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The new millennium has been a transformative time for newspaper publishing.

Changing reader habits and the advent of new technology have placed big demands on companies in the print news business.

The Acorn and its parent company, Times Media Group, understand that their biggest responsibility is not only the delivery of credible, relevant information in a timely fashion, but making sure residents have easy access to the publication when stories become available.

That’s why we’re super excited about the news being shared today.

Following a five-year stretch in which Acorn readers were given the option of purchasing online subscriptions to the paper, that so-called “paywall” is coming down.

“Mr. Publisher, tear down this wall,” the late President Ronald Reagan might have once said.

And so we did.

Starting immediately, all online content from our five Acorn publications will be available at no charge to the reader, meaning a paid subscription is no longer required to click and read articles. The weekly Acorn has always been delivered to your driveway at no cost—that more than 40-year tradition will continue—and from now on The Acorn on the internet will be free as well.

Why the change?

The Acorn is your community newspaper, and we want to make sure it stays that way. We believe it’s important that residents feel a connection to the stories we write and also learn about the businesses that advertise in their community. The absence of a paywall is the best way to ensure this free-flow of information remains.

We also invite readers to sign up for the new, easy-to-read Acorn newspaper e-edition delivered weekly to your e-mail. Viewed on mobile, desktop or laptop, the pages are super easy to navigate and, free, just like the print paper.

Local journalism is first gear in the engine that drives America’s free press, and a free press it shall be.

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Conejo Valley home for under $1M

Coldwell Banker’s Pat Helton says you’re not dreaming if you think a single-story home in the Conejo Valley can still be bought for under $1 million. Helton is offering a three-bedroom, two-bath, single story home with a light and open floor plan at 2960 Firwood Court in Newbury Park for $849,900. The spacious living room has large windows for plenty […]

SoCal Edison will pay Forest Service $80 million for ’17 Thomas fire

Southern California Edison has agreed to pay the U.S. Forest Service $80 million to recoup costs and damages associated with the 2017 Thomas fire in the Los Padres National Forest, the Justice Department announced. The Feb. 23 agreement marks the largest wildfire cost recovery settlement by the United States in Central California district history. The Thomas fire burned more than […]

Services group gains momentum



The Greater Conejo Valley Chamber of Commerce hosted a January ribbon cutting to welcome to the community a new forward-thinking, Thousand Oaks-based nonprofit, Momentum, a therapy center for children and adults with disabilities. The mission of the organization, founded in 1945 as United Cerebral Palsy of Los Angeles, Ventura and Santa Barbara Counties, is to advance the independence and productivity […]

Moorpark move-in ready

Coldwell Banker agent Karen Sandvig is showing a full renovated townhome at 5165 Marquette Street C in Moorpark priced at $695,000. The open and well-lit living room is complete with a fireplace and direct access to the backyard patio. The yard also has undergone a complete transformation with artificial grass, a designated dog play area, custom shades, new landscaping and […]

Teens learn the hard truth about financial ‘reality’

Reality bites—unless you’re ready for it. To help local high school students prepare for adulthood, employee volunteers from Logix Federal Credit Union led them through the Bite of Reality financial literacy program on Feb. 7 at Sports Academy in Thousand Oaks. Students from the Entrepreneurship Academy at Thousand Oaks High School and the Data Academy at Newbury Park High, along […]

Big on Benevento

Donna Benevento, a broker associate with Coldwell Banker Realty, received her 25-year service pin at the recent installation and awards luncheon held by the Conejo Simi Moorpark Association of Realtors at Los Robles Greens. Benevento was also recognized and congratulated by Coldwell branch manager Joanne MacDonald for her December 2023 production in which she was among the top 20 highest […]

Revitalized Chamber has a moment

Membership increase touted, awardees named


The rejuvenated Calabasas Chamber of Commerce hosted its annual board of directors installation gala Jan. 27 in a celebration of a post-pandemic turnaround that has seen a surge in membership and enthusiasm for the more than 60-year-old business advocacy group. The Chamber added 47 new members last year, solidified its leadership under chief executive Lisa Clayden, and welcomed a new […]

Macy’s departure leaves Simi mall without an anchor

Ideas being considered on how to revitalize struggling shopping center


The Simi Valley Town Center will soon be losing its biggest retail store due to another round of downsizing by Macy’s. The struggling department store giant is closing its Simi store and four other locations across the country as part of a recent restructuring. It plans to lay off 2,350 employees, with cuts being made in both its corporate office […]

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Fire station deal finalized

The Ventura County Fire Department has finalized its purchase of a new headquarters building in Thousand Oaks. The deal had been in the works since last July. The nearly 99,000-square-foot structure is located in Thousand Oaks’ Rancho Conejo industrial area, and the 2400 Conejo Spectrum Street site includes neighbors like Sage Publications, Fuji Film, an Amazon delivery station and a […]


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