With the National Weather Service forecasting an excessive heat watch for the coming days, the City of Sacramento will activate the Outreach and Engagement Center and the Sam & Bonnie Pannell Community Center as cooling centers where residents can find relief from the heat.
The OEC (3615 Auburn Blvd.) will operate from 10 a.m. Monday (July 1) to 8 a.m. Sunday (July 7). The center has storage available for personal belongings if needed and will accept pets.
The Sam & Bonnie Pannell Community Center (2450 Meadowview Road) will operate from 8 a.m. to 8 p.m. Monday (July 1), Tuesday (July 2), Wednesday (July 3), and Friday (July 5). The site does not allow pets and personal storage will be limited to what visitors can carry with them. Please note that the community center will be closed on July 4.
In addition to air-conditioning, the site will offer water and places to recharge phones and other devices. If you need assistance in accessing weather respite, please call 311 and make a self-referral to be connected to an outreach worker.
During this time, libraries and community centers will also be available during their normal hours of operation, and people can also use these air-conditioned buildings as places to cool off.
The County of Sacramento also will open weather respite centers that will operate at the following locations, dates, and times:
North A Emergency Shelter: 1400 North A Street, Sacramento
- July 1-7 from 1 p.m. -10 p.m.
- Please note this location has very limited capacity for pets.
Citrus Heights Police Department – Lobby: 6315 Fountain Square Drive, Citrus Heights
- Lobby will be open on July 2-5 from 12 p.m. to 8 p.m.
Rancho Cordova City Hall: 2729 Prospect Park Drive, Rancho Cordova
- July 1-5 from 2 p.m. to 8 p.m.
- No pets.
Elk Grove Wackford Community Center: 9014 Bruceville Road, Elk Grove
- July 1-5 from 12 p.m. to 8 p.m.
Galt Police Station Lobby: 455 Industrial Drive, Galt
- July 1-5 from 12 p.m. to 8 p.m.
The City’s partnership with Regional Transit continues to provide no-cost transportation to and from weather respite centers during their operation. To ride free, screenshot or print this SacRT flyer and present it to the bus operator upon boarding, or show light rail fare inspection staff upon request. Only valid to and from activated weather respite centers.
The City will continue to monitor the NWS’s forecast and extend cooling-center operations as needed. The City will also monitor capacity at the OEC to determine if other activations are necessary.
Please call 2-1-1 or visit their website for more information on respite centers.
