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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
How small can housing go? Developer proposes 'microstudios'
Palo Alto's latest housing proposal would require more height and density than the city typically allows. But even despite exemptions, the mixed-use project is most notable for thinking small.[Thursday, April 22, 2021]
After spate of outages, Palo Alto Utilities vows to improve reliability
For the Palo Alto Utilities, an organization that prides itself on reliability, March 27 marked the beginning of a brutal and humbling half-month stretch.[Thursday, April 22, 2021]
Palo Alto looks to keep University and California avenues car-free
For many in Palo Alto, the closure of University and California Avenue to cars was a speck of good news in a dismal year. Citing popular demand, the City Council voted Monday to allow staff to keep the streets closed until Oct. 31.[Tuesday, April 20, 2021]
As progress stalls on climate goals, Palo Alto banks on electrification
When Palo Alto adopted a goal in 2016 to cut carbon emissions by 80%, city leaders heralded the action as a critical step in the city's fight against climate change. Their actions since then, however, have not matched their rhetoric.[Tuesday, April 20, 2021]
Is Palo Alto ready for rent stabilization? City explores new policies to help tenants
Seeking to address the plight of low-income residents in a city famous for its astronomical rents, Palo Alto is considering a range of new programs to protect and assist tenants facing displacement.[Thursday, April 15, 2021]
Palo Alto looks to restore police auditor's power to review internal complaints
The City Council surprised many police watchdogs in 2019 when it moved to strip away the power of an independent auditor to investigate internal complaints. Now, it is looking to undo that action.[Tuesday, April 13, 2021]
Palo Alto hikes development 'impact fees' for first time in 20 years
Developers looking to build in Palo Alto will have to pay significantly more to support local parks, libraries and community centers under a fee revision that the City Council voted to adopt on Monday.[Thursday, April 15, 2021]
By curbing 'planned home' zone, Palo Alto steers housing plans away from single-family neighborhoods
The Palo Alto City Council moved Monday to curtail its most promising -- and unpredictable -- zoning tool when it voted to keep "planned home" projects out of single-family neighborhoods.[Tuesday, April 13, 2021]
Palo Alto eyes another shake-up to parking policies in commercial areas
Seeking to add flexibility to the city's rigid and confusing parking policies, Palo Alto is preparing to adopt new rules that will give visitors flexibility and steer workers away from residential streets and toward public garages.[Thursday, April 8, 2021]
Facing concerns from College Terrace, city looks to reassert commitment to single-family housing zones
Since Palo Alto launched the "planned home zone" last year to spur housing construction, it has seen steady increases in developer interest and in neighborhood anxieties. On Monday, the council plans to refine its newest zoning tool.[Wednesday, April 7, 2021]