2011-04-29

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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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City ready to shed light on landfill negotiations

Council likely to take official stance Tuesday


Only a few weeks remain before the proposal to expand the Simi Valley Landfill goes before the county board of supervisors, and the City Council is finally ready to take an official stand on the project. The city and Waste Management have been in closed-door negotiations for months—stretching back to when Paul Miller was mayor—working on ways to mitigate the […]

CHP ramps up 118 safety efforts

Ride-along offers glimpse into enforcement


Eight years on the force and Officer Miguel Duarte of the California Highway Patrol has become an expert in spotting motorist violations. From the driver’s seat of his black-and-white patrol car, Duarte watched passing vehicles on the 118 Freeway in Simi Valley and Moorpark, looking for drivers making erratic lane changes, not wearing their seat belts, speeding or otherwise breaking […]

Judge rules in Boeing’s favor

State says it will appeal in quest to keep SB 990 in place


After nearly 18 months of battle between Boeing and the state, a federal court judge handed down a ruling this week overturning the state law that calls for the strictest cleanup standards for the Santa Susana Field Laboratory. But the courtroom warfare isn’t over yet: The state says it will appeal. On Tuesday, Federal District Court Judge John Walter in […]

Landfill vote requires integrity



We have made no secret about our displeasure with the way city leaders have handled themselves in regard to discussions centered on the proposed expansion of the Simi Valley Landfill and Recycling Center. By the same token, we’ve also yet to take an official position on the matter. Instead, we have maintained the informative, watchdog role that comes with being […]

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Research needed before writing



Ms. Deweil (Invitation to a tea party rally, April 15) is either an unwitting victim of the hoax email circulated about the U.S. Export Import Bank loaning up to $2 billion to Petróleo Brasileiro S.A., known as Petrobras, or a witting perpetrator of the fraudulent information. Per factcheck.org: This claim stems from a “preliminary committment” made back on April 14 […]

Letter angers former resident



Yes, I do not live in Simi Valley currently. However, I have several childhood friends that still reside there, my parents still reside there, and yes I do come back to Simi often to visit. I grew up in Simi Valley, class of 1996 from Simi Valley High School, and it annoys me when someone such as Joy Lomenick writes […]

Restaurants need health regulations



I was glad to read the article about the expansion of the Junkyard Cafe. It’s nice to see when businesses are successful. If I remember correctly their new location has been five or six different restaurants, all of which were distinctive, and maintained high standards of quality, sanitary conditions and good service. I actually taught the children of the owners […]

Easter column missed the mark



Dennis Merritt Jones caused me to choke on my milk chocolate bunny when he suggested that the “greatest lesson drawn” from the Easter story is the role of Judas (“The Art of Being,” April 22). You’re kidding me, right? Quite the contrary, anyone who has ever read the Gospels (or even just John 3:16) would have a basic understanding that […]