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Former San Diego mayor Bob Filner has died at 82. The harassment scandal that brought him down left a mark on city politics. Plus, a San Diegan is creating an online unity-building platform with the hope of bridging political divides. And, new projects in Imperial Beach and South San Diego aim to protect bicyclists and pedestrians from collisions with drivers.

This hour, we're jamming out for Jazz Appreciation Month with local musicians and jazz enthusiasts.

The Imperial County Board of Supervisors held a vote of “no confidence” in their auditor-controller just two weeks after they fired a top administrator. Then, the Grossmont Union High School District Board passes on a chance to prevent dozens of layoffs. Plus, proposed federal cuts to Medicaid put nearly half of San Diego’s Latino population at risk.

Director Isaac Ezban, known for films featured at the San Diego Latino Film Festival, returns with a new horror movie that doubles as a powerful family drama.

The organizations argue Congress already appropriated the funds and that the federal government has a legal responsibility to ensure unaccompanied children have attorney representation.

The festival, presented by the nonprofit organization Karama, showcases Arab cinema and cuisine over two weekends at the Museum of Photographic Arts in Balboa Park,ƒ featuring award-winning films and stories from Gaza, the West Bank and beyond.

"Fashioning an Icon" explores the use of the Virgin of Guadalupe in fashion, textiles and adornment in Mexico and the San Diego border region. The exhibit includes work by locals Claudia Rodríguez-Biezunski, Diana Benavídez and Arianna Ytselle alongside nearly 70 Mexican artists. It is on view April 5 through Sept. 7.

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Advocates are again urging the San Diego sheriff’s office to limit its cooperation with federal immigration authorities. Then, kids on the autism spectrum build community through mountain biking. Plus, the deep roots of jazz music in Tijuana.