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City Announces Termination of “Monterey Park Rewards” Shop Local App Effective December 31, 2023

The City of Monterey Park urges all MPK Rewards participants to earn and redeem their MPK Points by December 31, 2023 

The City of Monterey Park will terminate its shop local program app, Monterey Park Rewards, effective December 31, 2023. The Cit...

Monterey Park to Hold Ribbon Cutting Ceremony for New Edison Trails Park Playground Equipment

The City of Monterey Park Recreation and Community Services Department invites the community to join a ribbon cutting ceremony and celebration at the Edison Trails Park Playground located at 1600 S. Garfield Avenue in Monterey Park. The ribbon cutting cer...

Monterey Park’s Langley Senior Center Extends Weekend Operating Hours

The City of Monterey Park Recreation and Community Services Department will be extending the hours of operation at Langley Senior Center starting December 1, 2023. This extension of hours will allow greater access and opportunities for adults ages 50 and ...

MPPD Awarded Grant from the OTS for Traffic Enforcement Program to Increase Safety on Roads

The Monterey Park Police Department was awarded a $178,000 grant from the California Office of Traffic Safety (OTS). The grant will support our ongoing enforcement and education programs to help reduce the number of serious injuries and deaths on our road...

MPPD Awarded Grant for Bicycle and Pedestrian Safety Program from the Office of Traffic Safety

Monterey Park Police Department has received a $25,000 grant from the California Office of Traffic Safety (OTS) to support its Bicycle and Pedestrian Safety Program. This grant will allow us to promote safe practices for pedestrians and bicyclists and pro...

MPK City Council Extends Condolences to Lewiston, Maine, Mass Shooting Victims and Their Families

The City Council of Monterey Park extends its deepest condolences and sympathy to the victims and their families affected by the tragic mass shooting in Lewiston, Maine. Our thoughts are with you during this incredibly difficult time.The entire nation was...

UPDATE: Vehicle Involved in Felony Hit and Run Traffic Collision Has Been Located

Monterey Park, Calif. – On October 18, 2023, at 4:36 p.m., Monterey Park Police Officers responded to a call of a hit-and-run injury traffic collision at the intersection of New Avenue and Garvey Avenue. Surveillance cameras captured a driver of...

Memorial Hearts to be Displayed at the MPK Hope Community Resiliency Center

Memorial hearts honoring the eleven victims of the January 21, 2023 Monterey Park mass shooting will be transported this week from City Hall to be displayed at the MPK Hope Community Resiliency Center located at the Sierra Vista Park Community Center at 3...

SBA Offering Disaster Assistance to MPK Small Businesses Impacted by the Mass Shooting

The U.S. Small Business Administration is offering low-interest federal disaster loans for working capital to small businesses and private nonprofit organizations economically impacted by the Monterey Park mass shooting and related investigations from Jan...

Monterey Park City Council Reacts to Allen, Texas Mall Shootings

The Monterey Park City Council is saddened and troubled by another heinous act of gun violence on Saturday, May 6, 2023 at an outdoor mall in Allen, Texas.  

The City Council’s thoughts and deepest sympathies are with the families of the...