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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
Commission supports expanding access to Foothills Park
Seeking to grant more visitors access to the scenic Foothills Park, the Parks and Recreation Commission on Tuesday threw its support behind a pilot program that would open the exclusive preserve to non-residents.[Wednesday, November 13, 2019]
Committee backs 'safe parking' program for vehicle dwellers
Facing a growing population of vehicle dwellers, a City Council committee signaled support Tuesday for a new program that would lean on religious institutions to provide overnight parking for those without homes.[Tuesday, November 12, 2019]
Will a 76-year deal make Palo Alto's wastewater safe to drink?
Seeking to turn wastewater into a valuable and drinkable commodity, Palo Alto and Santa Clara Valley Water are moving ahead with a deal that would allow the city to build a salt-removal plant and ship treated water south.[Monday, November 11, 2019]
Residents split over Churchill closure at rail meeting
As Palo Alto kicked off on Thursday a fresh phase of outreach in its ambitious plan to redesign rail crossings, city staff fielded concerns from residents who argued that the city's proposed remedies will usher in new problems.[Friday, November 8, 2019]
Over the past year, Stanford and Santa Clara County clashed over numerous issues. Here are three key points of contention.
Stanford University and Santa Clara County took fundamentally opposing viewpoints on a few key development issues, eventually leading to the university to drop its general use permit application.[Friday, November 8, 2019]
Inside Stanford's bid to expand -- and how it came undone
The largest project in Santa Clara County's history got the axe just before noon on Nov. 1, a casualty of fundamental disagreements between county and Stanford University leaders and accusations of "lack of good faith."[Friday, November 8, 2019]
Woman's phone snatched while she was talking on it at Stanford Shopping Center
Palo Alto police are looking for two teenagers who they say robbed a woman outside Stanford Shopping Center on Saturday night, according to a police news release.[Tuesday, November 5, 2019]
Palo Alto to ban natural gas in new buildings
Palo Alto took its most dramatic action of the year on reducing greenhouse-gas emissions Monday night, when the City Council agreed to institute an "all-electric" requirement for new buildings starting in 2020.[Tuesday, November 5, 2019]
Stanford withdraws application for campus expansion
Stanford University abruptly abandoned on Friday its contentious plan to expand its campus by 3.5 million square feet, citing ongoing disagreements with the Santa Clara County Board of Supervisors over the approval process.[Friday, November 1, 2019]
Palo Alto to hire consultants for polling, outreach on business tax
With its eyes on the November 2020 ballot, Palo Alto is preparing to survey residents this month to gauge their appetite for a proposed business tax.[Friday, November 1, 2019]