***UPDATED*** Statewide July Heat Wave Prompts Counties to Open Cooling Centers

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After the hottest month of June on record in the United States and the National Weather Service issuing multiple Excessive Heat Warnings lasting through Monday, July 12, 2021, regions across California are bracing for another round of record-setting temperatures.

The California Independent System Operator (ISO) has also issued a Flex Alert for Monday, July 12, 2021. With electric transmission lines from Oregon still unreliable due to the Bootleg Fire and continued high temperatures across the West, California ISO is forecasting increased demand for electricity.

Here’s a list of cooling centers open statewide, with updates denoted (**). You can also check the California Governor’s Office of Emergency Services (Cal OES) Cooling Centers Dashboard for real-time information. Stay cool and conserve!

Alameda County:

  • There are three (3) cooling centers open:
    • Dublin Senior Center: 7600 Amador Valley Boulevard, Dublin CA 94568 (Friday-Sunday 9 a.m.-4 p.m.)
    • Pleasanton Library: 400 Old Bernal Avenue, Pleasanton, CA 94566 (Friday/Saturday 12 p.m.-5 p.m.)
    • **Ione Fire Department: 600 Preston Ave, Ione, CA 95640 (Friday-Monday 12 p.m. – 8 p.m.)
    • For updates on locations and additional information

Butte County:

  • There is one (1) cooling center tent open:
    • Depot Park: West Fourth Street and Cedar Street, Chico, CA 95928

Calaveras County:

  • There is one (1) cooling center open:
    • San Andreas Library: 1299 Gold Huter Road, San Andreas, CA 95247 (Friday-Monday 11 a.m.-5 p.m.)

Contra Costa County:

Fresno County:

Imperial County:

  • There are two (2) cooling centers open:
    • Imperial Valley Desert Museum: 11 Frontage Road, Ocotillo, CA 92259 (Daily 10 a.m.-3 p.m.)
    • Niland County Fire Station: 8071 Luxor Avenue, Niland, CA 92257

Kern County:

  • There are 13 cooling centers open:
    • Arvin Community Center: 800 Walnut Drive, Arvin, CA 93203 (1 p.m.-8 p.m.)
    • East Bakersfield Veterans Building: 2101 Ridge Road, Bakersfield, CA 93305 (1 p.m.-8 p.m.)
    • The Mission at Kern County: 816 East 21st Street, Bakersfield, CA 93305 (1 p.m.-8 p.m.)
    • Rasmussen Senior Center: 115 East Roberts Lane Bakersfield, CA 93308 (1 p.m.-8 p.m.)
    • Strata Center: 10350 Heather Avenue, California City, CA 93505 (1 p.m.-8 p.m.)
    • Kern River Valley Senior Center: 6405 Lake Isabella Blvd. Lake Isabella, CA 93240 (1 p.m.-8 p.m.)
    • Gusher Hall: 271 California Street, Maricopa, CA 93252 (1 p.m.-8 p.m.)
    • McFarland Veterans Center: 103 W. Sherwood Avenue, McFarland, CA 93250 (1 p.m.-8 p.m.)
    • Mojave Veterans Building: 15580 O Street, Mojave, CA 93501 (1 p.m.-8 p.m.)
    • Hummel Community Building: 2500 20th Street W, Rosamond, CA 93560 (1 p.m.-8 p.m.)
    • Walker Senior Center: 505 Sunset Avenue, Shafter, CA 93263 (1 p.m.-8 p.m.)
    • Taft Veterans Building: 218 Taylor Street, Taft, CA 93268 (1 p.m.-8 p.m.)
    • Wasco Free Will Baptist Church: 938 7th Street, Wasco, CA 93280 (1 p.m.-8 p.m.)

Kings County:

  • There are seven (7) cooling centers open:
    • Kings County Commission on Aging Council: 10953 14th Avenue Armona, CA 93202
    • Lemoore Community Services Department: 721 W. Cinnamon Drive Lemoore, CA 93245
    • Cornerstone Men’s Transitional Housing: 801 West 7th Street Hanford, CA 93230 (men only)
    • Longfield Center: 560 South Douty Street Hanford, CA 93230
    • Cocoran Family YMCA: 900 Dairy Avenue Corcoran, CA 93212
    • Corcoran Chamber of Commerce: 1099 Otis Avenue Corcoran, CA 93212
    • Avenal Theater and Event Center: 233 E. Kings Street Avenal, CA 93204

Los Angeles County:

Madera County:

  • There are two (2) cooling centers open:
    • Madera Sheriff’s Office: 2725 Falcon Drive, Madera, CA 93637 (Monday-Friday 8 a.m.-5 p.m.)
    • Madera Sheriff’s Office Oakhurst Substation: 48267 Liberty Drive, Oakhurst, CA 93644 (Monday-Friday 8 a.m.-5 p.m.)

