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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
Tempers flare over renter protections
Palo Alto's heated debate over renter protection turned bitter and personal on Monday night, as City Council members exchanged insults and accusations before reaching a compromise that left most feeling dissatisfied.[Tuesday, September 11, 2018]
Condo project proposed for San Antonio Road
The developer behind a 16-home project on a former orchard site on Maybell Avenue is now pitching another housing project for south Palo Alto: a 48-condominium development on San Antonio Road.[Friday, September 7, 2018]
Hotel execs brace for battle against Measure E
A group of concerned Palo Alto hotel executives has been meeting recently to talk about Measure E, a November ballot measure that would raise the city's hotel-tax rate from 14 percent to 15.5 percent -- making it the highest in the state.[Friday, September 7, 2018]
Palo Alto to explore new laws to protect renters
Fresh off of adopting an emergency law that requires relocation assistance be given to low-income tenants facing eviction, the Palo Alto City Council is preparing to consider on Monday broader and potentially stronger measures to aid local renters.[Thursday, September 6, 2018]
Study: Stanford can triple its density
As Stanford University advances its request to add more than 2 million square feet of academic space to its campus by 2035, one question that has long bedeviled local residents and policymakers is: How big can the university get? Now, there is an answer.[Wednesday, September 5, 2018]
Council treads cautiously on labor reforms
Seeking to add transparency to the normally secretive process of labor negotiations, the Palo Alto City Council is moving ahead with a plan to publicize every offer and counteroffer exchanged between management and labor groups during contract talks.[Wednesday, September 5, 2018]
At least one killed in Baylands plane crash
At least one killed in Baylands plane crash[Tuesday, September 4, 2018]
Marissa Mayer looks to turn former mortuary into private club
Former Yahoo CEO Marissa Mayer turned a few heads five years ago, when she bought Palo Alto's oldest funeral home, Roller & Hapgood & Tinney. Now, plans are afoot to convert the building at 980 Middlefield Road into something completely different: a private club for working women.[Thursday, August 30, 2018]
Caltrain launches construction in Palo Alto
As Caltrain's electrification project launches in Palo Alto, residents should brace for nighttime construction, lane closures at rail crossings and the removal of dozens of trees near the railroad corridor.[Wednesday, August 29, 2018]
Palo Alto's chief transportation official resigns
Chief Transportation Official Joshuah Mello, who joined the city in September 2015, announced his resignation on Tuesday, leaving City Hall with a vacancy in one of its most critical and challenging positions.[Tuesday, August 28, 2018]