🌱 How Kern County’s homelessness strategy could shape national policy this year

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In today's newsletter:

• How Kern County’s homelessness strategy could shape national policy this year

Also on today's calendar: 2026 Earth Day 661 Festival and 1 more event.

Today's riddle: What did the inventor of the knock-knock joke win? 🤔 (Answer below!)

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Weather forecast:

• Friday: Plenty of sun, with a high of 81 and low of 50 degrees.
• Saturday: Very warm with periods of sun, temps: high: 88, low: 57. 🌶 Hot!
• Sunday: Partly sunny and very warm, with a high of 89 and low of 55 degrees.

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📰 News we're reading

• Kern County homelessness advocate meets with Trump administration to work on solutions (kget.com) — A Kern County homelessness leader’s work in Bakersfield is drawing White House attention, with federal officials seeking local insight to shape national strategies on addiction and housing. For Oildale residents, this means local programs like Higher Up could influence federal support and bring Health and Human Services officials to the area this summer to study Kern County’s approach.
   

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📸 Around Oildale

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🗓 Upcoming Events in Oildale

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★ Featured events ★

Friday April 17

• Conjunto Primavera Tierra Cali Los Rieleros del Norte
  Dignity Health Amphitheatre, 11200 Stockdale Hwy, Bakersfield
  8:00 pm

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Other local events

Saturday April 18

• 2026 Earth Day 661 Festival
  Beach Park , 3400 21st St , Bakersfield
  10:00 am
• The Dinner Detective True Crime Murder Mystery Dinner Show - Bakersfield, CA
  Hodel's Country Dining , 5917 Knudsen Dr , Bakersfield
  6:00 pm
• Journey USA
  The Historic Bakersfield Fox Theater , 2001 H St , Bakersfield
  8:00 pm

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🗓 Events Nearby

Friday April 17

• Alicante Coffee with the Principal
  Alicante Elementary School (AES)-AES Cafeteria
  8:30 am
• Park Day at Mesa Marin Sports Complex
  Mesa Marin Sports Complex , 10315 CA-178 , Bakersfield
  1:00 pm
• Steve Byrne
  The Well Comedy Club , 1517 18th St , Bakersfield
  6:00 pm
• Art(mix) After Dark
  Bakersfield Museum of Art , 1930 R St , Bakersfield
  7:00 pm
• Chasing Manet
  Bakersfield Community Theatre , 2400 S Chester Ave , Bakersfield
  7:30 pm
• Bakersfield City Ballet - The Sleeping Beauty
  The Historic Bakersfield Fox Theater , 2001 H St , Bakersfield
  7:30 pm
• Conjunto Primavera
  Mechanics Bank Arena, , 1001 Truxtun Ave , Bakersfield
  8:00 pm

Saturday April 18

• PMI-CPMAI® Weekend Training – Project in AI Certification in Taft, CA
  Regus - Bakersfield - 4900 California Avenue , 4900 California Avenue West Park Community , Tower B , Bakersfield
  9:00 am

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🗞 Nearby News

Bakersfield

• Bakersfield police and Chase Bank host free fraud prevention workshop (turnto23.com)
• Amazing America: Hall Ambulance servicing Kern County for nearly 55 years (bakersfieldnow.com)
• Knotts Street shooting shakes East Bakersfield as neighbors demand action (turnto23.com)

Shafter

• Luke Bryan Opening Acts Revealed for Farm Tour 2026 (suggest.com)
• The race for Assembly District 35 continues (turnto23.com)

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-- The Patch AM Team

P.S. The answer to today's riddle: The NO-BELL prize (Thank you Gina M. for sending it in!)
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