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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
Liz Kniss violated campaign finance laws, a 4-year-long investigation concludes
An unusually lengthy investigation by the state Fair Political Practices Commission has finally concluded Liz Kniss, a former Palo Alto City Council member who left office in January, violated two campaign finance laws in 2016.[Monday, February 8, 2021]
Teacher housing plan moves ahead in Palo Alto
As Palo Alto lags on its affordable housing supply, Santa Clara County is advancing its plan to build apartments for teachers in a neighborhood that is already undergoing a dramatic transformation.[Thursday, February 4, 2021]
In reaffirming 'local control,' Palo Alto vows to oppose state legislation on housing
The City Council on Monday adopted a resolution criticizing bills that "usurp" the authority of cities, which formalizes its resistance to recent state and regional efforts to boost housing supply.[Tuesday, February 2, 2021]
City Council approves construction of new police headquarters
After decades of debates, deferrals and disappointments, the council has advanced the largest and most complex infrastructure project in recent Palo Alto history: a new public safety building.[Monday, February 1, 2021]
Pandemic recovery tops Palo Alto's priority list for 2021
Recognizing the devastating impacts of COVID-19, the City Council agreed to make pandemic recovery its top 2021 priority, while also vowing to focus on affordable housing, social justice and climate change.[Saturday, January 30, 2021]
As city eyes new housing in Ventura neighborhood, Jay Paul sees opportunity for new offices
As Palo Alto proceeds with plans to promote more housing and public amenities in Ventura, Jay Paul Company is proposing another idea: giving office developers more flexibility to build in the area.[Monday, February 1, 2021]
Apartment proposal would be largest to date under 'planned housing' zone
The busy corner of Fabian Way and Charleston Road may soon be redeveloped to create one of Palo Alto's largest apartment projects in decades under a proposal heading to the City Council next month.[Thursday, January 28, 2021]
Going against the flow, City Council member draws rebukes for position on water plan
City leaders knew they were going against the political tide when the City Council supported the Bay-Delta Plan in 2018. Now, one council member's opposing stance has left some environmentalists unhappy.[Thursday, January 28, 2021]
City pushes the pedal on new bike projects in south Palo Alto
After a brief interlude, Palo Alto is preparing to resume its effort to expand the citywide bikeway network with a new suite of projects boosted by an over $900,000 grant from Santa Clara County.[Tuesday, January 26, 2021]
New police headquarters hangs in the balance as City Council's priorities shift
Facing falling revenues and uncertainty about the pandemic's trajectory, the council is preparing to reshuffle its infrastructure priorities and possibly delay the new police headquarters project.[Tuesday, January 26, 2021]