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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
Palo Alto expands downtown's parking restrictions
With more Palo Alto residents clamoring for parking restrictions that would keep commuters off their neighborhood streets, a conflicted City Council voted early Tuesday morning to expand and revise downtown's nascent parking-permit program.[Tuesday, February 2, 2016]
Palo Alto firms up rules for pumping groundwater
Responding to a rising tide of citizen concern, Palo Alto officials on Monday took aim at the controversial practice of "dewatering" and approved new rules for property owners who wish to pump groundwater so that they build basements.[Tuesday, February 2, 2016]
Expanded parking program meets resistance in Crescent Park
A proposal to expand downtown Palo Alto's permit-parking zone is proving to be a tough sell in Crescent Park, with neighborhood leaders coming out against a program that they say will only worsen congestion near their doorsteps.[Monday, February 1, 2016]
Traffic drives 2016 priorities in Palo Alto
No one disputes the idea that traffic congestion is one of Palo Alto's most urgent and mystifying priorities. But as the City Council approved its list of official priorities for 2016 on Saturday afternoon, the big question was whether the topic will stand alone or get tied together with related issues of housing and parking.[Saturday, January 30, 2016]
Palo Alto's emergency law targets medical marijuana
In a liberal city that gave rise to Jerry Garcia and that embraces all things green, medical marijuana remains a glaring exception to the rule. The Palo Alto will consider on Monday night an emergency law banning the growth and delivery of marijuana within the city.[Friday, January 29, 2016]
Palo Alto looks to spur construction of more 'granny' apartments
In both size and quantity, "second-dwelling units" are a small solution to one of Palo Alto's colossal problems. Known also as "accessory dwelling units," "in-law units" or "granny units," these additions to single-family homes make up a relatively minuscule proportion of the city's housing stock.[Friday, January 29, 2016]
New rules for hazardous chemicals advance in Palo Alto
A proposal championed by Barron Park residents to ban businesses with large stockpiles of toxic chemicals from setting up shop in Palo Alto won the endorsement of the city's Planning and Transportation Commission on Wednesday.[Wednesday, January 27, 2016]
Palo Alto to weigh new designs for rail intersections
Should Churchill Avenue be closed to car traffic near its intersection with the Caltrain corridor? Should East Meadow Drive be submerged under the Caltrain tracks -- or vice versa? These are some of the questions that Palo Alto officials hope to tackle as they move ahead with a detailed "circulation analysis" of each of the city's rail crossings.[Wednesday, January 27, 2016]
Palo Alto looks for new parks to meet growing demand
From the tranquil expanse of Foothills Park to the energized hive of Johnson Park, Palo Alto has no shortage of green spaces to soothe nature lovers and delight youngsters. But as the city moves ahead toward a new master plan for parks and recreation, the City Council is considering ways to add new parks and modify existing ones to meet a growing demand.[Tuesday, January 26, 2016]
Palo Alto plots greener future at Sustainability Summit
Car-free corridors, a carbon tax and a charging station for every power-starved vehicle. Solar panels, smart meters galore and a farewell to natural gas. The ideas for transforming Palo Alto into a greener and more resilient community came flying from every direction at the city's Sustainability Summit, which brought a crowd of almost 300 residents Sunday to Jordan Middle School.[Sunday, January 24, 2016]