Mendocino County:

  • There is one (1) cooling center open:
    • Ukiah Valley Conference Center: 200 S. School, Ukiah, CA 95482 (Friday 8 a.m.-5 p.m. and Limited Hours on Saturday/Sunday)

Merced County:

  • **All 12 county public libraries are operating as cooling centers
  • **Six (6) cities are offering public buildings and churches as cooling centers during normal business hours

Mono County: 

  • **County libraries are open to the public; hours vary by location
  • **Community/senior centers will be opened as needed with volunteers assisting

Monterey County:

  • There are six (6) cooling centers open:
    • **232 Broadway Street, King City, CA 93930
    • **1301 Broadway Street Suite B2, King City, CA 93930
    • **110 S El Camino Real, Greenfield, CA 93927
    • **521 Front Street, Soledad, CA 93960
    • **851 5th Street, Gonzales, CA 93926
    • **216 Alta Street, Gonzales, CA 93926

Nevada County:

  • There are two (2) cooling centers open:
    • Grass Valley Library: 207 Mill Street, Grass Valley, CA 95945 (Friday 11 a.m.-5 p.m. and Saturday/Sunday 11 a.m.-7 p.m.)
    • Penn Valley Library: 11252 Pleasant Valley Road, Penn Valley, CA 95946 (Friday 11 a.m.-5 p.m. and Saturday/Sunday 11 a.m.-7 p.m.)

Placer County:

  • There are four (4) cooling centers open:
    • Roseville Downtown Library: 255 Taylor Street, Roseville, CA 95678 (Friday-Sunday 8 a.m.-11 a.m. and 5 p.m.-8 p.m.)
    • Auburn Library: 350 Nevada Street, Auburn, CA 95603 (Friday 10 a.m.-8 p.m. and Saturday 2 p.m.-8 p.m.)
    • Colfax Library: 10 W Church Street, Colfax, CA 95713 (Friday/Saturday 10 a.m.-8 p.m.)
    • Foresthill Library: 24580 Main Street, Foresthill, CA 95631 (Friday/Saturday 10 a.m.-8 p.m.)

Riverside County:

Sacramento County:

  • There are eight (8) cooling centers open:
    • Hart Senior Center: 915 27th St, Sacramento, CA 95816 (Friday-Monday 12 p.m.-8 p.m.)
    • Hagginwood Community Center: 3271 Marysville Blvd, Sacramento, CA 95815 (Friday-Monday 12 p.m.-8 p.m.)
    • Capitol City Seventh-day Adventist Church: 6701 Lemon Hill Avenue, Sacramento, CA 95824 (Thursday-Monday 11 a.m.-7 p.m.)
    • Rancho Cordova City Hall: 2729 Prospect Park Dr, Rancho Cordova, CA 95670 (Friday-Sunday 2 p.m.-8 p.m.)
    • Citrus Heights Community Center: 6300 Fountain Square Drive, Citrus Heights, CA 95621 (Friday-Monday 12 p.m.- 7 p.m.)
    • Folsom Public Library: 411 Stafford St, Folsom, CA 95630 (Friday/Saturday 10 a.m.-7 p.m. and Sunday/Monday 2 p.m.-7 p.m.)
    • Elk Grove Animal Services: 9150 Union Park Way, Elk Grove, CA 95624 (Friday-Sunday 12 p.m.-8 p.m.)
    • Chabolla Community Center: 600 Chabolla Avenue, Galt, CA 95632 (Friday-Sunday 12 p.m.-8 p.m.)

San Bernardino County:

San Diego County:

San Joaquin County:

Santa Clara County:

  • There are 13 cooling centers open:
    • Campbell Community Center: 1 W Campbell Ave, Campbell, CA (Friday-Sunday 1 p.m.-8 p.m.)
    • Cupertino Library: 10800 Torre Ave, Cupertino, CA (Friday/Saturday 1 p.m.-5 p.m.)
    • Gilroy Library: 350 W 6th St, Gilroy, CA (Friday/Saturday 1 p.m.-5 p.m.)
    • Los Altos Library: 13 S San Antonio Rd, Los Altos, CA (Friday/Saturday 1 p.m.-5 p.m.)
    • Woodland Library: 1975 Grant Ave, Los Altos, CA (Friday/Saturday 1 p.m.-5 p.m.)
    • Los Gatos Library: 100 Villa Ave, Los Gatos, CA (Friday-Sunday 10 a.m.-8 p.m.)
    • Milpitas Library: 160 N Main St, Milpitas, CA (Friday/Saturday 1 p.m.-5 p.m.)
    • Morgan Hill Library: 660 W Main Avene, Morgan Hill, CA (Friday-Sunday 1 p.m.-8 p.m.)
    • Centennial Recreation Center: 171 W. Edmundson Ave, Morgan Hill, CA (Friday 8 a.m.-9 p.m. and Saturday/Sunday 8 a.m.-5 p.m.)
    • Camden Community Center: 3369 Union Ave, San Jose, CA (Friday-Sunday 1 p.m.-9 p.m.)
    • Edenvale Branch Library (Community Room): 101 Branham Lane East, San Jose, CA (Friday-Sunday 1 p.m.-8 p.m.)
    • Dr. Alberto Cruz Alum Rock Branch Library: 3090 Alum Rock Avenue, San Jose, CA (Friday-Sunday 1 p.m.-8 p.m.)
    • Saratoga Library: 13650 Saratoga Ave, Saratoga, CA (Friday/Saturday 1 p.m.-5 p.m.)

