2015-01-01

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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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Fighting fires a year-round pursuit



Sheriff’s Blotter



Agoura Hills A person reported that a couple tried to break into his home on Michelle Drive Dec. 19. According to the victim, a man and woman knocked on the front door and when no one answered, they walked into the backyard and knocked on a window. The culprits fled once they saw someone inside. Someone stole $14,500 worth of […]

Striking images of 2014



Santa Monica Mountains tree trimming ready



The County of Los Angeles Department of Public Works has a tree-trimming program designed to maintain the health of its roadside trees while safeguarding commuters, pedestrians and adjacent private properties. Public Works is preparing a routine tree trimming project for unincorporated county roads within the Santa Monica Mountains. The trees included in this project are along Mulholland Highway. Tree trimming […]

‘Ancient’ sculptures rock the new Agoura rec center




Two outdoor rock sculptures commissioned to adorn the new Agoura Hills recreation center pay homage to ancient lore and fanciful notions. Named Mên-an-tol West and Stillpoint, the sculptures were dedicated to the Conrad N. Hilton Foundation as a thank-you from the city. The foundation gave the city a grant which helped complete the facility in time for its Jan. 5 […]

Journal-writing workshop offered in WLV



Journal to Self is a journalwriting workshop using a set of techniques that have been a standard in writing practice. The workshop will meet weekly in two-hour sessions beginning Sun., Jan. 18 in a private area at The Stonehaus café, 32039 Agoura Road, Westlake Village. The instructors are Leslie Levy, San Fernando Valley resident and certified Journal to the Self […]

YMCA still offers naming opportunities



The Triunfo YMCA and Westlake Village Community Foundation campaign announced the completion of funding for its Wishing Wellness Welcome Entry, with a lead gift provided by Rosemary Allison, estate director for Coldwell Banker. Other donors who will be named at the new YMCA front entrance are Y board member Jordan Lippel and his wife, Sherry; Col. Jerry and Mary Knott; […]

On the Trail

Dreaming of a green Christmas

Someone’s going to have to rewrite a few classic Christmas standards in keeping with our weather shift from a parched to plush landscape. Local residents who cherish Currier and Ives images of snow-laden rooftops and sleigh rides through snowy fields are going to be hard-pressed to find even the humblest vacant lot that is not all fuzzy and bright with […]

Cops treat kids to holiday party



Film pokes fun at life in Agoura Hills

Agoura High grad brings sense of humor to the screen


Olivia DeLaurentis wanted her short film “Agouraphobia” to poke fun at life in the small, affluent bubble that is Agoura. She knew it was a hit when it got over 15,000 views on YouTube. “Strangers would quote it to me in restaurants, so that was funny,” DeLaurentis said. DeLaurentis, a distant relative of movie producer Dino De Laurentiis, has been […]