2017-03-23

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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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2017-03-23 E-Edition

Missing in the mountains

20-year-old woman last seen in Calabasas



A recent search for a woman reported missing near Calabasas in late January failed to turn up new information, but friends and family say they will remain vigilant in the hunt for the 20-year-old from Glendale. Elaine Park was last seen Jan. 28 at the home of a onetime boyfriend named Divine Compere in the 2600 block of Delphine Lane […]

Democratic Congressman doesn’t go quietly




Rep. Ted Lieu, a Democrat who represents the 33rd U.S. Congressional District including Calabasas and Agoura Hills, is determined to unravel President Trump’s agenda one vote and one tweet at a time. He trolls the “Tweeter-in-chief” online and strives to make the new administration accountable when and wherever he can. “What we are seeing in Washington D. C. is highly […]

Bowling for dollars

Failed Conejo Valley entertainment venue costs investors dearly


When news hit in August 2013 that Thousand Oaks would be getting an indoor skate park and bowling alley at the Janss mall, Jenell Smith thought it was exactly what her hometown needed. “It seemed like a great idea and a great opportunity,” said the 44-year-old. She wasn’t the only one who thought so. Smith, head bartender at Boney Mountain […]

Wild colors greet local women’s hiking group



FLOWER POWER—Adrienne Jauregui of Ojai, in front, and Denice Stouffer, behind, lead a group of 11 women on a March 19 hike into Zuma Canyon near Malibu. Third in line is Susan Pourzia of Oak Park. The group hikes every weekend on a variety of trails in the Simi Hills and Santa Monica Mountains, and on this outing they were […]

FOR THE RECORD



The bird shown in last week’s Acorn at a Feb. 4 Oak Park High School fair was incorrectly labeled as a turkey. The bird pictured at event was a turkey vulture.

SHERIFF’S BLOTTER



Agoura Hills A vandal shattered the window of a car parked on Kanan Road March 13 resulting in $300 damage. A thief stole a package containing $970 worth of merchandise from the front of a home on Jon Dodson Drive March 10. A burglar took $320 in cash and caused $200 in damage breaking into Agoura Beauty Supply in the […]

Let’s address affordable-housing crisis before state does



The Gov. Jerry Brown-led Legislature is sending a clear message to California cities: Address your lack of affordable housing, or we’ll address it for you. The most obvious warning came last year, when Brown tacked onto his May budget revise a trailer bill that aimed to strip away the ability of municipal governments to challenge residential proposals that included a […]

Political Cartoon



Seeking help for Agoura family



I have been a resident of Agoura Hills for the past 22 years. My neighbors, the Dato family, have been out of their home for eight weeks so far due to underground flooding as a result of the heavy rains in January and February. They have requested help and information from the City of Agoura Hills, but very little has […]