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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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City hosts grand opening

Acorn Staff Writer

Elyssa Woods, 4, isn’t reading quite yet, but the way her eyes danced across the Dr. Seuss pages it may not be long. Elyssa thumbed through every red, green and yellow illustration as she sat with her book inside the children’s section of the new Agoura Hills Library. Lots of hubbub going on last weekend, but little fazed her; the […]

Westlake Village city council candidates find very little to argue about

Acorn Staff Writer

Open space, a new hospital, youth and senior programs, and preserving the city as a great place to live were topics covered at a Westlake Village candidate forum last week at the First Neighborhood Community Center. Five candidates are seeking three city council seats in the Nov. 6 election. Incumbents Mark Rutherford and Iraj Broomand listed their accomplishments. "Four years […]

Library/city hall visitors, workers won’t be screened with metal detectors in Calabasas

Special to The Acorn

There are no skyscrapers in Calabasas. There are neither airports nor military bases, no embassies, major universities or federal buildings. Nevertheless, council-members in Calabasas are looking for ways to prepare for a possible terrorist attack. At the behest of City Councilwoman Lesley Devine, an initial proposal "to provide recommendations on how to heighten security in the city hall-library building" was […]

Fun at fall festival MICHAEL COONS/The Acorn



Fun at fall festival MICHAEL COONS/The Acorn UP AND OVER—Paige Ramer, 10, of Oak Park tries to get a ring over a Pepsi bottle during this year’s fall festival at Brookside Elementary School in Oak Park on Sunday. Proceeds from Sunday’s event went to the Brookside PTA.

Candidates reveal financial statements in Westlake Village



Five candidates in the race for three city council seats in Westlake Village turned in their updated financial disclosures to city hall last week. Many people contributed to the candidacy of challenger Bob Slavin. The total amount he received was $6,072. Nasser Haverim, property manager of Stanford and 9th Enterprises in Los Angeles, donated $500. The Pama Management Company in […]

Two local water agencies to meet again in court

Acorn Staff Writer


Attempts broke down last week to reconcile a long-standing dispute between the Las Virgenes Municipal Water District (LVWMD) and its joint-venture partner, Triunfo Sanitation District (TSD). The 37-year-old relationship between the two local water agencies might even be dissolved depending on the outcome of a TSD lawsuit filed last year in Ventura County Superior Court. A judge ordered Las Virgenes […]

For the record



Several facts were inadvertently omitted from a story in the Acorn issue of Oct. 18 due to faulty information provided by a source. Regarding the death of Jessica King, a former resident of Agoura and Tarzana, she was a resident of Tarzana from birth until age 16. She lived with her mother, Bonnie (King) Ruby, now of Bend, Ore. for […]

Facility repairs in full swing

Acorn Staff Writer

For years, residents have thumbed their nose at the Rancho Las Virgenes Composting plant in Calabasas, but the foul odors that led to homeowner complaints could finally be coming to an end. According to Las Virgenes Municipal Water District (LVMWD), repairs are underway on a $1.1 million project to expand the plant and restore the bio-filter that controls the odors. […]

Conducting a drill



GETTING READY—From left to right, Deps. Mark Sutherland, Robert Carangi and Mark Merino use mock guns during a training exercise at Agoura High School last Thursday. Because of shooting incidents at schools across the country, Malibu/Lost Hills deputies, along with police throughout the U.S., have been training to deal with similar situations.

Weber leads Agoura Hills in campaign donations



According to the latest campaign disclosure statements for the Nov. 6 election, Agoura Hills City Councilman Denis Weber spent $3,156 dollars on his reelection bid, highest in the five-candidate field. Weber, who’s seeking a third term, listed total contributions at $6,385. Six individuals gave Weber the $250 maximum donation during the reporting period that ended Oct. 20. Incumbent Ed Corridori, […]