Solano County:

Sonoma County:

  • There are two (2) cooling centers open:
    • Cloverdale Veterans Community Building: 205 West 1st St, Cloverdale, CA (Friday-Saturday 1 p.m.-5 p.m.)
    • **Steele Lane Community Center: 415 Steele Ln, Santa Rosa, CA 95403 (Saturday/Sunday 11 a.m.-7 p.m.)

Stanislaus County:

Sutter County:

  • There is one (1) cooling center open:
    • **Sutter County Veterans Hall: 1425 Veterans Memorial Circle, Yuba City, CA 95993 (Saturday-Monday 2 p.m.- 8 p.m.)

Tehama County:

  • There are six (6) cooling centers open:
    • Red Bluff Community Center: 1500 S. Jackson St, Red Bluff, CA 96080 (Monday-Friday 8 a.m. to 5 p.m.)
    • **P.A.T.H. Shelter: 440 Antelope Blvd Suite #2, Red Bluff, CA 96080 (Daily 8 a.m.-5 p.m.)
    • **Tehama County Library (Red Bluff): 545 Diamond Ave, Red Bluff, CA 96080 (Weekdays 1 p.m-7 p.m.)
    • **Tehama County Library (Corning): 740 3rd St, Corning, CA 96021 (Weekdays 10 a.m.-1 p.m. and 2 p.m.-5 p.m.)
    • **Tehama County Library (Los Molinos): 7881 State Highway 99 E, Los Molinos, CA 96055 (Tuesday/Thursday 10 a.m.-1 p.m. and 2 p.m.-5 p.m.)
    • **Cottonwood Community Library: 3427 Main St., Cottonwood, CA 96022 (Monday/Tuesday 11 a.m.-5 p.m., Wednesday 11 a.m.-6 p.m., Saturday 10 a.m.-2 p.m.)

Tulare County:

  • There are 13 cooling centers open:
    • Porterville City Hall: 291 N Main Street, Porterville, CA 93257 (Monday-Friday 7:30 a.m.-5:30 p.m.)
    • Porterville Transit Center: 61 W Oak Avenue, Porterville, CA 93257 (Monday-Friday 8 a.m.-9 p.m. and Saturday/Sunday 8 a.m.-7 p.m.)
    • Tipton Public Library: 301 E Woods Avenue, Tipton, CA 93272 (Friday 10 a.m.-4:30 p.m.)
    • Earlimart Public Library: 780 E Washington Street, Earlimart, CA 93219 (Friday 10 a.m.-5:30 p.m.)
    • Springville Public Library: 35800 190, Springville, CA 93265 (Friday 10 a.m.-5:30 p.m. and Saturday 10 a.m.-4 p.m.)
    • Pixley Public Library: 927 Center Street, Pixley, CA 93256 (Friday 10 a.m.-5:30 p.m.)
    • **Three Rivers Branch Library: 42052 Eggers Drive, Three Rivers, CA 93271 (check hours)
    • **Strathmore Branch Library: 19646 Road 230, Strathmore, CA 93267 (check hours)
    • **Lindsay Branch Library: 157 North Mirage Street, Lindsay, CA 93247 (check hours)
    • **Porterville Public Library: 41 West Thurman Avenue, Porterville, CA 93257 (check hours)
    • **Heritage Community Center: 256 East Orange Avenue Porterville, CA 93257 (check hours)
    • **Porterville Community Center: 280 North 4th Street Porterville, CA 93257 (check hours)
    • **Woodlake City Hall: 350 North Valencia Blvd. Woodlake, CA 93286 (check hours)

Tuolumne County:

  • There are four (4) cooling centers open:
    • **Tuolumne County Main Library: 480 Greenley Road, Sonora, CA 95370 (Saturday/Sunday 12 p.m.-6 p.m.)
    • **Community Hall: 18250 Main Street, Jamestown, CA 95327 (Saturday/Sunday 1 p.m.-8 p.m.)
    • **Twain Harte Community Services District Legion Hall: 18775 Manzanita Drive, Twain Harte, CA 95383 (Friday-Monday 12 p.m.-6 p.m.)
    • **Groveland: Pending confirmation of facility, hours, and staffing

Ventura County:

  • No cooling centers currently open
  • If cooling centers open, they will be listed here

Yolo County:

***Updated as of July 11, 2021, 6 p.m.

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