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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
Planning commissioners push for compromise in Midtown zoning spat
Seeking to untangle a zoning dispute between a group of Midtown residents and a property owner looking to build a home, Palo Alto's planning commissioners backed a compromise Wednesday that is unlikely to fully satisfy either side.[Thursday, July 13, 2023]
Residents call for Fry's cannery building to be retained, amid city's review of redevelopment plans
With the future of Ventura's most famous property hanging in the balance, a group of residents urged city officials Wednesday to halt the proposed redevelopment and partial demolition of the old cannery that housed Fry's Electronics.[Thursday, July 13, 2023]
Bike lanes along El Camino? Caltrans proposal catches city off balance
A new proposal by Caltrans to install bike lanes along El Camino Real has caught Palo Alto officials and bike advocates off guard, with some now wondering what -- if anything -- the city can do to influence the contentious plan.[Wednesday, July 12, 2023]
Housing nonprofits drop suit against city of Palo Alto
The two nonprofit groups that had sued Palo Alto in February over its failure to approve a housing plan by the state's deadline have withdrawn their lawsuit, court records show.[Tuesday, July 11, 2023]
To encourage housing construction, Palo Alto looks to revise its zoning code
After approving an ambitious plan to make room for more than 6,000 new dwellings by 2031, Palo Alto is preparing to take the scalpel to its zoning code next month with the aim of removing barriers for housing developers.[Monday, July 10, 2023]
La Comida, Avenidas reach deal to keep senior lunch program downtown
After scrambling for months to find a new dining location for its senior lunch program, the nonprofit La Comida is preparing to return to a place well-familiar to many of its diners: the Avenidas building on Bryant Street in Palo Alto.[Thursday, July 6, 2023]
As redevelopment plans for Cubberley stall, architect pitches a new vision
Seeking to revive Palo Alto's plans to redevelop Cubberley Community Center, architect David Hirsch is pitching a new idea: moving parking underground and constructing a cluster of tiered classroom buildings along Middlefield Road.[Friday, July 7, 2023]
As city ponders trading Terman Park, neighborhood residents fight to keep access
Residents in the Green Acres neighborhood see Terman Park as a vital community treasure. But Palo Alto officials see the park next to Fletcher Middle School as a valuable asset in negotiations with the school district.[Wednesday, July 5, 2023]
Apartment buildings as tall as 88 feet in Ventura? State law could allow it
Palo Alto's plans to allow taller developments in the Ventura neighborhood as part of a new area plan could be turbocharged by a new state law that allows all-affordable-housing projects to claim an additional 33 feet in height.[Thursday, July 6, 2023]
Police: Arrest made for 2022 robbery in Old Palo Alto
Palo Alto police have arrested one of two individuals who allegedly took part in robbing a woman of her cell phone as she was walking in Old Palo Alto in March 2022.[Friday, June 30, 2023]