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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
AT&T's sweeping antenna plan wins final OK
A contentious plan by AT&T to mount dozens of antennas on utility poles throughout Palo Alto cruised to the finish line Monday night when the city approved the final two phases of the project despite complaints from residents who live near the proposed antenna sites.[Monday, January 28, 2013]
What does 'carbon neutral' mean in Palo Alto?
Palo Alto has been trying to go "carbon neutral" with its electric operation for at least five years, but it wasn't until November that the city finally determined what the term means.[Friday, January 18, 2013]
Feature story: Going 'carbon neutral'
In 2006, a year after Hurricane Katrina brought New Orleans to its knees and six years before Hurricane Sandy transformed New York City's famed subways into fetid swimming pools, a group of Palo Alto's leading environmentalists began a series of meetings to discuss ways the city could fight global warming. ==B Related story:== • [http://www.paloaltoonline.com/news/show_story.php?id=28297 What does 'carbon neutral' mean in Palo Alto?][Friday, January 18, 2013]
Palo Alto set to debate future of old landfill site
Palo Alto's landfill in Byxbee Park officially closed in the summer of 2011, but the defunct facility continues to puzzle environmentalists and local officials, who will consider this week what to do with the former landfill's site at the end of Embarcadero Road.[Friday, January 11, 2013]
Palo Alto hopes to spur affordable housing
With affordable housing in short supply, Palo Alto's planning officials debated on Wednesday night ways to fulfill this need without exacerbating the traffic and parking problems that have already reached a critical point in some neighborhoods.[Wednesday, January 9, 2013]
Palo Alto takes fresh look at downtown growth
With commercial developments blooming and parking spots in short supply, Palo Alto officials will start laying the groundwork tonight for a major new study that will consider how much growth, if any, downtown can accommodate.[Wednesday, January 9, 2013]
Palo Alto looks to change affordable-housing law
Seeking to comply with changes in state law and encourage construction of more affordable housing, Palo Alto is considering revising a local law that gives developers incentives for including below-market-rate units in their projects.[Tuesday, January 8, 2013]
Scharff, Shepherd to lead City Council in 2013
The Palo Alto City Council ushered in the new year Monday night by choosing Greg Scharff and Nancy Shepherd as its mayor and vice mayor for 2013.[Monday, January 7, 2013]
Palo Alto set to swear in new mayor, vice mayor
Palo Alto will elect its 2013 mayor and vice mayor tonight, as well as say goodbye to outgoing Mayor Yiaway Yeh and Councilman Sid Espinosa, who will be taking part in their final meeting.[Monday, January 7, 2013]
Palo Alto police nab suspected package thief
A Union City man who police said stole packages from homes in Palo Alto and San Jose in recent weeks was arrested Tuesday afternoon after a Midtown resident saw the man steal items off a neighbor's porch.[Sunday, January 6, 2013]