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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
With 'horizontal levee,' Palo Alto brings new approach to sea-level rise protection
The newest levee in the Baylands aims to protect the city's critical infrastructure from sea-level rise, provide a refuge for endangered species and serve as a model for other cities and wastewater districts.[Wednesday, April 5, 2023]
Palo Alto holds out hope for energy plant at Baylands site
Tensions between Palo Alto's green camps resurfaced on Monday night as the City Council weighed two competing visions for a 10-acre site in the Baylands and agreed to leave the door open for a future energy facility near Byxbee Park.[Tuesday, April 4, 2023]
Could license-plate readers put a dent in Palo Alto's property crimes?
Palo Alto's newest tool for solving crimes, license-plate readers, will soon loom over drivers in prominent shopping areas and thoroughfares. Despite privacy concerns, the City Council adopted the technology Monday.[Monday, April 3, 2023]
First 'builder's remedy' development proposed in Palo Alto
Two years after he received a mixed reaction for a proposed condo project, developer Roger Fields has filed a new application that invokes the "builder's remedy" to override local opposition.[Monday, April 3, 2023]
As costs rise, Palo Alto's transitional housing project seeks to reduce amenities
The nonprofit looking to build a residential complex for unhoused individuals near the Palo Alto Baylands is preparing to eliminate numerous proposed amenities and solicit donations.[Thursday, March 30, 2023]
Clean energy or open space? Baylands debate forces city to weigh competing goals
The future of Palo Alto's most disputed piece of open space will once again be up in the air next week, when the City Council considers two competing visions for sustainability.[Thursday, March 30, 2023]
Palo Alto shifts plan to issue gas rebates to customers
Seeking to direct more funding toward residents who faced hardships after a sharp spike in gas utility bills, Palo Alto revised this week its plan to issue rebates to customers.[Wednesday, March 29, 2023]
Despite recent tensions, Palo Alto and Pets In Need look to renew partnership
Seeking to mend their relationship after two years of acrimony, Palo Alto and Pets In Need took a step toward a new deal that would keep the nonprofit in charge of the city's animal shelter for five more years.[Tuesday, March 28, 2023]
Palo Alto parklet program takes another turn
Despite opposition from several downtown property owners and disagreement in its own ranks, the Palo Alto City Council agreed on Monday to adopt new rules -- including a size limit and licensing fees -- on parklets.[Tuesday, March 28, 2023]
State demands Palo Alto revise its housing plan
Palo Alto will have to revise its plan to add more than 6,000 housing units after the Department Housing and Community Development ruled Thursday, March 23, that the city's proposed Housing Element fails to meet state law.[Friday, March 24, 2023]