Roman Battaglia
Reporter/ProducerAfter graduating from Oregon State University, Roman came to JPR as part of the Charles Snowden Program for Excellence in Journalism in 2019. He then joined Delaware Public Media as a Report For America fellow before returning to the west coast. When not out in the field, Roman enjoys travelling and finding new books.
Get in touch with Roman at battaglir@sou.edu
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Ashland will develop a new ordinance banning the use of fossil fuels in new home construction. A local youth environmental group has been pressuring the council to do this for months. -
Ashland Parks and Recreation Director Michael Black announced his resignation this week. Black is leaving the city after nine years that included accomplishments and some controversies.
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Jackson County is cutting ties with neighboring Josephine County over a shared emergency alert system. Officials with the two counties differ on emergency management philosophies.
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The California Secretary of State is accepting public comment on proposed regulations, some of which outline the procedures to hand-count ballots. Those changes are targeted at Shasta County, where an increasingly conservative majority on the board of supervisors voted to start hand-counting future election results.
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Northern California’s Yurok Tribe declared an emergency this month over a surge in fentanyl overdoses. The problem exists among tribes across the region.
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Four candidates endorsed by the Josephine County Republican party all appear to have won elections for seats on the non-partisan board of Grants Pass School District 7.
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The vote in Ashland to redirect the city’s tax on prepared foods and restaurant meals to fund parks is hanging by a thread. As of Wednesday morning, the measure is being narrowly rejected by voters, with just 40 votes separating the two sides.
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The county has been without a CEO since June of last year, when Matt Pontes resigned after a political fight with county Board Chair Patrick Jones.
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A memorial is being dedicated this month in honor of a former Ashlander who died defending two young women during a 2017 attack on a Portland train.
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The City of Ashland is opening a campground for houseless individuals. Opening it will allow Ashland police to enforce a previously paused camping ban.
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Klamath County Commissioners have canceled a library-sponsored book group over what some are calling censorship. That decision could have ramifications across the library district’s programming.
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The Oregon Shakespeare Festival’s Artistic Director Nataki Garrett resigned from the organization on Friday.
