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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
Redevelopment plan raises hopes, anxieties at Buena Vista Mobile Home Park
Residents of Buena Vista Mobile Home Park know what it feels like to have their lives upended by events beyond their control. And as new plans to upgrade the park advance, some are growing anxious about their future living conditions.[Wednesday, February 15, 2023]
After rate surge, Palo Alto plans to offer gas customers rebates
After seeing gas bills spike in the last two months, residents are about to get some relief. The City Council agreed to offer residential customers rebates totaling up to 20% of their highest monthly gas bill.[Wednesday, February 15, 2023]
Palo Alto bicyclists get boost in push for 'safe system'
Jolted to action by local bicyclists and a federal grant, the Palo Alto City Council agreed on Monday to advance a "safe system" plan aimed at curbing collisions on city streets.[Tuesday, February 14, 2023]
What hath Palo Alto wrought?
In Malcolm Harris' expansive, engaging and explosive book, the image of Stanford racing to replace its beds to accommodate its increasingly tall freshmen serves as an apt metaphor for what he calls the Palo Alto System.[Friday, February 10, 2023]
Despite few proposals, city eyes new laws to respond to SB 9
Despite widespread concerns among Palo Alto leaders about the impacts of Senate Bill 9, the city has only received a handful of applications and has not granted final approval to any of them.[Friday, February 10, 2023]
Midtown businesses face long road back after inspectors 'red-tag' building following fire
Palo Alto's building inspectors have determined that three of the four businesses that were damaged in a Middlefield Road fire last week are no longer safe to enter or occupy, requiring a major renovation or reconstruction.[Thursday, February 9, 2023]
Plans underway to redevelop Buena Vista Mobile Home Park
Six years after it took ownership of Buena Vista Mobile Home Park, the Santa Clara County Housing Authority is moving ahead with a plan to construct an apartment building and replace all mobile homes at the property.[Thursday, February 9, 2023]
Higher fines backed for gas-powered leaf blowers
Spurred by popular demand, the Palo Alto City Council voted on Monday to ramp up enforcement of the city's long-standing and often-ignored ban on gas-powered leaf blowers.[Tuesday, February 7, 2023]
Palo Alto sued over delay in adopting housing plan
Two pro-housing groups are asking the court to limit Palo Alto's control over approving development applications because it has not adopted a plan for adding more than 6,000 new dwellings by the state's Jan. 31 deadline.[Tuesday, February 7, 2023]
City's new shuttle service is a departure from the past
Palo Alto's new shuttle system is almost ready to launch. Starting March 7, residents and visitors will be able to get a ride just about anywhere in town through a new service called Palo Alto Link.[Monday, February 6, 2023]