Category: News

The Menlo Park Neighborhood Association hosted a neighborhood picnic and held annual board elections on Saturday, February 12, 2022. The Board also honored Vecinos ambassadors in recognition of their activities to keep neighbors connected during the COVID-19 pandemic and beyond. At the picnic neighbors enjoyed a potluck and shared good conversations with each other. Pima...

Earlier this week Menlo Park was awarded a Thriving Communities Grant from the Community Food Bank of Southern Arizona, in the amount of $5,000, to bolster and grow our Vecinos Initiative (neighborhood ambassadors program) in 2022! This on top of the $9,000 that will be in our neighborhood before the end of the year, from...

Plan to join us this Thursday, May 13 from 6pm-7:30pm for our monthly neighborhood meeting. See draft agenda attached – it’s pretty meaty!, with guest speaker County Attorney Laura Conover, multiple presentations on affordable housing and accessory dwelling units, big transportation/infrastructure updates, and much more.  We will have both a Zoom option, and in-person, at the old...

Good evening neighbors, This is the standard message in advance of our monthly neighborhood meeting, reminding you that Thursday April 8th from 6pm-7:30pm is our next gathering to discuss, learn, and share together about items of neighborhood importance. But with a twist. A number of months ago, we shared exciting news that we worked with TUSD to have our neighborhood...

Hello Menlo, See attached our agenda lineup for Thursday’s meeting. You’ll see it’s different than normal! Some highlights: 1. We’ll spend a lot of time just eating together. Bring your favorite dish or side to share and celebrate the end of the year.2. Meet our new Councilmember Lane Santa Cruz, and our staff neighborhood representative,...

Hello neighbors, A quick reminder that our upcoming Menlo Park Neighborhood Association meeting is Thursday, November 14th from 6pm-7:30pm at the Pima County Housing Center (801 W. Congress). Pima County Flood Control will be in to talk about dredging the final piece of the Santa Cruz River (the piece along our neighborhood), and where the...

Good evening neighbors, Just a quick reminder that our next neighborhood association meeting will be on Thursday, October 10th from 6pm-7:30pm at the Pima County Housing Center, 801 W. Congress. Draft agenda coming soon, including a listening session with Tucson Police Department about any issues/concerns we have in the neighborhood, and ideas for collaborating together for...

Good morning Menlo Park, Whether you knew him for a while or just met him recently, Bob Rodriguez was a transformative human being who impacted the Westside, Menlo Park and so many people for a long time. It is with sadness we share, if you didn’t know already, that he passed from us recently. This...

Hello neighbors, Please see agenda attached for this Thursday’s meeting. Lots of really good stuff inside for us to discuss and cover. The slate of Board members running for re-election was sent in a previous email, with a deadline for submitting a letter of intent to run to me. There will still be an opportunity...