With excessive heat warnings in place until Tuesday, cities all across the Bay Area are turning public spaces into cooling centers for residents to beat the heat.
According to the National Weather Service, an excessive heat warning for inland areas was put in effect until July 9. For coastal cities, a heat advisory was announced to last until July 9, but the advisory in San Francisco is expected to end July 4.
Public safety officials urged people to keep hydrated and stay indoors and in air conditioned places as much as possible.
Several counties announced public cooling centers to deal with the heat. The Santa Clara Valley Transportation Authority also said that it would be offering free rides on buses and the light rail system to designated cooling centers in the county through the weekend.
Here is a list of cooling centers around the region. Unless otherwise noted, the cooling centers will be closed on Thursday, July 4 and Sunday, July 7.
Alameda County
Alameda
Free Library
1550 Oak St.
Open 12 p.m.-8 p.m. Tuesday, Wednesday
Public Library
7800 Santa Clara Ave.
Open 10 a.m.-6 p.m. Tuesday, Wednesday
Open 9 a.m.-5 p.m. Friday, Saturday
Berkeley
North Berkeley Senior Center
1901 Hearst Ave.
No Hours Listed
Central Library
2090 Kittredge St.
No Hours Listed
Claremont Branch Library
2940 Benvenue Ave.
No Hours Listed
Tarea Hall Pittman South Branch Library
1901 Russell St.
No Hours Listed
South Berkeley Senior Center
2939 Ellis St.
No Hours Listed
Dublin
Library
200 Civic Plaza
Open 9 a.m.-4 p.m. Tuesday, Wednesday
Senior Center
7600 Amador Valley Blvd.
No Hours Listed
Shannon Community Center
11600 Shannon Ave.
No Hours Listed
Fremont
Age Well Center at Lake Elizabeth
40086 Paseo Padre Parkway
Open 8 a.m.-5 p.m. Tuesday, Wednesday and 10 a.m.-5 p.m. Thursday
Age Well Center South Fremont
47111 Mission Falls Court
Open 8 a.m.-5 p.m. Tuesday, Wednesday
Centerville Community Center
3355 Country Drive
Open 8:30 a.m.-5:30 p.m. Tuesday, Wednesday
Library
2450 Stevenson Blvd.
Open 10 a.m.-4 p.m. Tuesday, Wednesday
Warm Springs Community Center
47300 Fernald St.
Open 8:30 a.m.-5:30 p.m. Tuesday, Wednesday
Wally Pond Irvington Community Center
41885 Blacow Road
Open 8:30 a.m.-5:30 p.m. Tuesday, Wednesday and 10 a.m.-5 p.m. Thursday
Hayward
Cherryland Community Center
278 Hampton Road
No Hours Listed
Livermore
Library
1188 S. Livermore Ave.
No Hours Listed
Newark
Newpark Shopping Center
2086 Newpark Mall
Open 11 a.m.-7 p.m. Tuesday, Wednesday
Open 11 a.m.-6 p.m. Thursday
Open 11 a.m.-8 p.m. Friday, Saturday
Oakland
Asian Branch Library
388 Ninth St.
No Hours Listed
Brookfield Branch Library
9255 Edes Ave.
No Hours Listed
Cesar E. Chavez Branch Library
3301 E. 12th St.
No Hours Listed
Dimond Branch Library
3565 Fruitvale Ave.
No Hours Listed
Eastmont Branch Library
7200 Bancroft Ave.
No Hours Listed
Elmhurst Library
1427 88th Ave.
No Hours Listed
Piedmont Avenue Branch Library
80 Echo Ave.
No Hours Listed
San Leandro
Library
300 Estudillo Ave.
Open 3 p.m.-10 p.m. Tuesday
Union City
City Hall
34009 Alvarado Niles Road
Open 9 a.m.-5 p.m. Tuesday, Wednesday
Holly Community Center
31600 Alvarado Boulevard
Open 9 a.m. to 4 p.m. Tuesday, Wednesday
Sports Center
31600 Alvarado Boulevard
Open 6 a.m. to 9 p.m. Tuesday, Wednesday
Kennedy Youth Center
1333 Decoto Road
Open 10 a.m.-6p.m. Tuesday, Wednesday
Ruggieri Senior Center
33997 Alvarado-Niles Road
Open 8 a.m.-7p.m. Tuesday, Wednesday, Friday
Open 2 p.m.-7 p.m. Thursday
Contra Costa County
Antioch
EHSD Building
4545 Delta Fair Boulevard
Open 8 a.m.-5 p.m. Tuesday, Wednesday, Friday, Saturday
Nick Rodriguez Community Center
213 F St.
Open 12 p.m.-8 p.m. Tuesday, Wednedsay
Library
501 W. 18th Street
Open 12 p.m.-8 p.m. Tuesday
Open 10 a.m.-6 p.m. Wednesday
Open 9 a.m.-5 p.m. Friday, Saturday
Bay Point
Library
205 Pacifica Avenue
Open 2:30 p.m.-8 p.m. Tuesday
Open 1:30 p.m.-8 p.m. Wednesday
Open 2:30 p.m.-6 p.m. Friday
Open 10 a.m.-6 p.m. Saturday
Clayton
Library
6125 Clayton Road
Open 12 p.m.-8 p.m. …read more
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