Cooling Centers Available In Cupertino, Santa Clara County

Press release from the City of Cupertino:

May 27, 2020

Extremely hot weather can result in heatstroke, heat exhaustion, heat cramps, sunburn, heat rash, and in some instances death. Please take safety measures to stay safe and lend a helping hand to family, friends, and neighbors. If you know of a vulnerable person without air conditioning, such as an elderly or infirm neighbor or someone with a drug or alcohol disorder or severe mental illness, please help them get to an air conditioned space between the hours of 10:00 a.m. and 8:00 p.m. If you see someone on the street who may be having a life-threatening reaction to the heat, please call 911. Thank you for doing your part to keep people safe during a heat crisis.

The following County Public Health Department social distancing guidelines will be enforced for cooling centers:

• Do not enter if you have COVID-19 symptoms including fever, cough, diarrhea, headache, muscle aches, shortness of breath, unexplained loss of taste or smell
• Face covering is required (exception of children 6 years and under or if medically unadvisable)
• Maintain a minimum distance of 6 feet from others at all times

Three county libraries, Gilroy Library, the Morgan Hill Library, and the Saratoga Library, will have limited space and hours available as cooling centers on Wednesday, May 27 from 1 p.m.-6 p.m. and Thursday, May 28 from 1 p.m.-6 p.m.

• Saratoga Library - 13650 Saratoga Avenue, Saratoga
• Gilroy Library - 350 W 6th St, Gilroy, CA 95020
• Morgan Hill Library – 660 W Main St, Morgan Hill, CA 95037

Five San Jose cooling centers are open May 26 from 5:00-9:00 p.m., Wednesday, May 27 from 1:00-9:00 p.m., and Thursday, May 28 from 1:00-7:00 p.m.:

• Mayfair Community Center; 2039 Kammerer Ave. San José, CA 95116
• Camden Community Center; 3369 Union Ave. San José, CA 95124
• Seven Trees Community Center; 3590 Cas Dr. San José, CA 95111
• Roosevelt Community Center; 901 E. Santa Clara St. San José, CA 95116
• Cypress Community Center; 403 Cypress Ave. San José, CA 95117

The Campbell Community Center located at 1 W. Campbell Avenue, Campbell, CA 95008 will open a cooling center for the public to use during these days and times:

• Tuesday 5/26 - 1:30 p.m.-8 p.m., Q80 (Roosevelt Redwood Room)
• Wednesday 5/27 - 1:30 p.m.-8 p.m., Q80 (Roosevelt Redwood Room)
• Thursday 5/28 - 1:30 p.m.-8 p.m., Q80 (Roosevelt Redwood Room)

For more information, visit https://www.sccgov.org/sites/oes/residents/Pages/hot-weather-information.aspx

This press release was produced by the City of Cupertino. The views expressed here are the author’s own.