2019-05-23

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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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Put moratorium on Village until further review

At a recent “goal-setting meeting” with the Agoura Hills City Council, many of us entered full of hope but left feeling more like villagers with pitchforks and torches. Some said “no matter who we elect, the moment their backsides hit the chair they forget everything,” The biggest issue by far is the proposed review of the obsolete, more-than-a-decade-and-a-half-old, Agoura Village […]

Bridge presents problem for area bicyclists

One of the unfortunate events from the Woolsey fire was the burning of the Troutdale Bridge on Mulholland Highway. A temporary bridge was targeted to open on May 22. Unfortunately, it is a one-lane bridge that will cause significant logistical issues for everyone needing to cross it. We are extremely grateful that we will get a bridge, but this does […]

Takes hard line stance on death of P-47

In a populated, civilized area, the only good mountain lion is a caged mountain lion or a dead mountain lion. P-47’s death is, indeed, tragic. But not for the usual reasons the hysterical bridge folk will list: highways, development, urban sprawl, lack of connectivity. No, the reason this poor, beautiful, bloodthirsty, apex hunter suffered and slowly died in excruciating pain […]

Las Virgenes development prone to fire

As a resident of Calabasas, I consider myself and my neighbors stakeholders within our community. After experiencing the chaos and loss due to the Woolsey wildfire, I am frightened at the thought of more buildings being crammed into an already over-burdened watershed and scenic corridor. The story poles for the proposed West Village at Calabasas at Agoura and Las Virgenes […]

Taliban peace?

President Trump and the State Department cannot allow a peace deal with the Taliban. A peace deal with the Taliban would allow them to persecute minorities in Afghanistan such as the Hazaras. The Hazaras are an ethnic and religious minority. Atrocities against the Hazaras over the last century have been horrendous. The Pashtun majority, which is made of the ruling […]

Woolsey fire cleanup continues in Oak Park

Resident takes active role


In the months since the Woolsey fire, the scorched hillsides have given way to lush new plant growth so thick it’s hard to tell there was even a fire at all. But despite appearances, the damage to the hills remains. One Oak Park resident has been working with the Rancho Simi Recreation and Park District to help heal the community’s […]

His Honor, the Mayor

HIS HONOR, THE MAYOR—Calabasas Mayor David Shapiro is guest of honor at the May 16 meeting of the Calabasas Chamber of Commerce. Shapiro was elected to the City Council in 2013 and is in his second term as mayor. He is said to advocate equally for business rights and environmental protections.

Sheriff’s Blotter

Agoura Hills A robber broke into Agoura’s Famous Deli on Kanan Road on May 15. The culprit smashed a glass window, causing $300 in damage, and stole $2,840 in cash from the manager’s office. On May 14 a burglar broke into Uncle Af’s on Kanan Road by smashing the glass front door, causing $500 in damage. The owner was unsure […]

Down and out in Agoura Hills

White Oak Elementary celebrates half a century of ‘specialness’



Schools are the fixtures of any community—kids pass through them on their way to adulthood and maybe some of them end up sending their own children to the same schools they attended. A campus facade may change, get an upgrade, but for the most part things stay the same. So much so that they can become invisible, just another piece […]