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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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Regional cities oppose AT&T bid to drop copper landline requirement



Who still uses a landline, anyway? In an emergency situation like a fire, potentially plenty of people. That’s the reasoning of local leaders who oppose AT&T’s desire to shed its “carrier of last resort” obligations in much of California. If the state’s Public Utilities Commission grants the company’s request, AT&T would no longer be required to provide traditional landline telephone […]

Shut-off valve required

County most expensive housing market in nation, forecast warns

Unaffordability a drag on economic growth
CERF REPORT


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White Oak fence deal negotiated



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Plans roll out for dedicated six-court pickleball facility in Oak Park

New complex could be completed by fall


The community of Oak Park last week got its first look at plans for the new pickleball complex scheduled to be built this year at Deerhill Park on Doubletree Road. Rancho Simi Recreation and Park District, which operates Oak Park’s recreational facilities, unveiled plans for the championship-level, six-court complex during a Feb. 29 meeting of the Oak Park Municipal Advisory […]

Brownley soars in Tuesday primary

Julia Brownley’s 12-year hold on the 26th U.S. Congressional seat appears solid, for now. The incumbent sailed to victory in the March 5 primary, quashing her only other Democratic opponent and defeating the second-place finisher, Republican Michael Koslow, 51% to 34%. The 71-year-old Brownley, who’s result was down slightly from the 54% she received in the 2022 primary, will square […]

International Women’s Day: Following noteworthy leaders from past to present

INTERNATIONAL WOMEN’S DAY, MARCH 8


Prominent women in local government, including Los Angeles County Board of Supervisors chair Lindsey Horvath, marked International Women’s Day by discussing their paths to leadership, and the importance of serving as role models to others, during a luncheon at the Agoura Hills Event Center on March 5. “(I’m) so happy to see this room packed to the gills because we […]

City’s new park financing proves tricky, causes delay

Project cost is too high


Last month Agoura Hills’ so-called linear park, to be called Ladyface Greenway, encountered a setback when all four construction bids came in higher than expected. But financing for the $17.6-million project moved forward with the city selling municipal bonds to help pay for the work before government grant money becomes available as reimbursement. Construction of the park will involve building […]


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