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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 looks to cement office cap
Nearly three years after Palo Alto first adopted an annual cap on office development in three commercial areas, the city is preparing to modify the restriction and to make it permanent.[Thursday, April 26, 2018]
City opposes measure to raise bar for new taxes
Palo Alto is taking a stance against a proposed state measure that would make it harder for cities to adopt new taxes, despite concerns from two City Council members that the city's is acting too hastily.[Tuesday, April 24, 2018]
City to narrow down redesign options for rail
Palo Alto's effort to reconfigure its four rail crossings will reach a critical juncture next month, when the City Council is set to eliminate dozens of options from consideration.[Wednesday, April 25, 2018]
'Workforce housing' project scores a victory
A developer looking to build a 57-unit apartment building at El Camino Real and Page Mill Road eked out a victory Thursday, when Palo Alto's Architectural Review Board endorsed the project.[Sunday, April 22, 2018]
Palo Alto's planning director to resign
Palo Alto Planning Director Hillary Gitelman will step down from her post next month, leaving the city with a vacancy in one of its most critical and demanding positions.[Thursday, April 19, 2018]
Kniss makes a case for housing in 'State of the City'
Palo Alto's housing crisis is threatening the city's diversity and making it nearly impossible for the next generation of residents to stay here, Mayor Liz Kniss told the crowd assembled Wednesday for her "State of the City" speech.[Wednesday, April 18, 2018]
Palo Alto initiative seeks to curb office growth
In a bid to rein in commercial growth in Palo Alto, a group of residents is preparing to place a measure on the November ballot that would more tightly limit new office space in the city.[Wednesday, April 18, 2018]
Palo Alto may seek another hotel-tax increase
As construction costs continue to rise, Palo Alto officials are looking to place another hotel-tax increase on the November ballot to help fund their infrastructure priorities.[Tuesday, April 17, 2018]
Palo Alto hires new rail consultant
Palo Alto's newest rail consultant will have a tough, two-fold task on its hands when it makes its public debut Wednesday morning: engage the community on the complex topic of grade separation. And do it fast.[Tuesday, April 17, 2018]
Palo Alto eyes tax on sodas
A crusade by a Palo Alto dentist to get the city of Palo Alto to adopt a soda tax is quickly picking up momentum, with four members of the City Council now preparing a memo in support of including such a measure on the November ballot.[Wednesday, April 18, 2018]