Woodland Hills board member raises intimidation allegations, says she has reported incidents to authorities

At the June 18, 2025 Woodland Hills SD legislative meeting a board member spoke at length during old business alleging intimidation and improper contact by a community member identified in the transcript as "Kathy" and raising concerns about transparency in district purchasing-card (P‑card) records.

The board member said the incidents occurred around consideration of a contract renewal for a program she had opposed. She said the individual "started calling my job, and she showed up at my job the day before" a board vote and that the person sent an email the day of the vote that included a claim that the speaker had been observed dropping off and picking up her daughter. "For anybody to do that to me, knowing I'm gonna say something, something's wrong," the speaker said, and added that predecessors for the seat had also filed police reports after encounters involving the same person.

The speaker said she had reached out to county and state officials and would not "let it go," describing the conduct as a pattern that had led her to take the matter to law-enforcement and state agencies. She said those previous complaints confirmed to her that this was not an isolated incident.

Separately, the speaker repeated requests for financial transparency: she said she and other board members had asked for P‑card statements and names (she said 19 names had not been provided) and that paper statements remained outstanding. "You can't make an informed decision when we don't have certain documents. If we ask for it, then we should receive it," she said.

The remarks were discussion by a board member in an open meeting and did not include a formal motion. The speaker said she had already contacted county and state agencies and indicated she would continue to seek remedies outside the board if necessary.

Why it matters: Allegations of intimidation of elected members and requests for financial documents touch on board governance, member safety and transparency around district spending. The speaker requested disclosure of records she said were outstanding and said she had pursued external reporting.

Next steps indicated by the speaker: she said she had reported the conduct to county and state officials and will continue to pursue those channels; the board did not take a formal action about the allegations during the meeting.