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San Diego Comic Fest bills itself as the "friendly, intimate comic convention experience." The convention kicks off its 8th year tonight with a reception party at the Four Points By Sheraton on Aero Drive and then runs through Sunday.

Lulu Garcia-Navarro speaks with Claude Joseph, interim prime minister of Haiti, about talks to determine who will next lead the country.

The former congressman is sentenced after he was charged with 60 criminal counts of corrupt use of campaign donations. Plus, KPBS explains how you “flatten the curve” and why it’s important to fighting COVID-19. And San Diego groups mobilize to help get food and assistance to neighborhood residents who are stranded due to the virus.

The city of San Diego announced it will use Golden Hall and the Convention Center to shelter homeless people and help stem the spread of the coronavirus. Plus, the U.S.-Mexico border has been shut down to nonessential traffic. But most people with valid reasons can still cross. And, a UC San Diego epidemiologist is using the film “Contagion” to teach medical students about pandemics.

Lachlan Morton rode the route of the Tour de France and more, going 3,424 miles in 18 days. He's not in the official Tour but did the endurance ride for charity.

After contests in three states, Vermont Sen. Bernie Sanders is the front runner in the race to be the Democratic nominee for president. But, The San Diego Union-Tribune's editorial board is recommending the country go in a different direction.

Four conventions in March and April that were scheduled for the San Diego Convention Center have been cancelled due to concerns about the coronavirus. Plus, UC San Diego students are bummed about having to take classes online, because of the virus. And San Diego gets poor grades for failing to meet the terms of its Climate Action Plan.

State Assemblyman Todd Gloria has a double-digit lead over San Diego City Council members Scott Sherman and Barbara Bry.

Gaspar is racing ahead to November with a large lead over her Democratic contenders, with the second-place candidate and Gaspar's eventual general election opponent just ahead of third.

Ruffo Ibarra Arellano is a pedigreed chef. With his resume, he could be working at some of the fanciest Michelin-star restaurants in the world. But he chose to be here, running a restaurant in Tijuana instead. Because Ruffo loves his roots. And he wants his food to be infused with them. Obviously, the coronavirus pandemic is deeply impacting Ruffo’s work and his restaurant. It’s impacting all of us. But restaurants are being hit particularly hard. Ruffo’s team had just finished remodeling the restaurant a couple of weeks before the quarantine became the new normal. Even as many restaurants layoff a lot of their staff, though, Ruffo and his partners have assured their team that they have their backs. They’re committed to their safety and well being, even if that means taking a big financial hit. Who we are: Hosted by Alan Lilienthal Produced by Kinsee Morlan Sound design by Emily Jankowski Follow Us: https://www.facebook.com/onlyherepodcast/ https://www.instagram.com/onlyherepodcast/ Support Us: https://www.kpbs.org/donate Give us Feedback: 619-452-0228‬ podcasts@kpbs.org Photo: A picture of Ruffo Ibarra Arellano