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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
Measure to limit office growth qualifies for November election
An initiative that would roughly halve the amount of new office space that could be built between now and 2030 has officially garnered enough signatures to land on the November ballot.[Friday, June 8, 2018]
Planned garages draw opposition
As Palo Alto considers new taxes to address a $76-million backlog in its infrastructure plan, some are wondering whether it's time to reconsider the city's plans for two new garages.[Wednesday, June 6, 2018]
Bridge-toll hike cruises to victory
Bay Area voters approved on Tuesday a regional measure that would raise tolls at seven bridges by $3 to fund $4.5 billion in transportation projects.[Tuesday, June 5, 2018]
Voters recall Judge Aaron Persky
Judge Aaron Persky, whose sentencing of former Stanford student Brock Turner sparked a national debate about sexual violence and judicial independence, was ousted from his seat by voters on Tuesday.[Tuesday, June 5, 2018]
Smith and Hirokawa to face-off in sheriff's race in November
Santa Clara County voters set the stage Tuesday for a November showdown before Santa Clara County Sheriff Laurie Smith and her former undersheriff and would-be replacement, John Hirokawa.[Tuesday, June 5, 2018]
Council approves 'workforce housing' project
Few projects reflect Palo Alto's hopes and fears like the 57-apartment development the City Council approved early Tuesday at Page Mill Road and El Camino Real.[Tuesday, June 5, 2018]
Palo Alto eyes hotel-tax hike in November
Despite significant reservations from the local hotel industry, the City Council voted Monday to move ahead with a ballot measure that would give Palo Alto the highest hotel-tax rate in California.[Tuesday, June 5, 2018]
Poll suggests voters would back higher hotel tax
Palo Alto voters would likely support another hotel-tax increase, though they would almost certainly shoot down any proposal to hike the real-estate transfer tax, according to a new survey commissioned by the city.[Friday, June 1, 2018]
Effort to relax parking rules sparks concerns
As Palo Alto considers lowering its parking requirements to spur production of multifamily housing, a newly released study indicates that scores of parking spaces at local apartment buildings currently go unused -- a fact that has some residents crying foul.[Thursday, May 31, 2018]
Nobu expansion faces appeal in Palo Alto
A proposal to expand the high-end Nobu restaurant at the Epiphany Hotel is facing a last-minute challenge from a downtown property owner who knows a thing or two about citizen appeals.[Thursday, May 31, 2018]