With triple-digit temperatures looming for the rest of the week,
the city’s designated
”
cooling center
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is on standby, according to the fire department.
With triple-digit temperatures looming for the rest of the week, the city’s designated “cooling center” is on standby, according to the fire department.
The Gilroy Senior Center, 7371 Hanna St., is the city’s official refresher when the National Weather Service issues heat warnings, usually at about 102 degrees, said Roy Shackel, a captain with the Gilroy Fire Department Captain and an assistant coordinator with the city’s Office of Emergency Services.
“The senior center is in stand-by mode right now, and if we go from a watch, which we’re in, to a warning, then we’ll open it up,” Shackel said. Highs throughout the week are expected to exceed 102 degrees.
“The warming trend noted on Monday will only increase on Tuesday. But even warmer temperatures are forecast on Wednesday and Thursday,” read a heat warning advisory on the service’s Web site. While the broiling, arid conditions could facilitate fires, the service reported that there were no lightning warnings throughout the week.
“We might get some cumulus (cloud) build-up, but there’s no lightning forecasted at this point,” said National Weather Service Meteorologist Larry Smith.
For those uninterested in spending their afternoons sweating in the senior center, Platinum Theaters on Monterey Roadº opens its doors at 9:15 a.m. during the week. And Cold Stone Creamery, 890 Renz Lane in Pacheco Pass Plaza, has even introduced four new flavors to coincide with the hot weather.
“Chocolate cake batter, cookie batter, blueberry muffin and tart and tangy yogurt – we just got those in, and we’ve been getting busier and stuff because of the heat,” said Manager Melissa Nuanes. “And we got our a-c fixed, so everybody’s coming in and hanging out now.”
Cooling center locations in Santa Clara County
Call locations for specific hours.
Centennial Recreation Center
171 W. Edmundson Ave., Morgan Hill
408-782-2128
Open Tuesday through Friday, 5 a.m. – 10 p.m.
Community & Cultural Center
17000 Monterey Road, Morgan Hill
408-782-0008
Open Tuesday through Thursday, 8 a.m. – 8 p.m. and Friday from 8 a.m. – 5 p.m.
Los Gatos Neighborhood Center
208 E. Main Street, Los Gatos
408-354-6820
Tues. -Thurs., 8:30 a.m. to 4:30 p.m.
Saratoga Community Center
19655 Allendale Avenue
Saratoga, California 95070
408-868-1248
Tues-Thurs., 8:00 a.m. to 4:30 p.m.
Saratoga Library
13650 Saratoga Avenue, Saratoga
408-867-6126
Tuesday – 1:00 p.m. to 9:00 p.m.
Wednesday and Thursday 10:00 a.m. to 9:00 p.m.
Emergency Housing Consortium
Boccardo Reception Center
2011 Little Orchard Boulevard, San Jose
408-294-2100
Tues.-Thurs., 24 hours a day
InnVision Day Centers
Georgia Travis Center
(for women and women with children)
297 Commercial St., San Jose
408-453-3124
Tues.-Thurs.8:00 a.m.-4:30 p.m.
Cecil White Center
358 N. Montgomery Street, San Jose
408-271-5160
Tues. – Thurs., 8:00 a.m.- 7:00 p.m.
Free bottled water.
Campbell Community Center
1 West Campbell Ave., Room D41
Campbell
Open from 1 p.m. – 9 p.m. today (Tuesday) through Friday
City of San Jose Community Centers
City of San Jose Community Centers are open on Tuesday, July 8 through Thursday, July 10, 8:30 a.m./9 a.m. until 8 p.m. Call locations for specific hours.
Almaden Community Center
6445 Camden Ave., San Jose
408-268-1133
Camden Community Center
3369 Union Ave., San Jose
408-559-8553
Gardner Community Center
520 W. Virginia St., San Jose
408-277-4761
Hank Lopez Community Center
1694 Adrian Way, San Jose
408-251-2850
Evergreen Community Center
4860 San Felipe Rd. San Jose
408-270-2220
Southside Community Center
5585 Cottle Rd. San Jose
408-629-3336
George Shirakawa Community Center
2072 Lucretia Ave., San Jose
408-277-3317
Berryessa Community Center
3050 Berryessa Rd., San Jose
408-251-6392
Willows Senior Center
2175 Lincoln Ave., San Jose
408-448-6400
West San Jose Community Center
3707 Williams Road, San Jose
408-249-6580
