Fresh local music picks to wrap up your year 🎶
Plus: Rich Family Zoning Plan faces CEQA review, Japanese cafe Wild Fox, Zinn Fair takes on police brutality
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Today's headlines:
Under the Stars: Fresh new music nods to wrap up your year
By John-Paul Shiver
Bandcamp Friday picks, Tortoise returns, the Beatles' latest, '80s Japanese swagger, SFJAZZ and Castro 2026 lineups.
Rich Family Zoning Plan faces CEQA suit
By Tim Redmond
The city relied on a three-year-old EIR for a different project; will that survive a court challenge?
Good Taste: A wily peek at new Japanese cafe Wild Fox
By Tamara Palmer
Vacant to Vibrant spot from SPRO Coffee Lab owners stars marvelous vegan takikomi onigiri and Matcha Mango Shizuku.
At Zinn Fair, Steve Martinot connects police brutality to US fascism’s rise
By Andy Gillis
SFSU Instructor Emeritus has written several books on racism and police; he'll speak at social justice gathering
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