public trust. Mariana Atencio, a Venezuelan-American geopolitical analyst, and speaker, gives insight.