Santa Clara County Opens Cooling Centers Amid Heat Wave

SANTA CLARA COUNTY, CA – Amid a National Weather Service heat advisory that remains in effect for the Bay Area through Thursday, Santa Clara County has opened cooling centers are open in Santa Clara County in the cities of San Jose, Gilroy, Morgan Hill, Saratoga, and Campbell.

To prevent the spread of COVID-19, the County of Santa Clara Public Health Department’s social distancing protocols will be observed at all cooling centers.

For cooling center locations and information, and for heat safety tips (in English, Spanish and Vietnamese), please visit https://bit.ly/heatsafetytipsSCC.

Three Santa Clara County Library District locations, Gilroy Library, the Morgan Hill Library and the Saratoga Library, will be available as cooling centers on Wednesday, May 27 from 1:00 pm-6:00 pm, and Thursday, May 28 from 1:00 pm-6:00 pm.

• Saratoga Library - 13650 Saratoga Avenue, Saratoga, 95070
• 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 pm., 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, May 26 - 1:30 pm-8:00 pm, Q80 (Roosevelt Redwood Room)
• Wednesday, May 27 - 1:30 pm-8:00 pm, Q80 (Roosevelt Redwood Room)
• Thursday, May 28 - 1:30 pm-8:00 pm, Q80 (Roosevelt Redwood Room)

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