2015-11-12

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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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2015-11-12 E-Edition

The shaping Calabasas



WEST SIDE DEVELOPMENT—Above and to the right, workers knock down a hillside on Las Virgenes Road to prepare for an 80- home condo development. Also being planned for the gateway to Malibu Canyon are two new hotels. Below, grading gets underway for the new $30-million Lost Hills freeway interchange.

Competing interests complicate lab cleanup

Level of field lab remediation continues to be a point of contention



Part two of a three-part series While nearly all agree that a toxic cleanup is necessary at the Santa Susana Field Laboratory, what constitutes an appropriate level of remediation continues to be the major point of contention among the property’s owners, government agencies, activists and other interested groups. Today, the 2,850-acre field lab in the southern hills of Simi Valley […]

Gaines safe in final vote count

Late ballots not enough to put Roseman in front



The final provisional and vote-by-mail counting that took place one week after the Nov. 3 Calabasas City Council election showed incumbent Fred Gaines defeating challenger Steve Roseman by 73 votes for one of the two contested seats. Challenger Alicia Weintraub maintained her first-place lead and finished with 2,289 votes, or 35 percent, in the final tally that took place Nov. […]

Cancer group in financial difficulty

Donations drop, chief executive leaves office


Running a nonprofit organization and surviving the fierce competition for donations isn’t easy. But for one local organization that helps thousands of individuals impacted by cancer, the work must go on. Cancer Support Community Valley/ Ventura/Santa Barbara reports it is having financial difficulties and facing possible program cuts. Executive director Jim Campbell recently resigned his post for undisclosed reasons. He […]

Calabasas, paparazzi don’t click

‘Out of control,’ city manager says


There is a growing problem with paparazzi on Parkway Calabasas, City Manager Tony Coroalles told the Calabasas City Council at a recent meeting. After listening to a public safety report provided by the sheriff’s department, Coroalles asked police to ramp up patrols along the thoroughfare that leads in and out of The Oaks, a gated community where many celebrities live. […]

SHERIFF’S BLOTTER



Agoura Hills A burglar stole $800 worth of tools and caused about $100 in damage breaking into a truck parked on Agoura Road Nov. 3. A thief stole a $600 laptop computer and caused $100 in damage to a car parked in front of a home on Agoura Road Nov. 3 Vandals caused $ 700 in damage to two vehicles […]

Crime victims can make their report online



A new online reporting and tracking system called SORTS allows residents to file crime and incident reports through the Los Angeles County Sheriff’s Department website. Once the report is reviewed and accepted, the resident will receive a copy of the complaints through email. All cases filed within the system will be reviewed. A deputy may follow up by email, telephone […]

Mike Paule leaving the Oak Park MAC




Mike Paule, a member of the Oak Park Municipal Advisory Council for the past nine years, announced he will be stepping down from the five-member governing board. The council makes recommendations to the Ventura County Board of Supervisors on issues that affect Oak Park. Paule’s resignation from the MAC will take effect at the end of December. Ventura County Supervisor […]

Body-worn cameras can’t come soon enough

editorial

There are very few places these days that don’t fall under the shadow of a camera lens. Because images can be uploaded and shared with millions via social media and the Internet, the ubiquitous nature of cameras has changed our perception of the nearly 700,000 police officers who patrol the U.S. A Gallup poll published in June indicates that 52 […]