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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
Palo Alto explores new ways to settle giant pension bill
Seeking to settle the city's astronomical pension bill, Palo Alto is preparing to adopt a policy that would commit the city to higher annual contributions -- and possible service reductions -- to reduce the backlog.[Wednesday, October 16, 2019]
Palo Alto set to raise its stakes in Ventura neighborhood redevelopment plan
Despite a spate of setbacks that have complicated its plans, Palo Alto is preparing to invest more time and money into an effort to forge a new community vision for 60 acres in the Ventura neighborhood.[Friday, October 18, 2019]
Stanford Research Park gains traction in effort to shift workers' commute habits
After gradually expanding its commute services options, Stanford Research Park's Transportation Management Association formed in 2016 is starting to see fewer workers now driving alone to work.[Wednesday, October 9, 2019]
Supervisors decline to restart negotiations with Stanford on campus expansion
Frustrated by its inability to negotiate a deal with Santa Clara County for a significant campus expansion, Stanford University requested Tuesday that the county pause its review of the growth plan.[Tuesday, October 8, 2019]
New transportation chief looks to raise resident engagement
For years, Palo Alto leaders have talked about the need to launch new transportation initiatives, only to see their plans fizzle. Philip Kamhi, the city's chief transportation official, hopes to change that.[Tuesday, October 8, 2019]
City Council backs extension of Cubberley lease
Despite some disagreements about the Cubberley Community Center's future, the Palo Alto City Council endorsed on Monday night a new five-year deal with the school district.[Monday, October 7, 2019]
Parking reforms top Palo Alto's transportation to-do list
Frustrated by the city's confusing patchwork of residential parking programs, Palo Alto transportation leaders are preparing to craft a uniform set of rules to govern such programs.[Wednesday, October 2, 2019]
'Workforce housing' project in limbo because of dispute with neighbor
More than a year after it won approval, a housing development proposed for the prominent corner of El Camino Real and Page Mill Road in Palo Alto is in danger of faltering because of a dispute with a neighboring property owner.[Monday, September 30, 2019]
Plan to replace Pope-Chaucer Bridge flows ahead
A regional effort to protect homes from the San Francisquito Creek surged ahead Thursday, when the agency charged with bolstering flood protection approved its next project, which includes the reconstruction of the Pope-Chaucer Bridge.[Thursday, September 26, 2019]
Tempers flare as Stanford's growth plan hits critical phase
With Stanford University's bid to expand its campus entering a critical phase, Stanford doubled down Tuesday on its request for a negotiated development agreement with Santa Clara County.[Tuesday, September 24, 2019]