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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
What hath Palo Alto wrought?
In Malcolm Harris' expansive, engaging and explosive book "Palo Alto," the image of Stanford racing to replace its beds to accommodate its increasingly tall freshmen serves as an apt metaphor for what he calls the Palo Alto System.[Friday, February 10, 2023]
Palo Alto Midtown businesses face long road back after inspectors 'red-tag' building following fire
Palo Alto's building inspectors have determined that three of the four businesses that were damaged in a Middlefield Road fire last week are no longer safe to enter or occupy, requiring a major renovation or reconstruction.[Thursday, February 9, 2023]
Palo Alto sued over delay in adopting housing plan
Two pro-housing groups are asking the court to limit Palo Alto’s control over approving development application because it has not adopted a plan for adding more than 6,000 new dwellings by the state's Jan. 31 deadline.[Tuesday, February 7, 2023]
Lawmakers concerned Newsom's budget will delay climate, transportation projects
Bay Area lawmakers are concerned about the governor's proposal to cut nearly $22.5 billion from the state budget, a move that they say could delay or imperil transportation and climate change programs.[Friday, January 13, 2023]
Santa Clara County looks to spark more campus housing for Stanford staff
Despite objections from Stanford University, county officials are advancing a new policy that would tie future growth of academic facilities to construction of housing for staff and faculty on campus.[Thursday, December 29, 2022]
Becker bill looks to transform parking lots into energy generators
Seeking to transform parking lots into generators of clean energy, state Sen. Josh Becker has proposed a bill that would offer tax incentives for companies to build solar canopies on their properties.[Thursday, December 8, 2022]
Climate bills brighten mood at Palo Alto summit
Energized by expected windfalls from state and federal climate bills, Silicon Valley's elected leaders, industry experts and activists sounded a hopeful note Saturday as they vowed to accelerate their green initiatives.[Monday, November 14, 2022]
Another diesel spill triggers cleanup efforts at Palo Alto VA campus
Palo Alto fire officials assessed environmental damage this week after more than 50 gallons of diesel fuel spilled out a storage tank at the VA Palo Alto Health Care System last Friday.[Thursday, October 20, 2022]
Caltrain plan to rebuild San Francisquito Bridge may upend Palo Alto's rail priorities
A proposal by Caltrain to replace the aged bridge over San Francisquito Creek at the Menlo Park border may force Palo Alto to speed up its plans for redesigning the Palo Alto Avenue rail crossing.[Thursday, September 29, 2022]
Becker bills to boost clean-energy shift signed into law
California will work to bring all greenhouse-gas emissions from state agencies down to zero by 2035 under legislation that Gov. Gavin Newsom signed Friday morning.[Saturday, September 17, 2022]