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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
Caltrain hits unoccupied car at Charleston crossing
A driver whose navigation system led to the Charleston Road crossing escaped the vehicle before it was struck by a southbound Caltrain and caught on fire Monday night.[Monday, February 12, 2018]
Firefighters rescue worker in College Terrace
Palo Alto firefighters used a ladder truck to rescue a worker who reportedly fell into a hole at the bottom of a basement in College Terrace on Wednesday morning.[Wednesday, February 7, 2018]
New zoning district proposed for affordable housing
In an effort to spur the construction of more affordable housing, Palo Alto is preparing to create a new zoning district that would relax parking requirements and other development standards for residential projects that provide below-market-rate units.[Wednesday, February 7, 2018]
Palo Alto to charge higher fees for car trips
In a bid to ease traffic congestion and pay for needed transportation projects, Palo Alto is preparing to significantly increase its traffic-impact fees for new developments.[Wednesday, February 7, 2018]
City pledges $7M for new Junior Museum and Zoo
Despite a shortfall of more than $50 million in their infrastructure plan, Palo Alto officials on Monday reaffirmed their commitment to contribute $7 million for the reconstruction of the Junior Museum and Zoo.[Tuesday, February 6, 2018]
Parking changes on the way for Evergreen Park
On Monday night, as the Palo Alto City Council unanimously approved turning Evergreen Park's new residential parking program into a permanent one.[Tuesday, February 6, 2018]
Palo Alto council adopts 2018 goals
Palo Alto needs to approve 300 housing units, select a new alignment for the rail corridor, among other actions, before the end of the year, the City Council agreed during its priority-setting retreat Saturday.[Saturday, February 3, 2018]
A region that's booming
Palo Alto's big push on infrastructure comes at a time of economic prosperity, with sales-tax receipts on the rise and new hotels bringing with them the promise of growing tax revenues in the years to come.[Friday, February 2, 2018]
Rising costs create high anxiety over Palo Alto's infrastructure plans
Reconstruction of the Rinconada fire station is the first project of nine in the city's infrastructure plan to make the leap from conception to construction.[Friday, February 2, 2018]
Plan for 'car-light' housing on El Camino wins support
A plan to build a 57-unit apartment building at one of Palo Alto's most congested intersections received a big boost Wednesday night, when the city's Planning and Transportation Commission signaled its support.[Thursday, February 1, 2018]