Letters From the Editor: Another way to get your community news

By John Canalis

Jan. 31, 2014 1:22 PM PT

Many of our readers, particularly those who often made a special trip to the supermarket to grab the paper, asked us to put their Daily Pilot back into copies of the Los Angeles Times so they could get their local, regional, national and world news in one place.

We heard you and want you to know there are now several ways to read the Pilot Wednesday to Sunday in print, and, of course, daily online.

The first is to subscribe to The Times and have the Pilot delivered, with The Times, to your home.

The Pilot is also available in stand-alone racks along sidewalks and inside various businesses across Newport Beach and Costa Mesa. And, every Friday, we provide free samples of our print editions to many of the homes in those communities.

Starting Feb. 12, you can again get your community paper together with The Times from racks and retailers, such as supermarkets, cafes and convenience stores.

Those of you who already subscribe to The Times will not notice a change and there will be no change to website access. The Pilot will remain free online.

JOHN CANALIS is the editor for the Daily Pilot, Laguna Beach Coastline Pilot and Huntington Beach Independent. He can be reached at (714) 966-4607 and [email protected].

John Canalis

John Canalis works with editorial and finance to execute the editorial budget and serves as a liaison with the business side to develop and fine-tune initiatives that generate new revenue. He coordinates with senior management, Human Resources and the L.A. Times Guild on labor-related and personnel issues. He is a member of the management bargaining team and has oversight over implementation of the collective bargaining agreement. Canalis previously served as executive editor of Times Community News. He came to The Times in 2010 from the Long Beach Press-Telegram, where he worked in multiple roles, including as business/city editor, assistant city editor, assistant editorial pages editor, columnist and county government reporter. A lifelong Southern California resident, Canalis has a bachelor’s degree in journalism from Cal State Long Beach and an MBA from Pepperdine University.