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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
City plans to build garage, remove trees
As Palo Alto looks to launch construction of a parking garage near California Avenue, city crews are preparing to remove 35 trees to accommodate the structure as well as the new police headquarters.[Tuesday, January 15, 2019]
First affordable-housing project in seven years wins approval
On Monday night, the Palo Alto City Council approved the city's first development for low-income residents in more than seven years.[Monday, January 14, 2019]
Changes to Middlefield Road set to be permanent
After an extended trial run, Palo Alto is preparing to make permanent the recent road modifications on a busy stretch of Middlefield Road with a long history of collision and congestion.[Saturday, January 12, 2019]
Affordable-housing project on the cusp of approval
Palo Alto officials will have a chance on Monday to approve the city's first purely affordable-housing project in more than five years when they consider a proposal for a 59-unit development on El Camino Real.[Friday, January 11, 2019]
Regional housing plan splits elected leaders
A sweeping package of proposals to preserve and expand the Bay Area's housing stock is making its way to the state Legislature, despite a flurry of opposition from local leaders.[Friday, January 11, 2019]
Departing council members leave legacy of progress, division
Greg Scharff and Karen Holman took a bow after nine years on the Palo Alto City Council as their former colleagues praised them for their service even as they signaled their intention to take on a more collaborative approach going forward.[Tuesday, January 8, 2019]
Filseth, Fine to lead city in 2019
The Palo Alto City Council selected its most centrist member, Eric Filseth, and its most fervent housing advocate, Adrian Fine, to serve as its mayor and vice mayor this year.[Monday, January 7, 2019]
President Hotel residents told to leave by end of January
After months of negotiations that temporarily extended their stays, the remaining residents of President Hotel Apartments in Palo Alto will have to move out of the historic building by the end of January, according to a letter they received from the new building owner.[Friday, January 4, 2019]
Analysis of Stanford's growth leaves unanswered questions
The final report from Santa Clara County on the likely impacts of Stanford University's proposed expansion is unlikely to satisfy local leaders, who for months have been calling for stronger action from Stanford to compensate for the consequences of its growth.[Friday, January 4, 2019]
Palo Alto adopts parental-leave policy
Palo Alto took a baby step last month toward improving City Hall morale when it approved a new policy that grants employees six weeks of parental leave at full salary.[Thursday, January 3, 2019]