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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 reduces library hours, ends shuttle program
After tentatively approving on Wednesday afternoon a budget that would close the College Terrace Library, Palo Alto leaders reversed course later in the evening and restored nearly $1 million to libraries and community services.[Wednesday, May 13, 2020]
Facing budget crunch, Palo Alto backs cuts to police, fire services
Facing an unprecedented budget crisis, the Palo Alto City Council approved on Tuesday a series of steep cuts to police and fire services and clashed over whether to delay long-planned infrastructure projects.[Tuesday, May 12, 2020]
Police arrest man for throwing rock at women, exposing himself
Palo Alto police arrested a man who allegedly threw rocks at two women and then exposed himself to them near the Mayfield Soccer Complex on Sunday afternoon.[Tuesday, May 12, 2020]
Once a recommendation, face masks are now a requirement in Palo Alto
Everyone in Palo Alto will be required to wear face coverings when entering businesses, health care facilities or taking public transportation under a law that the City Council passed Monday.[Tuesday, May 12, 2020]
With revenues falling, futures of Cubberley center, College Terrace Library up in the air
Palo Alto may close College Terrace Library for two years and end its agreement with the school district over Cubberley Community Center, two proposals the City Council discussed on Monday.[Tuesday, May 12, 2020]
Palo Alto attorney plans to seek City Council seat
Rebecca Eisenberg, a Palo Alto attorney who has criticized the City Council for being too friendly to developers, announced this weekend her plan to run for a council seat in November.[Tuesday, May 12, 2020]
Plan to replace aging bridge gains approval from Palo Alto board
An effort to replace Newell Road Bridge and improve flood protection around the San Francisquito Creek received a long-awaited boost last week.[Monday, May 11, 2020]
Budget cuts would hit public safety response, recreation options in Palo Alto
Palo Alto would reduce police and fire staffing, close a library, pare down its recreation classes and cut more than 100 positions under a proposal from City Manager Ed Shikada, which aims to shrink expenses by more than $40 million.[Friday, May 8, 2020]
Despite harassment allegations, Downtown Streets Team to receive Palo Alto funding
The Downtown Streets Team, a nonprofit that is facing multiple allegations of sexual harassment and a hard-partying culture, is poised to receive its full allotment of grant funding from Palo Alto, with no strings attached.[Wednesday, May 6, 2020]
With budget deficit approaching $40M, Palo Alto prepares for massive cuts
With the local economy in free fall, the Palo Alto City Council agreed on Monday to cut nearly $40 million from next year's budget -- a move that could require eliminating popular programs and services.[Tuesday, May 5, 2020]