Gennady Sheyner
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Editor @paloaltoweekly.
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Joined July 2008
Even with recent successes, Palo Alto planners are preparing to make further changes to local zoning laws on accessory dwelling units. ✍️ @gsheyner, @paloaltoweekly
https://t.co/6FqhwHopZ0
sanjosespotlight.com
In a city where building homes is famously costly and often onerous, accessory dwelling units offer Palo Alto’s housing advocates a small bit of promise. Bolstered by recent state laws, the backyard...
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A new proposal to enhance car-free California Avenue with planters, road improvements and a playful “modern optimism” aesthetic won a warm reception on Monday night from Palo Alto’s elected leaders. ✍️ @gsheyner, @paloaltoweekly
https://t.co/VA2uj12E4J
sanjosespotlight.com
A new proposal to enhance car-free California Avenue with planters, road improvements and a playful “modern optimism” aesthetic won a warm reception on Monday night from Palo Alto’s elected leaders,...
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A proposal to build housing for educators on the site of a shuttered Travelodge motel in Palo Alto eked out a hard-fought victory on Wednesday. Story by @gsheyner, @paloaltoweekly
https://t.co/ufHM7mT4qK
sanjosespotlight.com
A proposal to build housing for educators on the site of a shuttered Travelodge motel in Palo Alto eked out a hard-fought victory on Wednesday when Palo Alto’s planning commissioners voted 3-2 to...
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California Avenue will finally get some love next month, when Palo Alto’s contractors start painting two-way bike lanes, implementing colored paving and installing planters. Story by @gsheyner @paloaltoweekly
sanjosespotlight.com
California Avenue will finally get some love next month, when Palo Alto’s contractors start painting two-way bike lanes, implementing colored paving and installing planters at the entrance points of...
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My latest on the heated race for a Silicon Valley Congressional seat, where both Sam Liccardo and Evan Low are trying to woo voters far from their traditional power bases. https://t.co/CuQaPVmvWp
paloaltoonline.com
Meet-and-greets. Farmers markets. Local endorsements. With the heated Congressional race now in its final week, both Sam Liccardo and Evan Low are trying to win over voters in the north county and in...
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Tesla spilled hundreds of gallons of a fluorescent green chemical, which it uses to cool its AI supercomputer, into a storm drain near its #PaloAlto engineering HQ. The substance moved into Matadero Creek, in the Ventura neighborhood. Cleanup is ongoing.
paloaltoonline.com
Tesla Motors last week dumped more than 500 gallons of water-treatment chemicals that it uses to cool its supercomputer into a storm drain near Matadero Creek, prompting a cleanup effort at the creek...
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Will #PaloAlto be the testing ground for Tesla's new robotaxis? The city has discussed the idea with Tesla and at least one City Council member thinks its a great idea, the company's shaky safety record notwithstanding. https://t.co/AdNdeiqNXe
paloaltoonline.com
As the city weighs the future of its popular but costly rideshare service, Palo Alto Link, city leaders are exploring a deal with Tesla that would turn local streets into a testing ground for the car...
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Palo Alto voters, we got you covered. Check out our new election guide, with candidates profiles, grids showing policy differences, campaign finance stories and more. https://t.co/6yUYl3CNvZ
paloaltoonline.com
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Big news in Palo Alto, with the city and the school today announcing a deal that sets the stage for redevelopment of Cubberley Community Center, provided voters approve a bond for the project in 2026. https://t.co/DgeSfD5Q93
paloaltoonline.com
The city of Palo Alto and the Palo Alto Unified School District have struck a deal over Cubberley Community Center, an agreement that will allow the city to purchase 7 acres and redevelop the...
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Tesla's proposed Palo Alto sculpture finally answers the question of what would happen if Cybertruck mated with a grizzly bear. https://t.co/iUTCvVJGvT
paloaltoonline.com
Tesla's latest invention looks like what would happen if the California flag could mate with a Cybertruck. It's a grizzly bear, made of metal polygons, illuminated by spotlights, and poised to occupy...
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Palo Alto was preparing to grant $2K to support a multi-faith vigil on 9/11. The mayor reconsidered after he saw an updated sponsors list. https://t.co/cUXIXMflLV
paloaltoonline.com
Palo Alto has rescinded a grant to support a multi-faith picnic in front of City Hall after organizers allowed a controversial American-Islamic group to join as a co-sponsor, according to city...
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Things got feisty in Palo Alto on Sunday as Congressional candidates Sam Liccardo and Evan Low took shots at each other's record in front of an audience that, in many cases, favored another candidate altogether. https://t.co/LIF12uDGLv
paloaltoonline.com
Heading into a critical stretch of their Congressional race, former San Jose Mayor Sam Liccardo and state Assemblyman Evan Low met in Palo Alto on Sunday to spar over policies, take shots at each...
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A Palo Alto resident was arrested by U.S. Capitol police yesterday for sending Instagram messages to two lawmakers in which he threatened to shoot up their offices.
paloaltoonline.com
A 22-year-old Palo Alto man was arrested on Wednesday for sending threats to a U.S. Congresswoman and a Florida state representative, according to the U.S. Attorney's Office.
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Sad news for Palo Alto cinephiles. The end appears to be near for the movie theater at Palo Alto Square. The former CinéArt theater has been dark since the pandemic and is now set to be converted to office space. https://t.co/NSo3melPms
paloaltoonline.com
Despite initial opposition from the city and protests from residents, the owner of Palo Alto Square is moving ahead with a plan to convert the business park's most popular amenity – a movie theater –...
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As retail vacancies pile up, Palo Alto is scrambling for solutions. Current ideas include loosening restriction on chain stores and imposing a vacancy tax on properties that have been vacant for more than a year. https://t.co/SEcFuN16qL
paloaltoonline.com
Palo Alto has a peculiar dilemma when it comes to retail. There's too much of it. And also not nearly enough.
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Palo Alto is celebrating a housing milestone today, with HCD approving the city's Housing Element. Next step? Building 6,000 units. https://t.co/yw4kBJKaeA
paloaltoonline.com
After numerous rejections and dramatic revisions, Palo Alto's plan to build more than 6,000 dwellings has secured state approval, according to an Aug. 20 letter from the California Department of...
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Took a deep dive into East Palo Alto's bitter feud over control of the city's sewer system, which city officials see as the key to unlocking future development. https://t.co/YRuw55oSnf
paloaltoonline.com
East Palo Alto is in the midst of a bitter bureaucratic battle that city officials believe could determine the fate of future development. At stake is the control of the the city's aged sewer system.
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Julie Lythcott-Haims has stepped down from three City Council committees relating to education and youth mental health after revelations that she had a year-long affair with an undergraduate in 2011, when she was a Stanford dean. https://t.co/iTbklapUbr
paloaltoonline.com
Revelations that Julie Lythcott-Haims was in a relationship with a Stanford student in 2011, when she was a dean, have left her in political limbo. On Thursday, the Palo Alto council member told this...
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Julie Lythcott-Haims, a best-selling author who serves on the Palo Alto City Council, acknowledged Thursday in response to our inquiry that she had an affair with an undergraduate student in 2011, when she was a dean at Stanford University. https://t.co/39J2Bk0Cf0
paloaltoonline.com
Before Julie Lythcott-Haims became a best-selling author, a coveted speaker and a member of the Palo Alto City Council, she had spent more than a decade at Stanford University as a dean of freshmen...
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