Welcome to El Cortez Heights! We are a small, historic neighborhood in midtown Tucson, Arizona. This is the homepage of the Neighborhood Association.
HOW TO GET INVOLVED:

Our primary communication is by email!
Email the address at right to be added:

(The association email address can be found above and right).

We also have facebook and instagram, but they are currently not very active:
Facebook: https://www.facebook.com/ElCortezHeightsNbhd
Instagram: @elcortezheights

Upcoming Meetings

We meet quarterly , usually on the second thursday of the month.
The next meeting is on:
July 9 2026, at 6 PM.
The location is indoors at the Donna Liggins Center in Doris J. Thompson park.
The final 2026 meeting will be October 8.

TPD Contact

Our Community Service Officer (CSO) is Karla Rubio-Corral.
She is our neighborhood contact for any question regarding police matters, for example to find out the followup on a 311 or 911 call.
Contact her by phone: 520-330-9877
or Email: Karla.Rubiocorral@tucsonaz.gov

April Meeting

The meeting was held April 9, see the minutes .

Discussion included: Green Stormwater Infrastructure grants that have been applied for; the apparent success of the Star Village project (low number of related police calls); ongoing work in the Doris J. Thompson park; and rolloff/cleanup planning.
Officer election were held with officers unchanged from 2025.

January Meeting

The annual meeting was held January 8, see the minutes .

Discussion included: Green Stormwater Infrastructure grants that have been applied for; the apparent success of the Star Village project (low number of related police calls); ongoing work in the Doris J. Thompson park; and rolloff/cleanup planning.
Officer election were held with officers unchanged from 2025.

October Meeting

The fall meeting was held October 9, see the minutes . Star Village was the main topic of discussion, along with mini-grant applications, street repaving, and numerous other topics. Street repaving is expected to begin in early 2026.

July Meeting

The July meeting was held July 10, see the minutes . Street lights, street paving, Mini-grants were among the many topics discussed.

April Meeting

The April meeting was held Apr 10, see the minutes . Street lights, RainWorks mini-grants, and criminal activity behind Parkside Terrace, were among the many topics discussed.

Rolloffs, Brush/Bulky

Usually we request rolloff dumpsters twice a year. Our next rolloffs are first week of November, 2025.

Our Brush & Bulky pickup weeks for 2025 are March 3, and Sept 1 .

January Meeting

The annual meeting was held Jan 9, see the minutes . Welcome to new president Jacob Prietto!

Police and Ward 3 Contacts

We have two Community Resource Officers (CRO) assigned to our neighborhood:

Kirsten Hinthorn    Kirstin.Hinthorn@tucsonaz.gov    520-400-1404
Karla Rubiocorral    Karla.rubiocorral@tucsonaz.gov    520-330-9877

City non-emergency number:   311
Police non-emergency number:   520-791-5059