2010-10-07

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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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Jailbirds help fund research



The Muscular Dystrophy Association hosted its annual Lock- Up event at the Sagebrush Cantina in Old Town Calabasas on Sept. 23. Local business executives and community leaders who volunteered to be “arrested and serve time” raised $25,908 for the local chapter of the MDA. This is the sixth year that the Sagebrush Cantina has sponsored the event. Among the jailbirds […]

Donate blood for children



BetterMen.org, a life coaching resource for men in Agoura Hills, will sponsor a blood drive to benefit Childrens Hospital Los Angeles from 10 a.m. to 3 p.m. Thurs., Oct. 21 at BetterMen .org’s offices, 5030 Chesebro Road, Agoura Hills. Both men and women can participate in the blood drive. The bloodmobile will be in the parking lot behind the office […]

Flu season starts in L.A. County

Shot recommened for most people

A man in his 30s is the first confirmed case of locally acquired flu this year in Los Angeles County. The strain has been identified as Influenza A H3N2, which is circulating throughout the nation, according to the Centers for Disease Control and Prevention. This is one of three flu strains, including H1N1, for which this year’s flu vaccine will […]

Financing delays poke hole in Oak Park water tank plan



A new tank to be constructed in the hills above Oak Canyon Park will double the potable water reserves for the older Oak Park neighborhoods. But construction won’t start for several months due to financing difficulties, officials from the Triunfo Sanitation District said last week. The water and sewer district said it would seek cost estimates to build the new […]

Water board challenger wants to hold the line on salaries

One-fourth of the LVMWD employees make six-figure incomes

A challenger for the Las Virgenes Municipal Water District board of directors hopes to break up the status quo and redirect fiscal policy at the local water agency. The district provides potable water, wastewater treatment, recycled water and biosolids composting to more than 65,000 residents in Agoura Hills, Calabasas, Westlake Village, Hidden Hills and some unincorporated areas of Los Angeles […]

Agoura Hills Reyes Adobe Days come marching home

Parade and festival highlight the weekend

Residents came out in droves this past weekend to celebrate the sixth annual Reyes Adobe Days festival at Reyes Adobe historical site and park in Agoura Hills. They even skirted a few raindrops to enjoy Saturday’s parade down Reyes Adobe Road. The three-day event kicked off Oct. 1 with a senior luncheon and tour of the 1850s Spanish rancho. The […]

Ventura Harvest Festival to showcase arts & crafts



The Ventura Harvest Festival Original Art and Craft Show will be Fri. through Sun., Oct. 15 to 17 at Seaside Park/Ventura County Fairgrounds in Ventura. Hours are 10 a.m. to 6 p.m. Friday and Saturday and 10 a.m. to 5 p.m. Sunday. The event will offer free child ID fingerprinting and free health screenings for blood sugar, vision, blood pressure […]

Good clean fun at local Dirt Dash and Mud Run



Bay Laurel Elementary School students chalk the walk



Moorpark Presbyterian hosts magic show



Illusionist Danny Ray will perform at 7 p.m. Sat., Oct. 16 at Moorpark Presbyterian Church, 13950 Peach Hill Road. The public is invited. Known as a top performer at Hollywood’s Magic Castle, Ray performs card tricks, slight of hand and death-defying escapes. The event is free; a freewill offering” will be collected. Space is limited to the first 500 persons. […]