'It's too much, basically those are temperatures that human beings shouldn't be living at,' a resident said.
Downtown Walnut Creek hit 110 degrees, and restaurants are looking to offer an escape from the heat with a cool area and a meal.
In other areas like Lafayette, East Bay Municipal Utility District decided to keep the reservoir recreation areas open to the public, but closed hiking trails at the request of firefighters. The decision was made with hopes of reducing emergency calls and cut down on the number of things that could trigger a wildfire.
"We want to be as proactive as we can not to add to the issue with calls on watershed land," explained EBMUD spokesperson Andrea Pook.This article tagged under:
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