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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
Hotels nearly empty as the new coronavirus 'recession' hits Palo Alto
Like other Bay Area cities, Palo Alto has seen its hotel industry screech to a halt, a development that is particularly ominous for a city that has tethered the funding of its infrastructure plan to hotel-tax revenues.[Tuesday, March 24, 2020]
To protect vulnerable renters, Palo Alto may ban residential evictions during pandemic
Palo Alto plans to adopt on Monday an emergency moratorium on residential evictions -- a move that city leaders hope will help residents who have been laid off and are struggling to pay rent as a result of the coronavirus crisis.[Friday, March 20, 2020]
One Palo Alto landlord gave rent breaks to mom-and-pop tenants. Will others follow suit?
As local businesses struggle to survive the coronavirus pandemic, one Palo Alto developer has stepped up to assist his tenants by waiving their April rent. And he hopes others will do the same.[Friday, March 20, 2020]
As local economy reels, Palo Alto looks to nix planned business tax
With the business community in a rapid downspin because of the coronavirus pandemic, Palo Alto is preparing to drop its yearslong plan to place a business tax on the ballot this November.[Friday, March 20, 2020]
As pandemic spreads, Palo Alto emergency responders plan for the 'unknown'
Despite an order across Santa Clara County for residents to shelter in place, Palo Alto residents should not expect police officers to knock on their doors to make sure they are staying home.[Wednesday, March 18, 2020]
As crisis worsens, City Hall opens Emergency Operations Center, makes plans to help struggling residents, businesses
After reducing civic services and shutting down facilities, city leaders are preparing for a new normal, with most employees working remotely.[Tuesday, March 17, 2020]
Palo Alto declares coronavirus 'state of emergency'
With the number coronavirus cases in the county steadily climbing, the city of Palo Alto on Thursday declared a state of emergency, joining a growing number of jurisdictions preparing for the impacts of the spreading pandemic.[Thursday, March 12, 2020]
Q&A with the top cop: On video recordings
The Weekly recently sat down with Palo Alto Police Chief Robert Jonsen to discuss recent cases involving use of force, the surge in car break-ins and his vision for the department. This is the third installment in a four-part series.[Sunday, March 15, 2020]
Q&A with the top cop: Police auditor reports
The Weekly recently sat down with Palo Alto Police Chief Robert Jonsen to discuss recent cases involving use of force, the surge in car break-ins and his vision for the department. This is the fourth installment in a four-part series.[Tuesday, March 17, 2020]
Q&A with the top cop: On use of force
The Weekly recently sat down with Palo Alto Police Chief Robert Jonsen to discuss recent cases involving use of force, the surge in car break-ins and his vision for the department. This is the second installment in a four-part series.[Saturday, March 14, 2020]