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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
Cities slam VTA plan to reroute Measure B funding toward BART
In 2016, the Santa Clara Valley Transportation Authority vowed to upgrade streets and rail crossings through a sales tax increase approved by voters. Its new proposal, however, would direct almost all near-term proceeds to BART.[Tuesday, December 1, 2020]
Seeking more details about sexual harassment allegations, Palo Alto delays vote on Downtown Streets Team contract
With Downtown Streets Team leadership facing allegations of sexual harassment, the City Council postponed its vote on a $336,400 contract.[Tuesday, December 1, 2020]
Shrugging off new rules, City Council prepares to let lame-duck members appoint commissioners
The City Council adopted a new handbook for advisory panels on Monday, but clashed on whether a key rule should apply to them.[Tuesday, December 1, 2020]
Residents launch referendum petition to keep ban on nonresidents at Foothills Park
Palo Alto's recent decision to expand access to Foothills Park by welcoming nonresidents to the exclusive nature preserve is facing a challenge from a group of residents who are hoping to reverse it through a referendum.[Tuesday, December 1, 2020]
Sobrato pitches townhome project at former site of Fry's Electronics
The Sobrato Organization's new proposal for 85 townhouses in a place long considered as a prime opportunity zone may constrain Palo Alto's dreams of adding affordable housing, parkland and community amenities.[Friday, November 27, 2020]
Downtown Streets Team declines to divulge investigation into sexual harassment by top executives
Palo Alto's close partnership with the Downtown Streets Team will be put to the test on Nov. 30, when the City Council will be asked to look past allegations of sexual harassment by nonprofit executives and approve a new contract.[Tuesday, November 24, 2020]
Policy, politics clash as Palo Alto looks to appoint planning commissioners
The City Council's decision to appoint new commissioners on Dec. 14, rather than the spring, will give its more pro-growth camp the power to reshape a key board before new council members arrive.[Monday, November 23, 2020]
Despite zoning dispute, planning commission advances Castilleja's expansion plan
Castilleja School eked out a hard-fought victory Wednesday, when a divided Planning and Transportation Commission approved conditions that would allow the school to rebuild its campus.[Thursday, November 19, 2020]
Palo Alto asserts housing growth mandate is a recipe for 'failure'
Faced with a mandate to plan for 10,000 new housing units, Palo Alto officials vowed early Tuesday morning to lodge a protest, even as they acknowledged that their resistance will likely prove futile.[Wednesday, November 18, 2020]
Funding, patience in short supply as Palo Alto plans for new history museum
City leaders often tout Palo Alto's role as a pioneer in the fields of technology, education and medicine. On Tuesday, however, they struggled to advance a long-awaited project that would celebrate this legacy: the Palo Alto Museum.[Wednesday, November 18, 2020]