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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 police face fresh claim of excessive force
The Palo Alto Police Department was hit this month with a fresh claim of excessive use of force, stemming from a July incident in which a man says he was violently attacked and falsely arrested by a police officer.[Wednesday, November 27, 2019]
Plan to ditch visitors bureau creates a rift in Palo Alto
Spurred by a group of hotel executives, Palo Alto is considering withdrawing from the San Mateo County/Silicon Valley Convention & Visitors Bureau, which helps market local hotels.[Monday, November 25, 2019]
Much ado about Churchill: Plans for busy rail crossing drive wedge between neighbors
A battle over the future of the Churchill Avenue rail crossing has set off a political storm, pitting neighborhoods against each other and launching a fresh round of petitions and counter-petitions.[Friday, November 22, 2019]
Palo Alto to pay $572,500 to Buena Vista resident after violent arrest
Palo Alto will pay out $572,500 and require all its police officers to go through LGBTQ sensitivity training as part of its settlement with Gustavo Alvarez, who sued the city after a violent arrest in 2018.[Wednesday, November 20, 2019]
Palo Alto delays urgency law on eviction
A proposal in Palo Alto to prevent evictions before California's rent-cap law takes effect will not be discussed until early next month after the City Council, erroneously citing a shortage of members present, delayed the hearing.[Wednesday, November 20, 2019]
Palo Alto prepares to launch construction on bike bridge
It took far more time and money than anyone had expected, but construction is finally ready to launch on a long-awaited bike bridge.[Tuesday, November 19, 2019]
With new deal, Palo Alto banks on recycled water for drought protection
Seeking to fortify the city against future droughts, Palo Alto approved on Monday a 76-year deal with Santa Clara Valley Water District to greatly boost the treatment and usage of local wastewater.[Monday, November 18, 2019]
Palo Alto Utilities employee dies after workplace accident Saturday
A city of Palo Alto Utilities Department employee died Saturday from injuries that he suffered while upgrading an electrical transformer in south Palo Alto, according to the city.[Saturday, November 16, 2019]
Changes planned for hazardous south Palo Alto intersection
The intersection of San Antonio Road and East Charleston Road is perhaps the busiest junction in south Palo Alto, and certainly among the most dangerous. On Wednesday, the planning commission backed a plan to address that.[Thursday, November 14, 2019]
Rent-cap law prompts calls for tenant protections in Palo Alto
With the state's new rent-cap law set to take effect on Jan. 1, the City Council is preparing to pass an emergency ordinance Monday that would ban landlords from evicting tenants without just cause.[Wednesday, November 13, 2019]