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Gennady Sheyner

Staff Writer, Palo Alto Weekly / PaloAltoOnline.com

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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
Census data highlights shifting demographics in Palo Alto neighborhoods
Data from the 2020 census offers a snapshot of a city that continues to undergo steady -- if uneven -- change. In some areas, populations have stayed remarkably flat over the past decade.
[Friday, August 20, 2021]
State effort to decertify officers picks up political momentum
California legislators are advancing a bill that would permanently strip badges from police officers found guilty of serious misconduct.
[Friday, August 20, 2021]
Palo Alto looks to tax businesses based on square footage
As Palo Alto prepares to bring a business tax to the November 2022 ballot, the City Council is moving toward a consensus on what it would look like even as members are at odds over what it would fund.
[Tuesday, August 17, 2021]
Condominium plan wins support in Palo Alto
Despite concerns about affordability and density, the City Council gave generally positive reviews to the latest housing proposal in Ventura, which would bring 49 condominiums to Lambert Avenue.
[Monday, August 16, 2021]
Apartment building eyed for The Fish Market site
The building on El Camino Real that currently houses The Fish Market could be replaced with a five-story building with 129 apartments and ground-floor retail under a proposal submitted by Acclaim Companies.
[Tuesday, August 17, 2021]
Flag project recalls Japanese internment camps, one signature at a time
For Yoshiki Oshima, the memories remain fresh nearly 80 years later. There was the FBI taking away his father, a farmer who was involved in the local church, and the forced evacuation of his family to Tule Lake.
[Monday, August 16, 2021]
Family hopes to preserve Lefkowitz legacy at site of new bike bridge
Benjamin Lefkowitz never got to ride through the seasonal undercrossing that bears his name. Now, as the city moves to replace the undercrossing with a bike bridge, Lefkowitz's friends and family hope his impact won't be forgotten.
[Friday, August 13, 2021]
Developer proposes 73 housing units on University Avenue block
After dropping its plans to build apartments near California Avenue, Smith Development is now proposing another residential development, one that would bring 73 dwellings to University Avenue.
[Tuesday, August 10, 2021]
Palo Alto, Mountain View and Sunnyvale strike deal over rail funds
In a move that they hope will boost their efforts to redesign Caltrain rail crossings, the three cities have reached a tentative agreement for splitting over $700 million that they are entitled to under Measure B.
[Wednesday, August 11, 2021]
Council backs plan for transitional housing near the Baylands
Eager to strike a blow against homelessness, Palo Alto agreed late Monday night to pursue a transitional housing complex with more than 100 rooms on a San Antonio Road site.
[Tuesday, August 10, 2021]