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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 appeals ruling over 'illegal tax' on gas customers
After being ordered to refund over $12 million to gas customers, the city suffered another setback this month, when a judge rejected its plan to pay back half the funds in increments over the next decade.[Friday, September 24, 2021]
Housing over parking? Architects propose building apartments on public lots
As Palo Alto advances a new vision for housing growth, two local architects are pitching an idea that they believe could generate as many as 1,000 new dwellings near downtown and California Avenue: constructing housing on public lots.[Thursday, September 23, 2021]
After court defeat, Palo Alto eyes hike to utility tax
After facing a costly court defeat over its practice of transferring money from its gas operation to pay for city services, Palo Alto is preparing to ask utility customers for help in filling the financial gap.[Wednesday, September 22, 2021]
Fire Department set to launch ambulance insurance program
The department's new insurance program, which allows residents and businesses to pay a monthly fee for ambulance transfers, is nearly ready to debut after getting unanimous support from a City Council committee.[Wednesday, September 22, 2021]
Palo Alto advances redevelopment plan for Ventura. Property owners have other ideas.
After more than two years of planning for change in the Ventura neighborhood, city officials coalesced Monday around a shared vision -- one that diverges sharply with the wishes of the area's two largest property owners.[Tuesday, September 21, 2021]
Housing proposal near Mitchell Park targets low-income residents
A partnership between Eden Housing and Santa Clara County may soon bring that rarest of commodities -- affordable housing for people with developmental disabilities -- to Palo Alto.[Tuesday, September 21, 2021]
Newsom signs housing bills that reform single-family zoning
Having survived the recall attempt, the governor has signed two bold housing bills, including one that would reform zoning by allowing up to four dwellings on parcels currently designated for a single home.[Friday, September 17, 2021]
Mental health experts bolster Palo Alto's police reform efforts
When Palo Alto launched an ambitious police reform initiative last year, one of its goals was to shift some types of emergency responses away from armed officers. That effort is about to bear fruit thanks to two new county programs.[Thursday, September 16, 2021]
Lawmakers target reforms to California's recall process
After beating back an effort to oust Gov. Gavin Newsom, Democratic lawmakers began to set the stage Wednesday for reforming what they see as a deeply flawed recall process, with the goal of bringing a measure to voters in 2022.[Wednesday, September 15, 2021]
Sobrato threatens lawsuit over city's plans for Fry's site
Concerned about Palo Alto's plans to phase out some of the commercial uses at the former Fry's site, the owner of the property is now threatening to sue unless the city reconsiders its approach.[Wednesday, September 15, 2021]