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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
City wants input on growth
After suffering defeat on Election Day at the hands of residents, Palo Alto officials will on Monday unveil a process for engaging their critics and reforming the zoning process.[Sunday, December 1, 2013]
Palo Alto sees revenue windfall
If California's economic outlook is warming up these days, Palo Alto's is downright sizzling.[Friday, November 29, 2013]
City advances to next round in bid to buy post office
Palo Alto's effort to buy the downtown post office from the cash-strapped U.S. Postal Service will advance to the next round after the city was selected to make a second bid for the historic Birge Clark-designed building, officials announced Monday.[Wednesday, November 27, 2013]
Rulings deal financial blow to high-speed rail
California's proposed high-speed-rail system ran into a legal barrier Monday when a Sacramento judge ruled that the funding plan for the $68-billion project must be rescinded and refused to endorse the selling of bonds for the project.[Monday, November 25, 2013]
Builder gets a legal boost against city's affordable-housing law
Seven years after Sterling Park received Palo Alto's blessing to construct a condominium complex on West Bayshore Road, the project remains in legal limbo, with the developer and the city clashing over affordable housing.[Monday, November 25, 2013]
Traffic steers discussion on Jay Paul development
In its effort to get city approval for a new office complex at 395 Page Mill, developer Jay Paul Company faces an uphill battle in convincing Palo Alto officials, residents and regional agencies that the project's traffic won't overwhelm the already congested area near El Camino Real.[Friday, November 22, 2013]
Heavy traffic expected for Big Game
Drivers beware: Big Game will bring big traffic to Palo Alto on Saturday.[Friday, November 22, 2013]
Jay Paul's pitch for office complex meets skepticism
With tensions running high in Palo Alto over new developments and traffic issues clogging up City Hall agendas, Jay Paul Company had an unenviable task on Wednesday night -- convincing dozens of skeptical residents that its plan to build two large office buildings in one of the most congested parts of the city is the right move.[Wednesday, November 20, 2013]
Committee backs new penalties for stalled construction
Residents who take too long to remodel their Palo Alto homes, leaving sections of their blocks fenced off and mired in construction debris, are about to feel some financial pain.[Wednesday, November 20, 2013]
Proposed law aims to make new homes EV-friendly
Seeking to remain in the driver's seat of the electric-vehicle revolution, Palo Alto officials on Tuesday enthusiastically backed a new law that will force home builders to go along for the ride.[Tuesday, November 19, 2013]