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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
Planning commissioner calls out city for shifting 'goal posts' on Castilleja
As Castilleja proceeds with its heavily scrutinized plan to rebuild its campus, a planning commissioner criticized the city on Wednesday for unfairly burdening the school with shifting demands.[Thursday, December 16, 2021]
Palo Alto seeks dismissal of suit over Black Lives Matter mural
Palo Alto is asking the court to dismiss a suit from six police officers over a Black Lives Matter mural that the city commissioned in 2020 and that the officers claimed constituted harassment.[Wednesday, December 15, 2021]
City shakes up commissions with new appointments
Three influential commissions are in for changes after a series of resignations and an unusually convoluted appointment process.[Wednesday, December 15, 2021]
As Palo Alto lags on climate change goals, residents urge bold action
Five years after adopting a goal of cutting emissions by 80% by 2030, the city continues to lag behind its target. Eager for progress on building electrification, officials are looking at Ithaca for inspiration.[Tuesday, December 14, 2021]
As a holiday bonus, Palo Alto city workers granted extra time off
With revenues trending up and a stressful year winding down, the City Council offered city employees a holiday gift: three days of paid leave. It also approved raises for City Manager Ed Shikada and City Attorney Molly Stump.[Monday, December 13, 2021]
After downward trend, new forecast predicts brightening economy in Palo Alto
Despite taking a massive economic hit during the pandemic, the city's long-term outlook has grown increasingly rosy, with officials projecting years of steady growth and budget surpluses.[Friday, December 10, 2021]
Castilleja School's new plan to rebuild campus gets mixed response
Despite numerous revisions to its proposal to rebuild its campus, Castilleja continues to polarize the community, with some calling the new plan an ambitious overreach and others urging the city to approve it without further delay.[Thursday, December 9, 2021]
Mullin nets Speier's endorsement in race for her Congress seat
State Assembly member Kevin Mullin received a big boost in his bid for a seat in the U.S. Congress on Monday, when he received an endorsement from Rep. Jackie Speier, whom he is hoping to succeed.[Wednesday, December 8, 2021]
Palo Alto to shop around for housing proposals on downtown lots
The idea of building housing on downtown parking lots hasn't always enticed Palo Alto leaders, who quickly scrapped the proposal in 2018. On Monday, however, the City Council agreed to resurrect the concept.[Tuesday, December 7, 2021]
As new housing laws take effect, Palo Alto plays zone defense
Responding to new state laws that seek to encourage housing in single-family zones, Palo Alto adopted a suite of new rules that city officials say will help them preserve local control and retain neighborhood character.[Tuesday, December 7, 2021]