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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
Redevelopment plan raises hopes, anxieties at Buena Vista Mobile Home Park
Residents of Buena Vista Mobile Home Park know what it feels like to have their lives upended by events beyond their control. And as new plans to upgrade the park advance, some are growing anxious about their future living conditions.[Thursday, February 16, 2023]
What hath Palo Alto wrought?
In Malcolm Harris' expansive, engaging and explosive book, 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]
Plans underway to redevelop Buena Vista Mobile Home Park
Six years after it took ownership of Buena Vista Mobile Home Park, the Santa Clara County Housing Authority is moving ahead with a plan to construct an apartment building and replace all mobile homes at the property.[Thursday, February 9, 2023]
Palo Alto sued over delay in adopting its housing plan
Two pro-housing groups are asking the court to limit Palo Alto’s control over approving development applications 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]
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.[Wednesday, December 28, 2022]
Police: Man arrested after stealing car with two children inside in downtown Mountain View
Police have arrested a man who they said stole a car with two children inside in downtown Mountain View on Christmas and then drove the vehicle to Palo Alto.[Monday, December 26, 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.[Friday, December 9, 2022]
Palo Alto partners with Mountain View, other Peninsula cities in planning colossal upgrade to wastewater plant
Seeking to reduce the amount of nitrogen that flows into the San Francisco Bay, Palo Alto and its partner cities are preparing to make a $193 million upgrade to the Regional Water Quality Control Plant.[Sunday, November 20, 2022]
Climate bills brighten mood at Midpeninsula 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.[Tuesday, November 15, 2022]
Plan to restore Baylands site as parkland divides environmentalists
A proposal to "rededicate" a 10-acre site near Byxbee Park as parkland has revived an old debate in Palo Alto's environmentalist community over what it means to truly support sustainability.[Sunday, October 30, 2022]