2009-11-06

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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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Baby boomers get night out



Baby Boomer Night Out will be at 7:30 p.m. Sun., Nov. 8 at the Simi Valley Cultural Arts Center, 3050 Los Angeles Ave. Comic Bob Ridley will perform routines about getting old. The ’60s band In Bed By Ten with Dick Wells, Dave Petty, Keith Heins and Karen Harper will play popular oldies. Tickets are $22 for adults, $20 for […]

City will observe Veterans Day



Simi’s Veterans Day ceremony will take place at 11 a.m. Wed., Nov. 11 at Rancho Tapo Community Park and Veterans Plaza, 3700 Avenida Simi. The event will honor the nation’s veterans and dedicate 120 new donor names. The public is invited to attend at no charge.

Store employee allegedly put camera in restroom



A bookstore employee in Simi Valley was cited and released this week after authorities determined he had hidden a camera inside the business’ restroom to record a female patron. Joseph Moreaux, 28, an employee at Family Christian book store at 2986 Cochran St., has been charged with peeping by means of an electronic device. According to the Simi Valley Police […]

Homeless survey shows employment doesn’t guarantee shelter

Advocates hope results will help dispel some long-held myths

Sam Vecchio wasn’t ready to be homeless. A month ago, the 56-year-old was working in construction and renting a Simi Valley condo with a couple of roommates. Today, he’s sleeping behind a dumpster at the back of a liquor store. Though he is a 27-year journeyman painter, Vecchio had most recently been laying hardwood floors, since that type of work […]

Street renamed to honor veterans



The Simi Valley City Council will have a brief street name dedication ceremony for the newly named Veterans Plaza Parkway at 4 p.m. Mon., Nov. 9 at the intersection of Alamo Street and the driveway entrance to the Department of Motor Vehicles/Ventura County Courthouse, 3855 Alamo St. The driveway will be named Veterans Plaza Parkway to recognize the contribution of […]

Landfill opens its doors



Waste Management will host a community open house from 10 a.m. to 2 p.m. tomorrow, Nov. 7 at the Simi Valley Landfill and Recycling Center, 2801 N. Madera Road. The free event will have facility guided tours, information on proposed modernization and expansion, bounce house and children’s activities, tours of the Pollinator Garden and a demonstration of the falcons and […]

Violinist makes New West Symphony debut at T.O. Civic Arts Plaza



Violinist Yi-Jia Susanne Hou will make her New West Symphony debut in the second Masterpiece Series concert of the symphony’s 15th anniversary season. The performance will include Beethoven’s Symphony No. 3 in E-flat Major, Opus 55, “Eroica.” The program will be presented at 8 p.m. Sat., Nov. 14 at the Civic Arts Plaza, 2100 E. Thousand Oaks Blvd., Thousand Oaks. […]

Never too young to learn what it means to serve



With classes dark next Wednesday in Simi Valley Unified School District in honor of Veterans Day, many parents are making arrangements for where their sons and daughters will spend at least part of the day. If you’re struggling with where to take your child on Wed., Nov. 11, we’ve got a novel idea—take them to a Veterans Day program. Despite […]

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Mozart’s opera about a womanizer to take the stage this Sunday

T.O. Civic Center presents ‘Don Giovanni’ one night only

The Thousand Oaks Civic Arts Plaza Foundation will present the Mozart Festival Opera in a production of “Don Giovanni” at 3 p.m. Sun., Nov. 8 at the Fred Kavli Theatre at the Thousand Oaks Civic Arts Plaza, 2100 E. Thousand Oaks Blvd. The show is part of the affordable “Live From the Plaza” series. Wolfgang Amadeus Mozart’s masterpiece follows the exploits […]