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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
Proposed Sobrato deal boosts effort to naturalize Matadero Creek
A proposed development agreement between Palo Alto and The Sobrato Organization could pave the way for an idea that until recently seemed unlikely to materialize: restoring Matadero Creek.[Friday, July 22, 2022]
Vicki Veenker launches campaign for City Council
Vicki Veenker, an attorney and mediator who launched the Sister Siblings USA program to create partnerships between cities in different regions, is the fourth candidate in the race for three seats.[Wednesday, July 20, 2022]
Bracing for Stanford growth, county looks to beef up housing, transportation requirements
Santa Clara County is preparing to adopt new policies that would require Stanford University to construct more affordable housing and add new traffic regulations as part of any future growth plan.[Wednesday, July 20, 2022]
Lisa Forssell makes it official. She is running for Palo Alto City Council
Lisa Forssell, who has spent the past six years on the city's Utilities Advisory Commission, announced Monday that she is preparing to make the leap to the City Council.[Monday, July 18, 2022]
Condo development eyed for Country Inn Motel site in south Palo Alto
A new housing development with 55 condominiums, six townhomes and six accessory dwelling units could go up on the southern tip of Palo Alto under a proposal being pitched by developer Toll Brothers.[Tuesday, July 19, 2022]
Palo Alto plans more changes to rules on accessory dwelling units
As ADUs proliferate throughout Palo Alto, the city is preparing to once again change the rules around the structures as it tries to balance state requirements and local desires for privacy protections.[Thursday, July 14, 2022]
First Congregational Church moves ahead with safe-parking program for homeless residents
First Congregational Church is poised to welcome unhoused individuals to its parking lot after securing Palo Alto's tentative approval for a safe-parking program at its Louis Road lot.[Wednesday, July 13, 2022]
Silicon Valley Bank plans to open Cal. Ave. branch
The building on California Avenue that until recently served as a branch of Bank of the West is slated to receive a major facelift, a colorful new mural and a new tenant: Silicon Valley Bank.[Monday, July 11, 2022]
Developer proposes to replace Creekside Inn with apartments
The Creekside Inn on El Camino Real would be demolished and replaced with two six-story buildings with a total of 382 apartments under a redevelopment plan that the property owner sent to the city.[Monday, July 11, 2022]
Revisions to tax proposal fail to sway business leaders
Palo Alto's elected leaders have yet to finalize the details of the city's proposed business tax, but the campaigns for and against the measure are already in full swing.[Friday, July 8, 2022]