By taking advantage of Lakewood Online's RSS (Really Simple Syndication) feed you can automatically get Lakewood Online news and updates delivered directly to your desktop! The "Homepage news" feed will update your feed reader with virtually all news story additions to Lakewood Online.

If you already have a feed reading tool, click on the small RSS buttons below to open them into your feed reader. Read on if you are new to RSS feeds.

Lakewood Online news feed:

The corresponding feed is: feed://www.lakewoodcity.org/civica/news/rssfeed.asp

Lakewood E-letter news feed:

The corresponding feed is: feed://www.imakenews.com/lakewood/e_rss.aspx

What is RSS?

RSS (Really Simple Syndication) is a XML-based format for sharing and distributing Web content, such as news headlines. Using a RSS reader, you can view data feeds from various news websites, including headlines, summaries, descriptions, links to full stories. This allows you to easily feature or check out the latest headlines from the websites. You can click the news headline to see a short description of the news and click or open the original news web page in a RSS Reader browser or default browser window.

How to access RSS?

RSS Readers or RSS Aggregators can download and display RSS feeds. There are a number of free and commercial RSS Readers that are available for download and use.

Some readers are stand-alone programs for your desktop while some other services will let you add RSS feeds to a Web page.

Here are some examples of websites that provide RSS Readers for download. Some are free:

http://www.rssreader.com

http://www.feedreader.com

http://www.pluck.com

http://www.newsgator.com

Also see Feed Validator: http://www.feedvalidator.org

Please note:

The City of Lakewood, California is not affiliated with any of these vendors and not responsible for any of the software provided or listed by these vendors.

To view Lakewood Online feeds in your RSS Reader:

1. The addresses below correspondsto Lakewood Online News & Updates in XML format.

Homepage news: feed://www.lakewoodcity.org/civica/news/rssfeed.asp

2. Paste the URL into your reader.

Please note that by accessing the RSS feeds, you agree to the Terms of Use, which govern your use of the RSS Service and are set forth below.

TERMS OF USE RSS (really simple syndication) service is a means by which City of Lakewood, California offers feeds of Lakewood Online News & Updates in XML format ("RSS Content") to visitors of who use RSS aggregators. These Terms of Use govern your use of the RSS service and may be changed at any time, without notice by City of Lakewood and Lakewood Online. Use of RSS Service: RSS is a free service offered by City of Lakewood and Lakewood Online to individuals for private, non-commercial use.You must use the RSS feeds as provided by Lakewood Online and you may not edit or modify the text, content or links supplied by Lakewood Online. Content of RSS Feed: You may not insert any intermediate page, splash page or other content between the RSS link and the applicable Lakewood Online site web page. Right to Discontinue Feeds: Lakewood Online reserves the right to discontinue providing any or all of the RSS feeds at any time and to require you to cease displaying, distributing or otherwise using any or all of the RSS feeds for any reason including, without limitation, your violation of any provision of these Terms of Use. General Disclaimer: Information presented on this Web site is collected, maintained, and provided for the convenience of the reader. While every effort is made to keep such information accurate and up-to-date, the City of Lakewood and Lakewood Online does not certify the authenticity of information that originates from third parties. Under no circumstances shall the City of Lakewood and Lakewood Online be liable for any actions taken or omissions made from reliance on any information contained herein from whatever source nor shall the City and County be liable for any other consequences from any such reliance.