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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
Cities challenge Santa Clara Valley Transportation Authority on transportation funding
With the regional push for a transportation tax measure cruising toward November 2016, Palo Alto, Mountain View and other cities in the northern part of Santa Clara County are joining forces to make sure their needs don't get overshadowed by San Jose's.[Tuesday, August 18, 2015]
SurveyMonkey prepares to leave Palo Alto
Following in the tradition of Google and Facebook, SurveyMonkey is preparing to leave downtown Palo Alto to open a bigger headquarters elsewhere on the Peninsula.[Monday, August 17, 2015]
Palo Alto looks to firm up rules for shaky buildings
The number of buildings in Palo Alto deemed vulnerable during an earthquake is generally assumed to be much higher than the 22 identified in the recent status report, though an exact number has been hard to peg.[Saturday, August 15, 2015]
New parking initiatives set to roll out in downtown Palo Alto
Palo Alto's newest parking-permit program is expected to bring a measure of relief to downtown residents who have seen their leafy neighborhood streets fill beyond capacity by cars belonging to weekday commuters.[Friday, August 14, 2015]
Planning commission slams Palo Alto's proposed office cap
If Palo Alto adopts an annual cap on new office development, it will have to do so despite intense opposition from the city's main land-use commission. In an unusual split with the City Council, the Planning and Transportation Commission came out swinging against the proposal Wednesday night.[Wednesday, August 12, 2015]
Plan to rebuild former Facebook headquarters draws concerns
A proposal to demolish Facebook's former headquarters at Stanford Research Park and construct four new office buildings at the Page Mill Road campus is facing criticism from residents who say the development exceeds Palo Alto's zoning regulations and needs to be scaled down.[Thursday, August 13, 2015]
Residents challenge membership of new citizen panel
A citizens committee that is helping to revise Palo Alto's land-use vision already has 20 members, including former planning commissioners, avowed "residentialists," housing advocates and neighborhood representatives. One thing the panel doesn't have is geographical balance, a fact that has exposed it to criticism and that may lead to new members being appointed later this month.[Tuesday, August 11, 2015]
Palo Alto's proposed office cap set for review
As Palo Alto moves along with a cap on new office growth, several key details continue to bedevil and divide city officials. On Wednesday, the city's Planning and Transportation Commission will attempt to hash out these details.[Tuesday, August 11, 2015]
Palo Alto seeks larger benefits from 2016 tax measure
Faced with busy streets, congested expressways and a rail corridor that is seen at once as essential and perilous, Palo Alto has no shortage of transportation projects on its wish list.[Tuesday, August 11, 2015]
Conflict-of-interest concern trips up recycled-water project
Nearly three decades after Palo Alto began using recycled water to irrigate the local golf course and a portion of Mountain View, the city is considering expanding the practice to the lush corporate campuses of Stanford Research Park. Yet a discussion of this project ended abruptly on Wednesday after the Utilities Advisory Commission suddenly found itself without a quorum.[Wednesday, August 5, 2015]