2000-07-27

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'Paywall' removed

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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Fun and luxury The Mercedes-Benz CLK320 Cabriolet

Acorn Automotive Editor

Fun and luxury The Mercedes-Benz CLK320 Cabriolet Until recently there was one aspect missing from most luxury cars and that was a sense of fun. For a fun time driving you had to chose a "sports car" with wind noise, a soft top that may or may not fit correctly and all the other foibles that came from owning a […]

OnStar takes car phone users to the next plateau: Operators!

Acorn Automotive Editor

Since my column about driving distractions, a few weeks ago, it seems that the media has been full of stories about how dangerous it is to use a cell phone while driving. For most of us the old analog phone has been replaced by a small digital that fits into the pocket or purse but, in my experience, takes both […]

Calabasas rolls out a new plan on skateboards



Calabasas rolls out a new plan on skateboards It’s easy to resent kids when you see them rolling on skateboards or on inline skates as they whiz through the parking lots of local shopping centers and office buildings. You can almost hear yourself grumble, "Why don’t you read the signs that say ‘No skates or bicycles?’" But look at the […]

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Councilman’s record indicates he changes colors like a chameleon What does (Westlake Village City) Councilman Mann’s word and action stand for?



Councilman’s record indicates he changes colors like a chameleon What does (Westlake Village City) Councilman Mann’s word and action stand for? I’m an owner and neighbor of C. Mann, a renter, on Waterside Lane, and a signer of an almost unanimous petition of neighbors abutting The Landing parking lot opposing the Sunday Farmer’s Market recently approved by the city council. […]

Only vehicles with power steering cause problems? -Then watch out!



Only vehicles with power steering cause problems? -Then watch out! The Spectrum Club in T.O. is a fun place; outside the front door are endless handicapped parking places (an oxymoron?) and the nearby PTS Store offers spaces for the club’s valet parking service (wouldn’t want to wear yourself out walking from your car to your exercise class!) So we’d all […]

Save Lot 79



I just read your editorial and article in yesterday’s Acorn (July 13) regarding the future of Lot 79. I have enjoyed reading The Acorn since we moved here 11 years ago and always felt that the paper took great strides to fully represent the facts in all issues. But this editorial completely misses the point. Lot 79 was intended to […]

Some parcels, left alone, work best



Al Long wrote to complain about Save Open Space’s past efforts to defeat development of Jordan Ranch. Mr. Long is, of course, entitled to his own opinions; however, I would like to enlighten him regarding accessibility to Jordan Ranch. I walk in the Jordan Ranch area of Chesebro Park about once a week with my two young children. The 1-year-old […]

Honest shoplifter gets praised



I own the Da Da Da Boutique in Agoura Hills. As a storeowner, dealing with shoplifters, while rare, is one of the most difficult and frustrating part of doing business. Whenever an item leaves my store without payment, a little bit of my trust in my customers goes with it. I keep a very warm, open atmosphere in my store […]

Only bureaucrats blow money on freeway studies



I read in the July 13 Acorn (page 11) where "Sheila Kuehl has gotten a budget passed through state Assembly for $3 million to go towards a thorough study of the 101 Freeway from downtown to the Valley to develop a plan to reduce traffic congestion," etc. I would like to see exactly where each dollar goes. Three million dollars? […]