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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 may ask voters for new storm-drain fees
The city is considering going to voters next year to ask them to approve new fees to keep Palo Alto's storm-drain improvements afloat.[Wednesday, September 23, 2015]
Santa Clara Valley Transportation Authority seeks to reassure critics of bus-only lanes
With plans for a greatly expanded bus service on El Camino Real speeding toward a decision, several cities along the prominent corridor remain skeptical about the most dramatic proposal on the table: the creation of "bus-only" lanes between Palo Alto and San Jose.[Tuesday, September 22, 2015]
Palo Alto puts a cap on office development
Palo Alto City Council on Monday night took its most aggressive and polarizing step yet toward curbing the rapid pace of growth when it adopted an annual limit on office construction in the city's three prime commercial areas.[Tuesday, September 22, 2015]
Chain-store limit adopted for California Avenue in Palo Alto
On Monday night, as the City Council passed a new law regulating chain stores on California Avenue, the goal was to shield the city's second downtown's eclectic, funky character from the forces of change.[Monday, September 21, 2015]
Man wanted for punching, robbing woman with infant in Palo Alto
Palo Alto police are searching for a man who on Sunday walked up to a woman pushing an infant in a stroller, punched her in the head and took her purse before running away through the streets of Midtown.[Monday, September 21, 2015]
Palo Alto to consider pension reform
Palo Alto's financial climate remains sunny, with rising revenues fueling expanding city services, but one giant cloud continues to hover on the horizon: a $296-million bill for pension expenses.[Thursday, September 17, 2015]
Parking program has instant impact in downtown Palo Alto
It took years for Palo Alto to launch its downtown parking-permit program and just hours for residents to notice the transformation taking place on their blocks.[Wednesday, September 16, 2015]
Palo Alto demands Caltrain upgrades as part of county tax
With a transportation-tax measure speeding toward the November 2016 ballot, cities throughout Santa Clara County have collectively submitted more than 600 projects that they'd like to see funded with the new tax. But while recent polls show strong support for the measure countywide, many in Palo Alto remain highly skeptical for any proposal that does not involve grade separation for Caltrain.[Wednesday, September 16, 2015]
Council not sold on new El Camino development
Faced with traffic problems, parking shortages, and public angst over new developments, Palo Alto officials swiftly swatted down on Tuesday night a proposal to build a four-story building at the chronically congested intersection of El Camino Real and Page Mill Road.[Wednesday, September 16, 2015]
Parking-permit program launches in downtown Palo Alto
After years of pleading and planning, downtown Palo Alto's long-awaited parking-permit program officially kicked off this morning – though it will be more than a month before any tickets are actually issued.[Tuesday, September 15, 2015]