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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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Oak Park should have had more input

Kudos to the Oak Park Municipal Advisory Council for wanting oversight regarding the Rancho Simi Rec and Park pickleball court construction. To date, RSRPD’s projects in Oak Park have not followed the decisions made with the MAC and Oak Park Committee. There are multiple examples for this claim, which I can prove as I am a prior Oak Park MAC […]

What gives with the cops on Erbes?

Late last week I was enjoying a regular walk down Erbes Road just south of Sunset Hills Boulevard. I noticed two sheriff’s deputies on small motorcycles hiding behind bushes at the intersection of Monte Carlo Drive and Erbes. Also, a woman was walking across the adjacent crosswalk. About 45 minutes later as I was returning in the opposite direction, I […]

Folks step up to help needy neighbors

What a wonderful neighborhood we live in. A couple of weeks ago I contacted my neighbors via Nextdoor urgently requesting donations of warm coats or jackets for children whose parents cannot afford to buy them. My daughter teaches first grade in a low-income area in The Valley and many of the children unfortunately come to school suffering from the cold. […]

Blames CBO for lack of LVUSD oversight

I read with dismay, but not surprise, of the Las Virgenes Unified School District audits and failure to apply appropriate oversight of the school district’s finances. With over $3 million in accounting mistakes, these are much greater than the “one-offs” as stated by LVUSD board member Lesli Stern. These mistakes have real world effects on the students and the community […]

Grossman guilty verdict restores faith

The jury decision to find Rebecca Grossman guilty for the murder of the two Iskander brothers restored our confidence in law and order. Truth has been in short supply in many courts across the country these past years. Finding those accountable, regardless of “white privilege” or great wealth is a ray of hope that severe wrongdoing is held accountable, even […]

Keep cats inside to avoid coyotes

I was surprised and disappointed to read the misinformation given in the article on coyote tips in the March 1 edition. Pet food was identified as one of the main attractants for coyotes yet Zia (Zografos) goes on to recommend “providing an escape route for cats, feeding them only during a set time and immediately picking up any leftovers” as […]

LA commuter bus is underutilized

For the past three years, I have been commuting to downtown Los Angeles using the LA DOT Commuter Express 423 bus. This is such a wonderful service, and it is surprising to me how underutilized it is by the community. One way trip costs $4.25, and after making few stops in Thousand Oaks and Calabasas, the bus hops on the […]

First-hand smash and grab experience

Earlier this month I was in the middle of a smash and grab. I was at Ulta Beauty store in Calabasas. All of a sudden two women came in my aisle with large blue bags and shoved everything off the shelves. They didn’t have masks or hoodies. No eye contact. They didn’t even go that fast. They seemed to have […]

Not big on tiny homes

I read with interest your editorial on the proposal to build tiny permanent homes on a lot the city owns at the corner of Driver and Colodny in Old Agoura. In your editorial you call Agoura Hills residents who oppose the tiny house project “income-shamers.” That may not be the smartest way to persuade the residents to back a proposal […]

Check what your candidate embodies

Recently, The Acorn welcomed commentary on the upcoming elections. I applaud that and hope everyone does exercise their right to select people to effectively govern our city, county, state and federal governments. To successfully select those individuals wishing to govern us, it is imperative that one does some research on the candidates and not just succumb to staged pro or […]


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