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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
Eager to adopt new green goals, Palo Alto prepares for Sustainability Summit
From new bike paths and electric-car chargers to an aggressive "green building" code and a "carbon neutral" electric supply, Palo Alto has no shortage of green laurels on which it can rest. But as city officials prepare for Sunday's special Sustainability Summit, the goal isn't to celebrate past accomplishments but to set aggressive new goals aimed at further slashing local carbon emissions.[Thursday, January 21, 2016]
Police: Burglars steal beer, fire stun gun while fleeing 7-Eleven
Two men allegedly stole two cases of beer from a Palo Alto 7-Eleven and then used a Taser-like weapon to ward off employees while fleeing the scene.[Thursday, January 21, 2016]
Palo Alto backs away from new landscaping ordinance
Facing criticisms about inadequate outreach to the greater community, Palo Alto officials on Tuesday retreated from a proposal to tighten local landscaping rules and agreed to refine the proposal in the coming months.[Wednesday, January 20, 2016]
Palo Alto to sell development rights to pay for new EcoCenter
Shaped like a ship forever moored in the Baylands, the EcoCenter is a building like no other in Palo Alto. On Tuesday, the City Council lauded the recently restored facility and approved a $300,000 payment to Environmental Volunteers, the group that saved it from sinking into oblivion.[Wednesday, January 20, 2016]
Palo Alto prepares to tighten landscaping rules
Even during the rare rainy spell, California's prolonged drought remains high on the priority list of Palo Alto officials, who are preparing to adopt tonight new rules governing what type of flora local residents and businesses can plant on their landscapes.[Tuesday, January 19, 2016]
Stanford seeks county permission for housing expansion
Stanford University is moving ahead with a plan to construct a four-building residential complex for its graduate students, despite the fact that the new housing complex would exceed the construction limits of the university's agreement with Santa Clara County.[Friday, January 15, 2016]
Palo Alto's labor groups hope to benefit from surging economy
Soaring tax revenues from new hotels and other sources have improved Palo Alto's economic climate, allowing city officials to finally move forward with a new police headquarters, accelerate street repairs and construct a new bike boulevard.[Friday, January 15, 2016]
Police: Palo Alto man booked for attempted murder for trying to torch ex boss's home
A Palo Alto man was arrested Sunday, Jan. 10, and charged with attempted murder and arson after he allegedly tried to burn down his former boss's Eichler home.[Wednesday, January 13, 2016]
Palo Alto takes fresh look at paid parking downtown
As Palo Alto prepares to expand and refine the new parking-permit program for downtown's residential streets, the city is also taking a fresh look at another initiative aimed at alleviating the chronic car congestion: requiring drivers to pay for parking in areas that are currently free.[Thursday, January 14, 2016]
Palo Alto approves revamp of former Facebook campus
Blocks of concrete will make way for waves of glass at the former Facebook headquarters at Stanford Research Park under an ambitious and controversial redevelopment proposal that Palo Alto officials approved early Tuesday morning.[Tuesday, January 12, 2016]