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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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Police arrested someone for identity theft and possession of false identification at 12:50 a.m. Oct. 24 in the 4600 block of Cochran Street. Between 6 p.m. Oct. 23 and 8 a.m. Oct. 24 in the 2800 block of Briar Patch, a suspect stole a Playstation 2 game unit, games, a TV and a neon sign. The loss was $900. The […]

Renowned author to visit quilt club



The Simi Valley Quilt Guild will present renowned author and quilter Bethany S. Reynolds, creater of “Magic Stack-nWhack,” at the next meeting at 7 p.m. Wed., Nov. 9 at the Simi Valley Senior Center, 3901 Avenida Simi, Simi Valley. Reynolds, an avid machine quilter, delights in developing new techniques. She’s published her method of making kaleidoscope designs under her BSR […]

Influenza shots work, doctors say



While there’s little we can do to prevent natural disasters, such as a flood or an earthquake, we all can protect ourselves against the flu (also called influenza) through safe and effective flu shots, according to Stanley Shapiro, MD, Kaiser Permanente Southern California infectious diseases specialist and co-chairman of the Regional Adult Immunization Taskforce. The flu vaccine, Shapiro said, is another […]

Simi Valley Hospital recognized for data reporting



Simi Valley Hospital has been recognized for its active involvement in quality and safety data reporting. Health Net Inc., one of the nation’s largest publiclytraded managed healthcare companies, recently presented an award to Simi Valley Hospital for its participation in The Leapfrog Group and California Hospital Assessment and Reporting Task Force (CHART). The Leapfrog Group facilitates improvements in the safety […]

Brain Injury Support Group names director



The Brain Injury Support Group of Ventura County has hired Cherie Phoenix as its new executive director. A longtime Thousand Oaks resident, Phoenix has diverse experience in nonprofit administration, fundraising and special events. “Our goal is to reach every brain injury survivor and caregiver in the county,” Phoenix said. “We encourage survivors to be independent, active participants in the community. […]

YMCA pool to use new safety protection system



Swimmers and swim class participants at the Simi Valley Family YMCA now have an extra layer of swim safety protection. Instead of the lifeguard being the only eyes and ears at the indoor pool, the YMCA has installed a system where staff members are automatically notified during pool emergencies. No other public pool in the area currently uses this system. […]

Jewish Academy to begin new fall semester



The Conejo Jewish Academy in Agoura Hills will be starting its fall semester on Tues., Nov. 8. The Academy is in its 10th year of providing adult education classes and courses to the community on a wide variety of Judaic subjects. Last year, over 3,000 people participated in Jewish studies at the Academy. It offers courses, study groups, lectures, workshops, […]

Like fathers, like sons

A pair of head coaches, Royal

Win or lose, the last game of the season is almost always an emotional time for players and coaches. When the final whistle blows this year, it will be an especially poignant moment for a pair of local high school head football coaches, Royal’s Gene Uebelhardt and Grace Brethren’s Terry Gourley, as both men will have coached their sons, Cody […]

Local cross-country teams power up for season-ending meets



With the Marmonte League meets for boys’ and girls’ cross country finished yesterday on the Agoura High course, the league’s teams begin their annual run to the season-ending championship meets: • Sat., Nov. 12, the California Interscholastic Federation Prelims at Mt. San Antonio College in Walnut. • Sat., Nov. 19 CIF Finals at Mt. SAC. • And then the big […]

Collaborative planning helps create fire-resistant communities



A little planning can help save thousands of American communities from the threat of fire. The convergence of rapid population growth in wildland areas and increasing amounts of invasive weeds and overgrown hazardous fuels has placed as many as 11,000 U.S. communities at risk from wildfire. These wildland-urban interface areas (where wildland fuels meet and mix with urban fuels) include […]