Linda Taaffe is associate editor for the Palo Alto Weekly/PaloAltoOnline.com. She oversees special print projects, including the Home & Real Estate, Neighborhoods and award-winning Info magazines. She coordinates special digital projects such as Searching for their Father's Killer and Palo Alto's Journey into the 21st Century.
During the past two decades, Linda has worked as a Bay Area journalist covering education, government, business and neighborhoods. She launched her career as a writer at her hometown paper in Los Altos and was an editor at Bay Area News Group and Silicon Valley Business Journal before joining the Palo Alto Weekly in 2016.
Annette Glanckopf has spent decades bringing together neighbors and neighborhoods throughout Palo Alto. In an interview, she talks about her volunteer work and the impact it's had on her life and the community.
[Friday, May 6, 2022]
As hope of at last exiting the pandemic appears to be on the horizon, real estate and home industry experts weigh in on what might change in the home sector and what lingering impacts of the past two years might be here to stay.
[Monday, April 18, 2022]
Even those who haven't heard about the Peninsula Open Space Trust (POST) have certainly seen its footprint on the greater Peninsula. The organization is responsible for preserving more than 80,000 acres of baylands, skyline and coast.
[Friday, April 15, 2022]
After shutting down for nearly two months in early spring 2020 during the initial COVID-19 lockdowns, the local real estate market has come roaring back with surprising resiliency.
[Friday, March 18, 2022]
After shutting down for nearly two months in early spring 2020 during the initial COVID-19 lockdowns, the local real estate market has come roaring back with surprising resiliency.
[Thursday, March 17, 2022]
Curious about your home's past? Palo Alto historian Steve Staiger guides readers through the research process, sharing local resources, shortcuts and other tips that could help you unlock the history of your home.
[Friday, February 4, 2022]
Nearly 700 students who have received grants from Pursuit of Excellence since Palo Altans Richard and Marjorie Smallwood launched the program in 1985 with a single $2,000 scholarship.
[Friday, January 7, 2022]
Running has experienced a resurgence during the COVID-19 pandemic, with an estimated 50 million Americans, or about 15% of the U.S. population, participating in some form of running.
[Friday, September 10, 2021]
We're circling back with real estate leaders on the Midpeninsula to see what's changed and what hasn't in the market one year into the COVID-19 pandemic.
[Friday, April 30, 2021]
Five projects in various stages could soon give the Midpeninsula's housing inventory a boost as they head toward the finish line after years of winding through the planning process.
[Wednesday, April 28, 2021]