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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
Purse snatcher bagged in downtown Palo Alto
A 17-year-old girl who police said punched a woman from behind and stole her purse on Waverley Street on Saturday night was arrested seconds later a block away from the crime.[Monday, October 21, 2013]
Palo Alto races against the clock on infrastructure fixes
The Palo Alto City Council has to decide which of a large docket of potential infrastructure fixes to put on a 2014 bond measure, but the time it has to choose is starting to run short.[Saturday, October 19, 2013]
Modernist building gets approval, mixed reception
Everyone agrees that the latest downtown development to win approval from Palo Alto's architectural board will bring an eye-catching touch of modernity to a eclectic block on downtown's periphery. For some nearby residents, however, that is not a good thing.[Friday, October 18, 2013]
What's Measure D really about?
After hearing each side out during public meetings, in-depth interviews, a tour of the orchard site and dozens of conversations with supporters and opponents, the Weekly zooms in on eight iffy claims that both sides have put forth in the Measure D debate in the hope they will convince voters come Nov. 5.[Friday, October 11, 2013]
Program for disabled parking moves ahead
Proposals to solve Palo Alto's notorious parking problems always cause a stir. So even after the Planning and Transportation Commission signed off on Wednesday on the latest parking program, which would allow disabled residents without garage parking to apply for designated on-street parking spots next to their homes, it did so only after an emotional debate and by a razor-thin margin.[Wednesday, October 9, 2013]
Palo Alto proceeds cautiously on tackling homelessness
Palo Alto took a small step toward tackling a colossal problem Monday night when officials agreed to spend $250,000 on shelter and case managers for 20 homeless individuals.[Tuesday, October 8, 2013]
Edgewood Plaza builder loses $94,200, wins green light
After inadvertently destroying a physically decrepit but symbolically precious piece of Palo Alto history, the developer behind Edgewood Plaza will have to pay a fine of $94,200, the City Council ruled Monday night.[Tuesday, October 8, 2013]
Critical downtown study off to a rocky start
A long-awaited study that aims to measure downtown Palo Alto's capacity for growth got off to a rocky start Monday night, when the City Council balked at approving a contract for the analysis because it failed to include one of downtown's most critical sites -- an area that developer John Arrillaga is eying for a dense office-and-theater complex.[Tuesday, October 8, 2013]
Sidebar: College Terrace -- a case study
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Analysis: City scrambles for residential parking solutions
Faced with massive pressure from residents and the City Council on parking shortages in residential areas, city planners have been working on a wide range of solutions, including new garages; valet parking at existing garages; elimination from the Municipal Code of parking exemptions for developers and a Residential Parking Permit Program (RPPP).[Friday, October 4, 2013]