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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
State bill seeks to take politics out of VTA governance
Responding to years of complaints about the structure of the Santa Clara Valley Transportation Authority board of directors, a new proposal would shift the agency's oversight away from elected leaders.[Friday, February 19, 2021]
Palo Alto mayor faces state fine over campaign disclosures
Mayor Tom DuBois is facing a $402 fine for twice failing to file semiannual reports on behalf of his campaign in 2019, a year after he secured his election to a second term on the City Council.[Thursday, February 18, 2021]
Stymied by lack of progress, Palo Alto looks for new strategies to combat climate change
As Palo Alto struggles to meet its ambitious sustainability goals, the City Council is preparing to consider fresh measures, including ways to shift single-family homes away from natural gas and toward clean electricity.[Thursday, February 18, 2021]
Teacher housing plan gains momentum as City Council voices support
A proposal to build 110 apartments for teachers and school district staff near California Avenue gained momentum last week, when the City Council signaled its strong support for the county project.[Wednesday, February 17, 2021]
New name, new rules: Foothills Park is in for more changes
After opening Foothills Park to the broader public in December, the City Council is preparing to consider new visitor limits, annual passes for entry and a name that underscores the destination's status as a nature preserve.[Tuesday, February 16, 2021]
Housing plan stirs opposition in Palo Alto's College Terrace
When Palo Alto's city leaders created a "planned housing" zone last year to encourage developers to build new housing, they did not anticipate projects like the one currently proposed for a quiet Wellesley Street block.[Friday, February 12, 2021]
Besieged by vacancies, Town & Country Village wants to welcome medical offices
On Wednesday, the Planning and Transportation Commission struggled to reconcile the need to help the shopping destination and the need to ensure that the mall remains primarily a retail center.[Thursday, February 11, 2021]
City auditor's plan focuses on construction management, cybersecurity
On Tuesday, a City Council committee swiftly signed off on city auditor Kyle O'Rourke's proposed work plan, which includes seven audits that he and his team plan to complete in the coming year.[Wednesday, February 10, 2021]
New projections show city faces a nearly $7M budget shortfall
As the COVID-19 pandemic continues to batter the local economy, the City Council is preparing for a fresh round of budget cuts to account for a sharp drop in sales and hotel tax revenues.[Tuesday, February 9, 2021]
City Council not sold on ambitious 290-apartment project
In evaluating Palo Alto's latest housing proposal, a 290-apartment complex eyed on Fabian Way, the City Council generally agreed that the developer is, quite literally, aiming too high.[Tuesday, February 9, 2021]