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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
Activist group calls on city to 'desegregate' Foothills Park
About a dozen activists met under the full moon on Sunday night to paint the message 'Desegregate' along Page Mill Road in front of the Foothills Park entrance.[Tuesday, July 7, 2020]
State denies Santa Clara County's plan to reopen economy, prompts confusion over outdoor dining
Santa Clara County suffered a stinging setback over the weekend in its strategy to reopen the economy, when the state rejected its plan to allow more businesses, including gyms and hair salons, to resume later this month.[Monday, July 6, 2020]
Santa Clara County to allow hair salons, gyms to reopen — provided they meet new social-distancing rules
Hair salons and gyms in Santa Canta County may be allowed to reopen in mid-July under a new county order, which creates a strict set of rules that every business must follow to ensure safe operations during the COVID-19 pandemic.[Thursday, July 2, 2020]
Effort to lower voting age in Palo Alto faces its biggest obstacle: A City Council on vacation
Proponents of lowering the voting age in Palo Alto argue that it would improve turnout, strengthen democracy and enhance civic engagement.[Wednesday, July 1, 2020]
Palo Alto launches educational series on police operations, use-of-force policies
The Police Department is kicking off a series of online briefings Wednesday to discuss issues such as use-of-force policies and Taser deployments.[Tuesday, June 30, 2020]
Federal lawsuit alleges Palo Alto police engaged in pattern of abuse
An attorney for the man who suffered a facial injury during an arrest in front of Happy Donuts is alleging in a federal suit that the violent incident is part of a broader trend of deception by Palo Alto police.[Monday, June 29, 2020]
Police chiefs, community leaders tackle systemic racism as calls for change get louder
On Thursday, a panel of community leaders discussed use-of-force policies and ways to reform policing to improve accountability.[Friday, June 26, 2020]
Commissioner resigns after council declines to consider opening Foothills Park to non-residents
Parks and Recreation Commissioner, Ryan McCauley, who has led the effort to open Foothills Park to non-residents, resigned Tuesday after the council decided not to take up the politically charged topic.[Thursday, June 25, 2020]
Hungry for more outdoor dining, Palo Alto to close University Avenue to traffic
Emboldened by its recent success on California Avenue, the Palo Alto City Council moved Tuesday night to dramatically expand opportunities for outdoor dining elsewhere in the city, including on University Avenue.[Wednesday, June 24, 2020]
Fearing a lawsuit, Palo Alto approves President Hotel project
In a dramatic about-face, the City Council agreed Tuesday to approve the conversion of the iconic President Hotel from an apartment complex to a boutique hotel.[Tuesday, June 23, 2020]