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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 law seeks to aid Palo Alto tenants facing eviction
Renters who face eviction could be eligible for relocation assistance from their landlords thanks to a law that the City Council adopted on Monday night.[Tuesday, February 1, 2022]
Builder of Rinconada fire station files $600K claim against city
The contractor behind Palo Alto's new fire station at Rinconada Park has filed a claim against the city, demanding about $600,000 in payments and blaming the project's delays on city errors.[Monday, January 31, 2022]
City looks to expand relocation assistance for renters
Seeking to strengthen tenant protections, Palo Alto is preparing to expand on Monday a policy that requires landlords to pay relocation assistance to renters who are facing eviction.[Friday, January 28, 2022]
Where do your recyclables go? Palo Alto struggles to track their destination as material heads abroad
Palo Alto leaders often tout the city's strong record when it comes to diverting waste from landfills. But tracking the final destination of local recyclable materials is proving to be a tough -- if not impossible -- haul.[Friday, January 28, 2022]
Should gas funds be used to pay for basic city services? Palo Alto prepares to ask voters for guidance
Palo Alto is preparing to ask voters to reaffirm in its historic practice of transferring money from its gas utility to pay for basic city services.[Tuesday, January 25, 2022]
Billionaire donor for new city gym revealed — and his money comes with strings attached
If Palo Alto were to accept millions of dollars to construct a new gym, it would also have to expedite the project's approval process.[Friday, January 21, 2022]
Palo Alto police chief announces plan to retire
Palo Alto Police Chief Robert Jonsen intends to step down as he eyes a run to replace Laurie Smith as Santa Clara County sheriff.[Thursday, January 20, 2022]
Planning commission not swayed by Castilleja's plan to add students
Castilleja's hopes for speeding up approval of its redevelopment plan were quickly dashed on Wednesday, with members of the planning commission splitting over its proposal to grow student enrollment.[Thursday, January 20, 2022]
New survey boosts Palo Alto's push for a business tax
Buoyed by favorable results from a new survey, a Palo Alto City Council committee took another step on Tuesday toward placing a business license tax on the city's November ballot.[Wednesday, January 19, 2022]
Castilleja School claims Palo Alto's move to reduce proposed garage is illegal
In an abrupt change of tone, Castilleja argued in a letter this week that the city's move to reduce the size of the its proposed underground garage is illegal and runs afoul of the U.S. Constitution.[Friday, January 14, 2022]