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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
Palo Alto looks to loosen parking, retail rules to encourage affordable housing
What would it take to get affordable housing built in Palo Alto? It's a question that the City Council wrestled with Monday as it endorsed zone changes aimed at generating construction.[Tuesday, September 22, 2020]
With new deal, communities seek to cement partnership on land use concerns
After banding over shared concerns about Stanford's growth plan, city and county officials in Santa Clara and San Mateo counties are preparing to sign an agreement that would sustain the new union.[Friday, September 18, 2020]
With new zoning tool, Palo Alto looks to relieve housing drought
As Palo Alto looks to revise its zoning code to encourage more affordable housing, the City Council remains split on a crucial question: Affordable for whom?[Thursday, September 17, 2020]
New 'planned home' zone could be put to the test with 119-unit project
With Palo Alto's plan to add housing in the Ventura neighborhood mired in uncertainty, a developer has put forward a plan that would add 119 new residences, as well as office space and retail.[Thursday, September 17, 2020]
To fill long-vacant city auditor role, Palo Alto set to hire international firm
After months of recruiting, Palo Alto is preparing to pull the trigger on hiring a new city auditor, with the City Council picking Baker Tilly to fulfill a function historically overseen by a City Hall employee.[Wednesday, September 16, 2020]
Palo Alto faces lawsuit over 'residents-only' policy at Foothills Park
A group of civil rights organizations and residents filed a lawsuit against Palo Alto on Tuesday in a bid to repeal a contentious law that bans non-Palo Altans from visiting Foothills Park unless accompanied by a city resident.[Tuesday, September 15, 2020]
To combat vacancies, Palo Alto may repeal 'retail protection' law
With businesses buckling during the economic shutdown, a bitterly divided City Council took a step on Monday toward reversing a law that bars the conversion of ground-floor retail space to offices.[Tuesday, September 15, 2020]
Palo Alto green lights 'safe parking' program for people living in cars
A parking lot near the Baylands will turn into a shelter for people living in cars, equipped with a shower, a lot attendant and case managers to help them find stable homes.[Tuesday, September 15, 2020]
State will not investigate Tanaka's campaign contributions
The Fair Political Practices Commission has decided to not investigate City Councilman Greg Tanaka for campaign donations from developers before he formed a reelection committee.[Monday, September 14, 2020]
Election Guide 2020: Palo Alto City Council
From detailed candidate profiles to video interviews, read our coverage on the 10 candidates for Palo Alto City Council.[Tuesday, October 6, 2020]