Author: Joshua Kielas

🥫Starting Monday, Nov 9 through Monday, Nov 16, River Road/El Camino del Rio Elementary school is hosting a Fall Food Drive for families in need. They need your help!

📝 The link below has a list of items that parents have told us they need. It includes everything from peanut butter … Read more

Download the presentation slideshow as a PDF.

Watch the recorded meeting on our YouTube channel.

During her presentation at the November 2nd RRCO Community Meeting, Eugene City Manager Jenny Haruyama outlined local government governance structures. Addressing an estimated $10 million two-year budget deficit, she detailed the city council’s … Read more

By Clare Strawn

On October 5th I attended the monthly River Road Community Organization general meeting. We were invited to sit at different round tables with topics “your Idea”, “artists,” “RRCO topics,” and “Resilience” for discussion with other neighbors.  I hopped between the “your idea” table and the “RRCO topics” … Read more

If universal health care becomes a reality in Oregon, it could fundamentally reshape how every resident accesses medical services, interacts with insurance companies, and budgets for personal health. 

A Brief History of the Universal Health Plan Governance Board

Oregon’s journey toward a universal healthcare system has evolved through legislative … Read more

From the City of Eugene website:
Annual Neighborhood Plan Update: Planning & Housing
September 29 2026

The goals of the update:
1. Creating a framework to support working together/collaboration as we look at the opportunities and challenges around changes that are occurring around housing at the state and local level … Read more

1. Make sure you are registered to vote by going to oregonvotes.gov. Sign in with your name and birth date and confirm that your registration status is ACTIVE and that all information is correct. Of particular importance is your mailing address; if it is incorrect your ballot can’t get to

We certainly had fun this year at the 2026 River Celebration! From the Cider press to the new children’s parade, and from the maker space to the games and music, folks gathered to celebrate the River Road greenway and community.

Here are some photo highlights from this year’s gathering:

4th Annual River Celebration

Sunday September 13, 2026
11 am to 3 pm
Willamette Greenway/Ruth Bascom Riverbank Path
Filbert Grove (McClure & Stults) to Rasor Park

11:00am Children’s Parade, Stults & Riverbank path. Walk, roll and stroll. Paint your wagon and bring the family!

Neighbors, come together! The RRCO River … Read more

By Chelsea Deffenbacher:

Thirty-six drivers were cited Wednesday, August 19th, during the Eugene Police Department Traffic Enforcement Operation on River Road.

In addition, 21 warnings were issued.

Eugene Police officers with the Traffic Safety Unit as well as the patrol division stopped 52 vehicles between 8 a.m. and 3 p.m. … Read more