Overview
- Mayor Karen Bass activated a city emergency plan on March 17, deploying libraries, recreation centers and community sites as climate shelters.
- Several locations operate extended hours and accept pets, including Canoga Park Senior Citizen’s Center, North Hollywood Senior Citizen Center, Pecan Recreation Center and Algin Sutton Recreation Center.
- The National Weather Service reports highs in the 90s to over 100°F and unusually warm nights that elevate the risk of heat-related illness.
- Heat advisories remain in effect across inland Los Angeles County, the San Fernando Valley, Ventura areas, the Orange County interior, the Inland Empire and select coastal zones through parts of the week.
- Los Angeles County is offering free cooling resources such as hydration stations and no‑fare bus transport to shelters, while the Department of Water & Power urges outage preparedness and use of official reporting and alert systems.