At its July monthly meeting, the Pine Cove Property Owners Association announced its annual donations to local nonprofit groups. The single largest gift was $3,000 to the Idyllwild Library for the purchase of a 3-dimensional printer. This was the largest award in the past three years. “This year, we are especially pleased to assist the…

While Judge Shelleyanne W.L. Chang did not issue a final ruling on the litigation between the Howard Jarvis Taxpayers Association and Cal Fire regarding the legality of the state fire protection fee, the tentative ruling at the Dec. 8 hearing supported the state’s argument that HJTA took too long moving the case forward. “CALFIRE’s motion…