2012-11-15

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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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2012-11-15 E-Edition

Calabasas incumbents want back on council




With the contentious November election barely over, the City of Calabasas is gearing up for a new round of political sparring. The 2013 municipal election to fill three seats on the Calabasas City Council will take place Tues., March 5. The candidate filing period to appear on the ballot started Nov. 13 and ends Dec. 7. Mayor Mary Sue Maurer […]

Cancer Support Community rolls out Fifth Annual Gingerbread House



Plea agreement reached in Griffen Kramer death

Involuntary manslaughter cited


David Nernberg, the teen held legally responsible in the heroin overdose of Griffen Kramer on Oct. 30, 2011, pleaded no contest to involuntary manslaughter in a Los Angeles court last week. At the Nov. 8 hearing, Judge Mark Windham found Nernberg, 19, guilty of the manslaughter charge and sentenced him to five years’ probation, 90 days of community labor and […]

Conservancy making bid for old Heschel property




There’s a new player in the bid to secure ownership of the former Heschel School property near Old Agoura. An advisory committee for the Santa Monica Mountains Conservancy voted Oct. 29 to seek grant money for the purchase of the 71 acres from the city. Agoura Hills purchased the Heschel property at an auction in 2010, but offi cials have […]

Area plagued by recent ‘knock knock’ crimes



Capt. Joseph Stephen of the Malibu Lost Hills Sheriff’s Station is advising residents to be alert for a recent wave of “knock knock” type burglars. The City of Calabasas experienced one such burglary attempt in September. Burglars knocked on the front door, but the resident inside didn’t answer. Armed with a shotgun, the resident scared the suspects away. In October […]

Sheriff’s Blotter



Agoura Hills A burglar stole $6,000 in cash, two handguns valued at $1,100 and medical marijuana worth $100 from a home on Terrace Lane Nov. 2. The culprit caused $600 in damage breaking into the house. Someone stole a $40 earpiece from a car parked on Trail Creek Lane Nov. 4. A vandal caused $ 200 in damage shattering the […]

End the veil of silence



The plea agreement reached last week in the involuntary manslaughter case against 19-year-old David Nernberg did little to put to rest the questions that remain about the night Griffen Kramer died in Agoura Hills. Without the revelations of a trial, perhaps we’ll never know why a high school graduate from this affluent community would leave a friend foaming at the […]

Sign fatigue



Does anyone else think the number of Polan/Bowman election signs littering our streets and sidewalks was excessive? It was crazy. It’s a shame anyone won that race. Both candidates should have been fined for excessive ridiculousness. Then, to read in your paper that the signs were being stolen, how petty/crazy is that? Is there a limit to the number of […]

Farewell to water board member



With this election finally behind us, the real work is now ahead of everyone. It’s our leaders role to lead, and the public’s role to not just watch, but participate, and keep our elected officials on the best path. I want to take a moment to say a special thank you—to Joe Bowman. For those of you that don’t know, […]