Long Beach’s air-conditioned cooling centers will remain open up until Friday as the summer’s heatwave persists this week . Cooling centers, which have been active since Aug. 14 , are located in park community centers throughout the city from noon to 6 p.m. at the following sites: Admiral Kidd Park (2125 Santa Fe Ave.) El Dorado Park West (2800 N. Studebaker Road) El Dorado Park West has replaced the site at Recreation Park due to its more effective cooling system. Houghton Park (6301 Myrtle Ave.) Long Beach Senior Center (1150 E. Fourth St.) McBride Park (1550 Martin Luther King Jr. Ave.) All centers are operating in compliance with the city’s Safer at Home health orders to prevent the spread of COVID-19, and have a capacity of up to 250 people per day. Health screenings, temperature checks, physical distancing and face coverings are required for visitors. Cleaning and disinfecting practices are also being conducted at each of the cooling centers. Click here to learn tips on how to avoid heat illness and injuries. Support our journalism. Hyperlocal news is an essential force in our democracy, but it costs money to keep an organization like this one alive, and we can’t […]
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