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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 to cut back on parking permits for workers
Seeing a dip in demand for parking permits among downtown's workforce, the Palo Alto City Council made a move Monday night to tighten the supply.[Tuesday, February 27, 2018]
Downtown sees fewer workers buying parking permits
Palo Alto's effort to drive downtown employees' cars out of residential neighborhoods appears to be gaining momentum: Fewer workers now purchase parking permits.[Friday, February 23, 2018]
Photo essay: Hidden hazards in Foothills Park
As Palo Alto prepares to open a new section of Foothills Park to the public, officials are keeping a close eye on Buckeye Creek, which has been worn down by decades of erosion.[Friday, February 23, 2018]
Dreams of a train tunnel slip away
A new study highlighting the high costs and steep engineering challenges of building a tunnel for trains in Palo Alto is leading officials to consider pulling the plug on the project.[Wednesday, February 21, 2018]
Palo Alto seeks disclosures in labor talks
In an effort to make traditionally secretive labor negotiations less so, four members of the Palo Alto City Council are proposing a policy that would publicize every offer and counteroffer in the city's discussions with its employee unions.[Wednesday, February 21, 2018]
Palo Alto Utilities tries to keep pace with technological change
Palo Alto Utilities is having difficulty recruiting and retaining workers, while simultaneously contending with a rapidly changing technological landscape and growing customer demands.[Saturday, February 17, 2018]
Commissioners spar over affordable-housing zone
A proposal to create a new zoning district to promote construction of affordable-housing developments hit a snag Wednesday, when the Planning and Transportation Commission voted to defer its decision.[Thursday, February 15, 2018]
Palo Alto flustered over airplane noise
As airplane noise continues to plague Palo Alto, city officials agreed on Tuesday night to seek alliances, lobby hard and -- if necessary -- go to court to get the Federal Aviation Administration to change flight paths.[Tuesday, February 13, 2018]
Palo Alto takes stand against Wiener's housing bill
A state bill that would increase zoning densities, relax parking requirements and curb cities' abilities to limit building heights in transit-rich areas is proving to be a tough sell in Palo Alto.[Tuesday, February 13, 2018]
Palo Alto adopts plan to build more housing
Palo Alto's effort to triple its housing production got off to a promising start Monday night, when the City Council unanimously approved a work plan that includes more than a dozen policies aimed at spurring residential construction.[Tuesday, February 13, 2018]