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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
New housing bills target parking rules, commercial sites
California cities would be required to abolish parking mandates in transit-rich areas and allow housing developments at sites zoned for office and retail use under bills that state legislators passed this week.[Wednesday, August 31, 2022]
Senior housing proposed on San Antonio Road
As Palo Alto plans for a housing boom on San Antonio Road, a property owner in the area is pitching a proposal to build a residential development for seniors on the current site of a boxing gym.[Tuesday, August 30, 2022]
City Council adopts spending plan for business tax
Seeking to offer voters reassurance about how funds from the business tax would be spent, a City Council resolution pledges to spend the funds on transportation, housing and public safety.[Thursday, August 25, 2022]
State grant boosts Palo Alto's effort to build a shelter
More than a year after the Palo Alto City Council first floated the idea of building a shelter for unhoused individuals near the Baylands, its vision is on the cusp of becoming reality thanks to a $26.6 million grant.[Wednesday, August 24, 2022]
Palo Alto launches search for new city auditor
Palo Alto's search for a new city auditor will begin with Baker Tilly USA, the same firm that supplied the last one, the City Council decided on Monday night.[Wednesday, August 24, 2022]
Palo Alto looks to steer housing growth toward San Antonio Road
With its narrow sidewalks, industrial warehouses and no public transit, San Antonio Road looks like an unlikely destination for Palo Alto's next housing boom, but that's what the City Council is banking on.[Tuesday, August 23, 2022]
Church gets city's blessing for 'safe parking' program
First Congregational Church got the green light Monday to launch a "safe parking" program for unhoused individuals after the City Council rejected an appeal from the church's neighbors.[Monday, August 22, 2022]
Consultant resigns, leaving Palo Alto without a city auditor
Palo Alto is embarking on a search for a new city auditor after Kyle O'Rourke, who has been serving in that role for the past two years, resigned from his role at the consulting firm Baker Tilly.[Friday, August 19, 2022]
City Council prepares to settle 'safe parking' dispute between church, neighbors
The modest parking lot at the back of the First Congregational Church of Palo Alto looks like an unlikely setting for a neighborhood dispute.[Thursday, August 18, 2022]
Residents push back against housing project at Creekside Inn site
A developer's plan to replace Creekside Inn with 382-apartments received a scathing review from Barron Park residents on Tuesday, with many arguing the project is too massive for the neighborhood.[Wednesday, August 17, 2022]