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About Gennady
Gennady Sheyner has been covering Palo Alto since 2008. His beats include City Hall, with a special focus on housing, utilities and transportation. He also covers regional politics for the Palo Alto Weekly, Palo Alto Online and its sister publications. He has won awards for his coverage of elections, land use, business, technology and breaking news.A native of Ukraine, Gennady grew up in San Francisco and graduated from the University of California, Los Angeles, with a bachelor’s degree in English and from Columbia University with a master’s degree in journalism. Prior to joining Embarcadero Media, he spent three years covering breaking news and local politics for The Waterbury Republican-American, a daily newspaper in Connecticut. He is a massive fan of English football, marathons and churros.
Stories by Gennady
With revised design, Castilleja tries to appease critics of its growth plan
Seeking a truce with opponents to its proposed expansion, Castilleja School this week submitted a revised plan to the city that reduces the size of a proposed garage and retains two homes slated for demolition.[Tuesday, February 11, 2020]
County eyes 'a unique opportunity' for affordable housing in Palo Alto for adults with disabilities
A south Palo Alto property may soon be redeveloped for a valuable commodity: affordable housing for adults with disabilities.[Tuesday, February 11, 2020]
Hesitant to cross this hazardous Palo Alto intersection? Here's the city's plan to smooth out your ride.
The most dangerous intersection in south Palo Alto is about to see some changes, including new turning lanes and a realigned crosswalk that will make it easier for drivers to see pedestrians.[Tuesday, February 11, 2020]
To stifle discord, Palo Alto prepares to shake-up auditor's office
The City Auditor's Office may soon see the biggest shake-up in its 37-year history, after the City Council agreed Monday to seek an outside firm to manage what has long been an in-house operation.[Monday, February 10, 2020]
Now with Khoury's Market closed, Palo Alto looks to beef up fines against building owner
Palo Alto is preparing to sharply ramp up fines against the owner of College Terrace Centre, the blocklong development on El Camino Real that has been facing neighborhood scorn for its failure to maintain an operating grocery store.[Tuesday, February 11, 2020]
Escapee from Palo Alto courthouse gets 4 years in prison for gun charges
A man who escaped from a Palo Alto courthouse in 2017, sparking a 20-day manhunt, was sentenced to four years in prison on Wednesday for illegally possessing a gun at the time of his capture.[Friday, February 7, 2020]
Senate candidates clash over housing policies, PG&E's future at Palo Alto forum
Seven candidates vying to succeed state Sen. Jerry Hill clashed Wednesday over housing policies, charter schools and a new proposal to have the state take over PG&E at a forum in Palo Alto.[Wednesday, February 5, 2020]
More money, more discussion? Palo Alto considers requiring full hearings for big-ticket items
Despite their role as stewards of public money, council members are prone to swiftly approving, without a peep of debate, contracts that sometimes exceed $10 million. For one councilman, that's a problem.[Tuesday, February 4, 2020]
Hungry for housing, Palo Alto brings back divisive zoning method
Eager to pull Palo Alto out of its prolonged housing rut, the City Council agreed to resurrect a zoning tool that has been used in the past to produce some of the city's most controversial projects.[Monday, February 3, 2020]
Housing for whom? Council at odds over new priority
After repeatedly failing to meet its housing goals, the Palo Alto City Council agreed on Saturday to place the issue atop its legislative agenda for 2020.[Saturday, February 1, 2020]