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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
Palo Alto passes law to protect more trees
Seeking to preserve the city's urban forest, the City Council roughly tripled the number of trees classified as "protected" and to impose new requirements for developers seeking to remove them.[Wednesday, June 8, 2022]
After six years of debate, Castilleja wins approval for campus reconstruction
Castilleja School will be able to reconstruct its Bryant Street campus and increase enrollment after the Palo Alto City Council voted Monday to approve the school's contentious plan after six years of bitter debate.[Monday, June 6, 2022]
Cryptocurrency supporters boost Greg Tanaka's bid for Congress
City Council member Greg Tanaka, an advocate for digital currency, has received a $265,000 boost from a political action committee devoted to cryptocurrency in his bid to unseat Rep. Anna Eshoo.[Monday, June 6, 2022]
Sheriff's plan to shutter Palo Alto Courthouse gets pushback
Citing staffing shortages, Santa Clara County Sheriff Laurie Smith plans to shut down the Palo Alto and Morgan Hill courthouses later this month.[Friday, June 3, 2022]
New design rules for Palo Alto housing projects govern everything from window sizes to architecture styles
On Wednesday, Palo Alto adopted a slew of new design rules that housing developers would need to meet to win approval.[Thursday, June 2, 2022]
Proposed Palo Alto law would triple number of 'protected' trees
Palo Alto is preparing to pass a law next week that would roughly triple the number of trees classified as "protected" and create new rules for developers and residents looking to uproot these trees.[Wednesday, June 1, 2022]
New life eyed for the historic Nut House building
A proposal to partially demolish and rehabilitate a building that once housed Antonio's Nut House and, before that, a Safeway supermarket, is moving ahead with broad support from Palo Alto's Historic Resources Board.[Tuesday, May 31, 2022]
Ukrainian president shares thoughts on 'cruel war,' value of freedom in Stanford address
In his speech to Stanford University students on Friday, Ukrainian President Volodymyr Zelenskyy recalled the story of a boy who fled Mariupol, a city on the Sea of Azov that was devastated by the invading Russian army.[Friday, May 27, 2022]
Senate approves Becker's bill to limit police radio encryption
A bill from State Sen. Josh Becker that would require California law enforcement agencies to find alternatives to radio encryption cleared the state Senate on Thursday.[Thursday, May 26, 2022]
Plan for condominium development near Greer Park wins support
A proposal to build a condominium community next to Greer Park appears to be on the fast track toward approval thanks to new housing laws and a vote of support on Wednesday from the planning commission.[Thursday, May 26, 2022]