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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
Council appoints new planning commissioners
A land-use attorney and a retired Google manager won appointments this week to Palo Alto's influential Planning and Transportation Commission.[Wednesday, December 5, 2018]
Palo Alto backs creation of housing 'subregion'
Palo Alto signaled its support this week for joining other cities in Santa Clara County in forming a new "subregion" to collectively tackle the regional housing challenge.[Wednesday, December 5, 2018]
To spur more housing, Palo Alto chisels away at zoning code
With Palo Alto falling far short of its housing goals for the year, city officials approved Monday a slew of zone changes that they hope will ramp up residential production in 2019 and beyond.[Tuesday, December 4, 2018]
Residents seek school funds from Stanford's expansion
Palo Alto residents came out in full force to a community meeting on Thursday to request that Santa Clara County protect local schools, roads and neighborhoods from the impacts of Stanford's growth.[Thursday, November 29, 2018]
President Hotel: Lobbying at a glance
A timeline of the events that unfolded since June when Adventurous Journey Capital Partners purchased the President Hotel in downtown Palo Alto with the intention to convert to the building back into a hotel.[Friday, November 30, 2018]
President Hotel: Developer seeks parking exemptions
As the city considers a proposal by the developer Adventurous Journeys Capital Partners (AJ Capital) to return the President Hotel, a 75-unit apartment building at 488 University Ave., to its original use as a hotel, parking is once again the subject of discussions -- albeit, private ones.[Friday, November 30, 2018]
Documents reveal secret dealings over President Hotel
Documents obtained by the Weekly in response to a Public Records Act request shed light on what has been going on behind the scenes between the city and a developer over the future of President Hotel.[Friday, November 30, 2018]
Residents divided over zoning revisions
Palo Alto's effort to revise its zoning code to promote more residential development received a mixed reaction from a crowd of residents at Monday night's City Council meeting.[Tuesday, November 27, 2018]
Palo Alto reaches deal with Pets In Need for animal services
Palo Alto's small and scrappy animal-services operation is preparing for a big change after the City Council approved on Monday night an agreement with Pets In Need.[Monday, November 26, 2018]
City looks to sweeten deal for home developers
Palo Alto leaders are preparing to pass on Monday night a series of revisions in the zoning code that they hope will make it easier for residential developers to get their projects approved.[Thursday, November 22, 2018]