A more popular option for cooling off seemed to be the city's swimming pools. Linda Atkinson brought her four kids here. She said, "All I have is a swamp cooler so it really gets hot, so basically this is where we come when it gets like that."
Even some with air conditioning some say it's better to get out and cool off at the pool rather than pay the bill to crank up the air. Sara Hernandez brought her two kids to the public pool at the Airways Golf Course. She said it's, "Fun, a lot of fun. Cool and cheap, not expensive at all."
The City of Fresno is working on its programs to deal with the heat. Right now, when it's 105, the cooling centers open. When it hits 110, admission to public swimming pools is free. City Parks Director Randall Cooper said this two tier system is confusing. "We're going to have one program and have it made very simple and user friendly."
Cooper says the City Manager is trying to decide on just how hot it should get before the city acts. The city is continuing to monitor the situation at the Californian. An air conditioned bus was outside waiting to cool folks off, again on Wednesday, but few got on board.
The fire department and paramedics are also standing by. Three or four of the residents have been treated for heat problems.
The giant compressor for the buildings air conditioning unit is expected to arrive and be installed on Thursday.
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