🌱 How Fontana’s new 200-bed navigation center will tackle homelessness
Greetings Fontana! Your go-to source for what's happening in town is here. Stay in the loop and read on. ☕️️
In today's newsletter:
- How Fontana’s new 200-bed navigation center will tackle homelessness
- Fontana’s Silas Bolden takes his playmaking skills north to the CFL
Also on today's calendar: Fontana, CA and 5 more events.
Today's riddle: What did the inventor of the knock-knock joke win? 🤔 (Answer below!)
- Friday: Breezy in the morning; sunny, with a high of 83 and low of 54 degrees.
- Saturday: Very warm, temps: high: 89, low: 57. 🌶 Hot!
- Sunday: Partly sunny, with a high of 81 and low of 56 degrees.
📰 News we're reading
• Homeless navigation center breaks ground (iebusinessdaily.com) — A new 200-bed West End Regional Navigation Center is breaking ground in Fontana, aiming to provide temporary shelter and services that move homeless residents into permanent housing. Located on Jasmine Street, the low-barrier facility will offer medical, behavioral health, case management, and transportation support, backed by San Bernardino County and partner cities including Fontana. 
• B.C. Lions sign wide receiver Silas Bolden (bgmsportstrax.com) — A professional football player from Fontana, wide receiver and return specialist Silas Bolden, has signed with the CFL’s B.C. Lions after recent stints with NFL and UFL teams. The 24-year-old Oregon State and Texas standout brings strong return skills and solid receiving stats that local fans can now follow on the Canadian stage.
📸 Around Fontana
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Upcoming Events in
Fontana
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★ Featured events ★
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Fontana Farmers Market at the Jesse Turner Center
Jessie Turner Health and Fitness Community Center, 15556 Summit Ave, Fontana
10:00 am
Sunday April 19
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Other local events
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Coffee with the Principal
Beech Avenue Elementary Fontana, CA 92335
8:30 am -
Panoramic Picture Day
Palmetto Elementary Fontana, CA 92335
8:00 am -
Promotion Picture Day
Palmetto Elementary Fontana, CA 92335
8:00 am -
CJUSD 47th Annual Pencil, Pen & Brush Celebration
Joe Baca Middle School , 1640 S Lilac Ave , Bloomington
5:15 pm -
Annual Student Art Show
Fontana High Fontana, CA 92335
5:00 pm -
Ronald Mc Donald House Walk for Kids
City of Fontana Calendar , 15556 Summit Ave , Fontana
8:00 am -
Fontana, CA
Fontana Lewis Library & Technology Center , 8437 Sierra Ave. , Fontana
7:00 pm
Monday April 20
Tuesday April 21
Wednesday April 22
Friday April 24
Sunday April 26
Wednesday April 29
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🗓 Events Nearby
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FSA Senior Nutrition Lunch
Ayala Park , 17909 Marygold Ave , Bloomington
11:30 am -
April 17, 2026 Rialto Elks Lodge #2013
Fontana-Rialto Elks Lodge #2013 , 1540 W Rialto Ave , Rialto
8:00 pm -
AAPAC California African American Museum (CAAM) Family Field Trip
California African American Museum , 600 State Dr , Los Angeles
8:30 am -
Little Tots Soccer at Andreson Park - 9:00am
Andreson Park , 726 S Lilac Ave , Rialto
9:00 am
Friday April 17
Saturday April 18
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💬 Chatter
What your neighbors are talking about on social media
- LoopedInTeens is hosting a CPR, First Aid, & AED Certification Event on April 25th at 11:00 AM.
This training is designed to help teens and young adults gain life-saving skills that can also strengthen college and job applications. The event… (Nextdoor Miller Ave) - Please share & repost to help reunite this stray dog!
FOUND on April 15, 2026 in Fontana, CA 92335 near Sierra and Terra Vista, north Fontana Sharing for a neighbor. For the latest information or to… (Nextdoor Sierra Lakes Pkwy)
- TradeJobsWorkforce posted a job opening for USPS Mail Clerk in Riverside. Apply here.
🗞 Nearby News
Rancho Cucamonga
- Detectives Release Composite Sketches in 2007 Rancho Cucamonga Cold Case (crimevoice.com)
- Questions to Ask a Criminal Defense Attorney First (tfetimes.com)
- Event Calendar: April 17-25, 2026 (claremont-courier.com)
Colton
- Colton Names Charles Berry Assistant City Manager After 15-Year Vacancy (iecn.com)
- Jon Preciado: California's transportation funding needs fairness tune-up (sbsun.com)
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-- The Patch AM Team
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