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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
Swimmers frown at outsourcing plan for Palo Alto's Rinconada Pool
Local swimmers have grown concerned in recent weeks over the city's proposal to significantly expand the number of lessons being offered at Rinconada Pool and to outsource these lessons to a private company, Team Sheeper.[Friday, December 23, 2016]
Palo Alto and Stanford reach stop-gap deal for fire protection
With the contract dispute between Palo Alto and Stanford University over fire services dragging into its fourth year, the two parties have reached an interim deal that will maintain the 40-year partnership between the local Fire Department and the university at least until June 30, 2017.[Tuesday, December 20, 2016]
Palo Alto's 'retail protection' law draws opposition
When Palo Alto adopted an emergency law last year prohibiting the conversion of ground-floor retail space to other uses, the goal was to protect shopping areas from being encroached upon by offices. Now, some critics are arguing the new law could end up hurting, rather than helping, local merchants.[Tuesday, December 20, 2016]
Palo Alto looks to curb employee parking in Evergreen Park
Residents of Evergreen Park are about to get some relief from the deluge of commuter vehicles that arrive en masse every weekday morning and fill up their neighborhood streets: a program that will limit parking to two hours for those without permits.[Thursday, December 15, 2016]
New rules target water pumping in Palo Alto
Palo Alto residents have deep concerns about what's happening above the city's shallow aquifer -- namely, the millions of gallons of water that get pumped out of the ground every time someone in the area wants to build a basement.[Thursday, December 15, 2016]
Palo Alto moves ahead with new garages
Palo Alto officials on Monday reaffirmed their commitment to building new parking structures downtown and near California Avenue, despite concerns from some critics who argued that these facilities will encourage more driving and exacerbate the city's parking woes.[Tuesday, December 13, 2016]
To promote housing, Palo Alto hikes up development fees
Developers looking to build offices, research facilities and hotels in Palo Alto will have to significantly up their contribution toward solving the city's affordable-housing crisis under a new law that the City Council passed Monday night.[Tuesday, December 13, 2016]
La Comida drops appeal, settles dispute with Avenidas
The nonprofits Avenidas and La Comida have reached a settlement in their dispute over dining space for seniors, a resolution that paves the way for Avenidas' proposed expansion of its Bryant Street headquarters.[Monday, December 12, 2016]
Palo Alto Police Chief Dennis Burns announces retirement
Palo Alto Police Chief Dennis Burns, a City Hall veteran who rose through the ranks before assuming the department's top position eight years ago, is preparing to turn in his badge later this month.[Monday, December 12, 2016]
For carbon-reduction plan, Palo Alto leans on electric vehicles
The goal is clear: an 80 percent reduction in carbon emissions by 2030. Palo Alto's path to getting there, however, is anything but. And even as the City Council last week reaffirmed its commitment to the "80 by '30" target (with 1990 as the baseline year), members and city staff acknowledged that it will take plenty of brainstorming, investments, incentives and adjustments along the way to succeed.[Wednesday, December 14, 2016]