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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
Despite pushback, 'retail protection' law passes
The City Council passed a "retail-protection" law early Tuesday morning that aims to shield local merchants from one prevalent form of competition: offices that take over spaces that had previously been occupied by stores.[Tuesday, February 14, 2017]
Campaign to expand Palo Alto Junior Museum and Zoo raises $25M
A proposal to transform the Palo Alto Junior Museum and Zoo into a more spacious, safe and whimsical habitat for humans and animals alike cleared a critical hurdle last week, when the nonprofit group spearheading the project completed its $25-million fundraising campaign.[Monday, February 13, 2017]
County to launch aerial assault on Palo Alto marsh mosquitoes
County helicopters will launch an assault next week on a mosquito species that county officials say has been laying its eggs in the marshy soil of the Palo Alto Baylands and surrounding areas.[Friday, February 10, 2017]
Rule changes on the way for downtown's residential-parking program
Downtown Palo Alto's ever-evolving residential-parking program is about to undergo another gear shift, as city officials prepare to adopt a series of rule changes aimed at keeping area employees from parking on neighborhood streets.[Thursday, February 9, 2017]
In 'State of the City,' Scharff calls for unity, civility, housing
Faced with community anxieties over growth and flagging confidence in local government, Palo Alto Mayor Greg Scharff used his "State of the City" speech as a platform to advocate for more unity, more civility and more housing.[Wednesday, February 8, 2017]
Condominiums eyed for vacant El Camino Real site
In a city often described as "built out," one parcel along El Camino Real stands out precisely for what isn't there. Next week, the City Council will consider whether to make the vacant south Palo Alto site available for more than 20 housing units.[Wednesday, February 8, 2017]
Divisive downtown project wins approval
It took three years, 14 public hearings, four different architects and a threatened lawsuit for Elizabeth Wong to win an approval to build a four-story building in downtown Palo Alto. When she finally did so on Monday night, there was little celebration.[Tuesday, February 7, 2017]
Greg Tanaka to return developer's contribution
Palo Alto Councilman Greg Tanaka, whose campaign received $5,000 from a developer whose project he is set to review Monday night, said he is returning the money to avoid the perception of a conflict of interest.[Friday, February 3, 2017]
Late cash from developers boosted Tanaka, Fine campaigns
In the weeks before and after Nov. 8, then-City Council candidates Greg Tanaka and Adrian Fine received several large contributions from builders, real estate professionals and developers.[Friday, February 3, 2017]
Growth impacts, housing needs to drive city's 2017 priorities
Housing and traffic, the two topics that have dominated Palo Alto's political and policy debates for the past year, will remain the leading priorities in 2017, council members agreed during their annual retreat Saturday.[Wednesday, February 1, 2017]