2013-04-04

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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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2013-04-04 E-Edition

Calabasas City Council rejects mayoral appointee in post-election spat




The mood went from celebratory to sour at the March 27 Calabasas City Council meeting when four incumbents voted to pass over fellow incumbent Lucy Martin for her turn as the city’s mayor pro tem. During the City Council reorganization meeting, the panel unanimously selected Fred Gaines as mayor for 2013. Recently elected council members James Bozajian, Mary Sue Maurer […]

Down motor racing memory lane



New sheriff promises ‘responsibility’

LAW ENFORCEMENT


As new captain of the Lost Hills Sheriff’s Station, Pat Davoren said he looks forward to working with the local cities in his jurisdiction to make sure they are as safe as they can be. The Lost Hills station serves Agoura Hills, Calabasas, Hidden Hills, Malibu, Westlake Village and nearby unincorporated areas. Davoren, 52, replaces Capt. Joseph Stephen, who was […]

Sam Levine eulogized at memorial




Samuel Levine, a 2009 Oak Park High graduate and University of Southern California student who died while vacationing in Mexico, was memorialized March 27 as a young man whose kindness, intelligence and creativity touched family and friends in ways that will never be forgotten. Levine died March 19 after falling six floors from the Cabo Villas Beach Resort in Cabo […]

National Park Service braces for sequestration

Special Report


Now that the government sequester is officially in effect, some public agencies are feeling the squeeze. Sequestration is the automatic spending cut imposed by Congress and the Obama administration that hits a multitude of public sectors in the country. The National Park Service, which runs the local Santa Monica Mountains National Recreation Area, is one agency feeling the pinch. The […]

Make a date with The Acorn



The Acorn invites community members to submit brief blurbs for free inclusion in our weekly On the Town Calendar section. The types of items we welcome include club meeting notices, garage/bake sales that benefit a worthy cause, service club activities, library events, nonprofit musical and theatrical productions, nature walks, festivals, holiday events, and school-related events such as plays, concerts or […]

At the finish line



The new economic reality has wormed its way into everybody’s pocketbook. In this climate, wells tend to run dry, charitable donations included. Our local public schools and the charities that assist them are not immune from the scarcity of resources. Parents and community groups are simply giving less in today’s economy because many have less to give. For over a […]

Political Cartoon



A great thanks to the volunteers



On behalf of Danny and Traci Greenberg, race directors, and the vendors and runners, a big thank-you to all the community members who turned out to cheer the runners on and to the over 450 volunteers who helped make the event possible. Your community spirit, enthusiasm and thoughtfulness were appreciated by the runners as they passed by or were helped […]