2007-06-22

Read the Latest Simi Valley Acorn!

Click below to read the latest edition of The Simi Valley Acorn!

Enjoy the new online reading experience!

Subscribe to the Simi Valley Acorn

Acorn online content now offered free

'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.

Archives

Beat the summer doldrums



“What’d you do today, Tommy?” “Nuthin’.” “What’re you going to do tomorrow?” “I dunno.” Summer’s here and the kids have nothing to do? Not a chance. Not in this town. Just look at all the opportunities there are for fun and games, camps and activities. Summertime should be a golden time. But once the excitement of getting out of school […]

Cartoon



Guest opinion

Simi needs docents

I live in Simi Valley and I’m proud of it! Although I’ve lived here since 1968, my appreciation of our community has never been as great as it is today. That’s primarily because I understand it better, due to my volunteer involvement, both in civic programs and historical preservation. When I was asked to join the Simi Valley Historical Society […]

For the Record



Marilyn Van Dyck, who won the Simi Valley/ Moorpark Republican Women’s Club Favorite Teacher award, is a teacher at Big Springs Elementary, not Hillside School, as was published in last week’s edition of the Simi Valley Acorn.

Take Your Simi Valley Acorn on Vacation



Do you want to see your picture in the Simi Valley Acorn? Here’s How: 1. Send a color print depicting scenery, people and the front page of any edition of the Simi Valley Acorn. 2. Tape a 3X5 card on the back describing the location, names of people (left to right), and the name, address and phone number of the […]

Photo



Photo



Photo



Julia Otero



For more than a decade Julia Otero has been an award-winning real estate professional serving Ventura County. In March, Otero was selected to be the featured agent for Broker Agent Magazine. Chosen from active Realtors in Ventura, Santa Barbara and San Luis Obispo counties, she was informed that the committee had evaluated her based upon some very rigid standards. “You […]

Clean Up Your Old Bathtub Before Replacing It



If you have an older home, you may be considering ripping out and replacing the tile and plumbing fixtures. People often replace them because they have many years’ build up of dinge or minor blemishes and they don’t think they’ll ever get clean again. But it’s not easy to find a replacement tub that has the look you want, fits […]