San Jose
Media Advisory: City Opens Cooling Centers with Extra Hours on Wednesday, June 5 to Thursday, June 6, 2024
Residents are encouraged to beat the heat and stay cool during the active heat advisory
Dylan Kuhlmann-Haley, Public Information Representative, Parks, Recreation and Neighborhood Services Department
408-460-4468; [email protected]
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| Event: | Cooling Centers Wednesday, June 5 and Thursday, June 6, 2024 1 to 9 p.m. |
| Where: | Camden Community Center 3369 Union Ave., San José, 95124 Emma Prusch Farm Park Roosevelt Community Center (Pet-Friendly 1-9 p.m.) |
| Who: | The City of San José provides residents with a cool place to beat the high temperatures. |
| Background: | The National Weather Service has issued a Heat Advisory that includes San José from Wednesday, June 5 to Thursday, June 6, 2024. Three sites will open longer than regular hours to serve as “cooling centers” during this time period.
While cooling down, residents have access to bottled water, free Wi-Fi, and outlets to charge devices. To ensure access and maintain space, all large belongings, such as bicycles, should remain outside. During active heat advisories, Roosevelt Community Center is designated as pet-friendly and allows dogs and cats to stay in the cooling center with their accompanying owners. Roosevelt Community Center’s pet-friendly hours run from 1 to 9 p.m. only. All pet owners are expected to follow the guidelines listed below. Dogs must be leashed at all times. Cats must be brought in crates or in a harness if they are harness trained. Unrestrained pets are not allowed. Any pets that display aggression or disruptive behavior towards any other pet or attendee will be required to leave the center. Owners are fully responsible for their pets and must bring their own food, water, and supplies to care for their pet. There will be designated pet relief areas. All pet owners are responsible for assisting their pet with clean-up should any accidents occur. San José community centers and libraries are also open during regular business hours for residents to stay cool. Visit bit.ly/sjcommunitycenters for a list of community centers and www.sjpl.org/locations for a list of libraries. For additional cooling tips, visit the Santa Clara County website. For regular updates, please visit www.sanjoseca.gov/prns or follow @sjparksandrec on Facebook, Instagram and Twitter. |
Stay Informed:
The public is encouraged to keep informed by:
- Signing up for Alert SCC at bit.ly/alert-scc.
- Monitor the news and follow the City of San José on Facebook (https://www.facebook.com/
CityofSanJose/), Twitter (https://twitter.com/ CityofSanJose) and Instagram (https://www.instagram.com/ cityofsanjose/) for regular updates. - Navigating to the Emergency Notifications page (https://www.sanjoseca.gov/
news-stories/news/emergency- notifications) and Storm Preparedness page (http://bit.ly/SJStormPrep) on the City’s website. - Checking PG&E’s outage map at https://pgealerts.alerts.pge.
com/outages.
No further flash reports will be issued unless the situation worsens. Crews continue monitoring and responding in the field.
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