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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 to lean on churches for help with vehicle dwellers
Facing a flood of complaints about car campers parked on local streets, Palo Alto is once again looking to local churches for help in providing safe harbor to vehicle dwellers.[Tuesday, September 10, 2019]
Above ground or below? The fight over utility boxes comes to Green Acres
Utility wires may be out of sight in the Green Acres I, where they are tucked away in underground vaults, but they are hardly out of mind for the residents in the quiet south Palo Alto neighborhood.[Friday, September 13, 2019]
Seeking to reach decision on rail redesign, council gives citizens group more power
Seeking to bring clarity to Palo Alto's convoluted debate over the future of its rail corridor, the City Council agreed on Monday to expand the powers of a committee tasked with narrowing down the city's options.[Monday, September 9, 2019]
City wants 20% of apartment tenants to drive electric cars
In a city where about 15% of households already own or drive an electric vehicle, Palo Alto leaders are preparing to invest $9 million to get even more people to shift away from gasoline-powered cars.[Friday, September 6, 2019]
The Palo Alto foothills is at risk of a 'catastrophic wildfire.' Here's how the city hopes to reduce the threat.
The Palo Alto foothills may be a choice haven for local hikers and birdwatchers, but for the city's utility officials the verdant open space preserves west of Highway 280 also represents a potentially catastrophic fire danger.[Thursday, September 5, 2019]
Facing pushback, city manager rethinks rail committee with only former elected leaders
After receiving pushback for his initial proposal to establish a new committee to work on rail improvements, City Manager Ed Shikada is preparing to bring a revised plan to the City Council on Monday.[Thursday, September 5, 2019]
Is a 'safe parking' program the answer to Palo Alto's vehicle dweller problems?
With Palo Alto's homeless population on the rise, city officials are looking at two sites near the Baylands as possible locations for a new "safe parking" program aimed at vehicle dwellers.[Friday, September 6, 2019]
Can Palo Alto's big plans for the Ventura neighborhood be saved?
The debate over the Ventura plan is expected to heat up in the coming months, as Palo Alto city leaders and residents begin to weigh changes to building heights and density.[Friday, August 30, 2019]
Planning commissioners slam approval process for residential parking programs
Palo Alto's recently implemented residential parking programs faced withering criticism Wednesday from the city's Planning and Transportation Commission, which blasted the city's process before approving the latest such program.[Thursday, August 29, 2019]
Fry's Electronics to shutter Palo Alto store in January
Fry's Electronics, which has been a fixture at 340 Portage Ave. for more than a quarter century, will close its store in January, leaving a vacancy at one of Palo Alto's most hotly debated sites.[Wednesday, August 28, 2019]