LA and Valley cooling centers stay open as heat wave continues; libraries join in
The operation of cooling centers across the city of Los Angeles will be extended through Monday as Southern California will continue experiencing scorching heat and high temperatures through next week, officials announced Thursday.
L.A.’s Emergency Management Department activated six cooling centers on Tuesday prompted by a late-summer heat wave. Nearly 400 people have made use of the centers, according to Joseph Riser, a spokesman for the department.
Residents can find shelter from the heat at the following locations from 10 a.m. to 9 p.m.:
— Lincoln Heights Senior Citizen Center, located at 2323 Workman St.
— Lafayette Multipurpose Community Center, located at 625 South Lafayette Park Place
— Sunland Senior Citizen Center, located at 8640 Fenwick St.
— Mid Valley Senior Citizen Center, located at 8801 Kester Ave.
— Fred Roberts Recreation Center, located at 4700 South Honduras St.
— Jim Gilliam Recreation Center, located at 4000 S. La Brea Ave.
Additionally, other recreation and parks facilities and more than 70 L.A. City Public Library branches are available as cooling centers during regular hours.
Omar Sanchez carries cans to Miguel Mendoza Recycling in North Hills on Wednesday, Sept. 4, 2024 during a triple-digit heatwave. The southland is expected to stay in the triple-digits into next week. (Photo by Sarah Reingewirtz, Los Angeles Daily News/SCNG)
People beat the heat while ice skating at The Cube Santa Clarita on Thursday, Sept. 5, 2024, in Santa Clarita. (Photo by Hans Gutknecht, Los Angeles Daily News/SCNG)
People beat the heat while skating at the The Cube Santa Clarita on Thursday, Sept. 5, 2024, in Santa Clarita. (Photo by Hans Gutknecht, Los Angeles Daily News/SCNG)
Una cancha de tenis está casi vacía en Lancaster, donde las temperaturas de la superficie del suelo alcanzaron los 150 grados el 15 de agosto de 2024. Lancaster se encuentra entre las ciudades de California que se proyecta que tendrán una población en rápido crecimiento y más de 25 días de calor intenso al año para 2050. Foto de Ted Soqui para CalMatters
People beat the heat while ice skating at The Cube Santa Clarita on Thursday, Sept. 5, 2024, in Santa Clarita. (Photo by Hans Gutknecht, Los Angeles Daily News/SCNG)
Misters and umbrellas offer a bit of relief from temperatures in the 95 degree heat along San Fernando road in Burbank on Tuesday, Sept. 3, 2024. An excessive heat warning is in effect for inland and valley areas through the weekend. (Photo by David Crane, Los Angeles Daily News/SCNG)
A man plays with a dog out of the heat in a shade of a tree at Lake Balboa Anthony C. Beilenson Park in Van Nuys on Wednesday, Sept. 4, 2024. (Photo by Hans Gutknecht, Los Angeles Daily News/SCNG)
Xavier Perez enjoys the cold water spray at the Car Wash in Redondo Beach on Thursday, Sept. 5, 2024. ..(Photo by Axel Koester, Contributing Photographer)
Alberto Rodriguez and fellow workers take a break from the heat before pouring concrete at a construction site in Manhattan Beach on Thursday, Sept. 5, 2024. ..(Photo by Axel Koester, Contributing Photographer)
A man gets out of the heat in a shade of a tree at Lake Balboa Anthony C. Beilenson Park in Van Nuys on Wednesday, Sept. 4, 2024. (Photo by Hans Gutknecht, Los Angeles Daily News/SCNG)
A man plays with a dog out of the heat in a shade of a tree at Lake Balboa Anthony C. Beilenson Park in Van Nuys on Wednesday, Sept. 4, 2024. (Photo by Hans Gutknecht, Los Angeles Daily News/SCNG)
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Omar Sanchez carries cans to Miguel Mendoza Recycling in North Hills on Wednesday, Sept. 4, 2024 during a triple-digit heatwave. The southland is expected to stay in the triple-digits into next week. (Photo by Sarah Reingewirtz, Los Angeles Daily News/SCNG)
On Sunday, the city will activate the Chinatown Branch Library, located at 639 N. Hill St., and the Pacoima Branch Library, located at 13605 Van Nuys Blvd., as two dedicated cooling centers from 1 to 5 p.m.
With extreme heat events forecasted until next week, most regional branch libraries offer Sunday afternoon hours as well, such as the Central, Arroyo Seco, Expo Park, Hollywood, Mid-Valley, North Hollywood, Robertson, West L.A. and West Valley locations.
City park facilities are pet-friendly when activated as cooling centers, according to the Emergency Management Department. Dogs must be on a leash and accompanied by their owners at all times. Kennels can be provided upon request.
At libraries, only service animals are allowed in, according to the department.
If the operation of cooling centers are extended any further, the department will share information and notify residents on its social media accounts: @ReadyLA via X, Facebook, Instagram, Threads and Nextdoor.
Earlier this summer, beginning on July 3, the department activated its cooling centers for 19 days, helping nearly 2,200 Angelenos and dozens of animals stay safe from the heat. Even more people found respite from the heat at parks and libraries, according to Riser.
An excessive heat warning took effect Tuesday morning in the western San Fernando Valley and will remain in force until 8 p.m. Saturday — one day longer than originally anticipated. Forecasters said the area could see temperatures reaching as high as 118 degrees.
An excessive heat warning was also in effect through 8 p.m. Saturday in the Santa Clarita Valley, the inland coastal areas stretching into downtown Los Angeles, the Santa Monica Mountains Recreational Area, Calabasas, eastern San Fernando Valley, San Gabriel Mountains, San Gabriel Valley, the Antelope Valley and Antelope Valley foothills and the 5 and 14 freeway corridors, which forecasters said could reach 110 degrees.
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