As Sacramento faces yet another triple-digit forecast this weekend, local agencies are reopening cooling centers to help residents seek respite from the heat.
The centers offer air-conditioned spaces for unhoused people and others who don’t have access to home cooling.
Sacramento broke heat records last weekend. And though it cooled down early in the week, meteorologists with the National Weather Service are predicting Friday and Saturday could see temperatures up to 106 and 105, respectively. A heat advisory is in place for most of Northern California between 11 a.m. Friday and 11 p.m. Saturday.
Sacramento Regional Transit is offering free rides to and from cooling centers between Friday and Sunday. To be eligible for the free fair, riders must present this flier to fare collectors. To find a bus or light rail to a cooling center, SacRT offers a trip planning tool.
Sacramento County
Sacramento County will open three Department of Human Assistance offices as respite centers between Thursday and Sunday, officials said in a news release on Wednesday.
Those offices are located at:
- 1725 28th St. in Midtown
- 5747 Watt Avenue in North Highlands
- 2450 Florin Road in south Sacramento
DHA offices are open to the public between 8 a.m. and 4 p.m. on Thursday and Friday, and county officials said the office will stay open as a cooling center between 4 and 8 p.m. those days. On Saturday and Sunday, the offices will be open between 2 and 8 p.m. for respite.
Pets are welcome, but must be on a leash or in a carrier at all times.
City of Sacramento
The city of Sacramento is opening two cooling centers for service this weekend.
The city’s Outreach and Engagement Office at 3615 Auburn Blvd. will be open for respite between 2 p.m. and 7 a.m. starting Friday. It will close on Sunday at 7 a.m. The space can accommodate up to 50 people and offers some space to store personal objects. Pets are also allowed.
The Sam & Bonnie Pannell Community Center at 2450 Meadowview Road will also be open as a cooling center between 8 a.m. and 8 p.m. on Friday and Saturday. The community center can accommodate up to 50 people, and snacks will be provided. Pets are not allowed.
Both spaces are air-conditioned and will provide water and places to charge electronics.
Elk Grove
City officials announced that the Elk Grove Police Department lobby will serve as a cooling center between Thursday and Saturday from noon to 8 p.m.
A number of kennels will be made available to those who bring pets.
And as the weather heats up, we spoke with health experts about how to stay cool and how to spot heat illness in yourself and others.
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