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The report includes accounts of interviews with witnesses after an early-April incident that involved a threat to have a staffer pulled out of their office by their hair. The report substantiated that account and other threats of violence, along with verbal abuse and retaliation. Curtis has denied the findings and will hold a press conference Thursday.

HHSA Director Christy Coleman will present Tuesday about ongoing budget concerns that have left the county’s largest agency more than $4 million in the red. Potential cost-saving measures include a monthly mandatory furlough for all HHSA staff members. The measure would amount to a 5% pay cut for about half the county’s employees.

There are three candidates running for Shasta County’s District 1 board seat. Erin Resner says she’s running to give the public an alternative to current Supervisor Kevin Crye.

Steve Dodge was in Redding to speak at a nonpartisan election-related event. Hours before the event began, he approached ROV Clint Curtis at the elections office, probing him repeatedly with questions while filming. Curtis called the police, referring to the incident as a “conspiracy to intimidate voters.”

The Cascade Union Elementary School District recently lost three of its five board members, prompting the Shasta County Board of Education to temporarily appoint Jackie LaBarbera. The board is functional again but it’s unclear when LaBarbera will step down.

The report is a result of the nonprofit’s Building Bridges Initiative, which aims to converse with community members to find ways to bridge divides. “What we heard was honest, and some of it was hard,” United Way’s director said.