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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
Developer scales down plan for condo project near Town & Country Village
After getting a mixed reception from the Palo Alto City Council last year, a developer is scaling back his plans for a condominium project behind Town & Country Village.[Thursday, November 2, 2023]
Palo Alto launches construction on transitional housing in the Baylands
Palo Alto's elected leaders joined state dignitaries and housing advocates to celebrate the construction of a housing project that is unlike any other in the city: an apartment complex focused on unhoused individuals.[Tuesday, October 31, 2023]
Council seeks compromise in Ellsworth Place zoning dispute
It's by no means the largest housing development in Palo Alto, but for the applicant, area residents and City Hall planners, the project at 702 Ellsworth Place might be the most vexing.[Tuesday, October 31, 2023]
Palo Alto's drive toward citywide fiber could launch near Greer Park
If you live near the intersection of Oregon Expressway and Greer Road, there's a good chance your household will be in the vanguard of Palo Alto's renewed effort to greatly expand its fiber-optic utility.[Tuesday, October 31, 2023]
Palo Alto homeowners push back against proposed 'historical' designations
As Palo Alto prepares to add dozens of homes to the local historical registry, it is facing concerns from homeowners who fear the move will lower their property values and make future renovation a hassle.[Monday, October 30, 2023]
After student pushback, Palo Alto school board condemns antisemitism, Islamophobia
In a move that many students and parents wished had been made sooner, the Palo Alto school board approved on Friday morning a pair of resolutions that condemn the Hamas attack on Israel and denounce both antisemitism and Islamophobia.[Friday, October 27, 2023]
With new study, Palo Alto prepares to rethink retail strategies
With Palo Alto's retail scene still in flux because of changing work and shopping habits, the city is advancing a new study that will set the stage for revising zoning and parking policies in key commercial areas.[Friday, October 27, 2023]
Police: Man arrested after motor home carjacking on Matadero Avenue
A man who allegedly stole a motor home that was parked on a Matadero Avenue block last week was arrested in East Palo Alto on Wednesday, Oct. 25 after police officers saw the stolen vehicle being driven near Ravenswood Shopping Center.[Thursday, October 26, 2023]
After trial run, Palo Alto looks to expand church program for vehicle dwellers
When Palo Alto asked local churches to open their parking lots to people who live in their cars, city leaders saw it as a small solution to the giant problem of homelessness. Pleased with the results, they're now looking to expand it.[Thursday, October 26, 2023]
Palo Alto looks to pare down tree-protection rules
When Palo Alto adopted a law last year to shield more trees from destruction, city leaders lauded it as an overdue way to protect a treasured community asset. Now, the city is preparing to prune the law back.[Wednesday, October 25, 2023]