-
@gsheyner
Twitter -
Gennady Sheyner
LinkedIn
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
Raises help fuel $11.8M jump in payroll at City Hall
Despite fewer permanent positions in City Hall, Palo Alto's payroll went up by $11.8 million last year, an increase that officials attribute to a combination of salary increases and a calendar oddity that created an additional pay period in 2015.[Wednesday, April 27, 2016]
City manager: Palo Alto government faces 'emerging crisis' in staffing
Facing a growing payroll and a City Council hungry for new garages, bike boulevards and public-safety facilities, City Manager James Keene on Monday unveiled a budget that would raise spending by nearly 7 percent in the coming fiscal year.[Tuesday, April 26, 2016]
Errors undermine data in Palo Alto's new business registry
When Palo Alto launched its business registry last year, the goal was to gather data about employees' parking and commuting habits -- information that would help city officials design new transportation programs and land-use policies.[Saturday, April 23, 2016]
Obstacles hamper plans for Matadero Creek bikeway
A divisive proposal to create a bike-friendly "greenway" along Palo Alto's Matadero Creek hit a series of speed bumps last year, when city officials learned that the project would be hampered by seasonal flood-control measures, existing barriers and neighborhood opposition.[Thursday, April 21, 2016]
Palo Alto adopts new carbon-cutting target
With Earth Day just around the corner, Palo Alto officials on Monday renewed their vows to their native planet when they adopted a goal to slash greenhouse-gas emissions by 80 percent by 2030.[Wednesday, April 20, 2016]
Eichler showdown in Royal Manor heads toward May vote
A divided crowd of Royal Manor residents packed into Palo Alto City Hall on Monday night to argue for and against a proposed ban on two-story homes — a measure that many characterized as essential to protecting the Eichler character of the neighborhood and that many others panned as a heavy-handed assault on their property rights. After listening to residents, the council deferred its decision to May 2.[Tuesday, April 19, 2016]
Proposal: three new bike routes, 266 fewer parking spots
A proposal to greatly expand Palo Alto's network of bike boulevards would bring new traffic circles, "sharrow" road markings, speed bumps and raised crosswalks to stretches of Amarillo Avenue, Moreno Avenue, Louis Road, Montrose Avenue, Ross Road and Bryant Street. It would also, however, eliminate 266 parking spots along the routes.[Friday, April 15, 2016]
Plan urges major shifts in Palo Alto's transportation, natural gas systems
What would it take for Palo Alto to slash its carbon emissions by 80 percent? The City Council will discuss its ambitious new Sustainability and Climate Action Plan on Monday, which it hopes will answer that question.[Saturday, April 16, 2016]
Proposal to ban two-story houses splits Palo Alto neighbors
What began as an effort to promote harmony and protect the privacy of Royal Manor residents has devolved into a full-fledged neighborhood battle over property rights, aesthetic preferences and the very nature of democracy.[Friday, April 15, 2016]
Book Talk: children's book fair and author's discussions
This month's book news include a children's book festival in Palo Alto and author's talks in Menlo Park, Palo Alto and at Stanford University.[Thursday, April 14, 2016]