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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
Police: Woman foils robbery attempt in Midtown
Palo Alto police are looking for a man who tried to snatch the purse of an elderly lady in the Midtown neighborhood on Monday morning but who ended up running away after she triggered an alarm on her keychain.[Tuesday, October 10, 2023]
A 'company town'? Stanford housing plan raises concerns in Palo Alto
As Santa Clara County prepares to approve new policies for Stanford University's growth, Palo Alto and the university are at loggerheads over a key question: Can the university's campus accommodate most of its future housing needs?[Tuesday, October 10, 2023]
Council weighs long-shot bid to designate former Fry's building as historic
Despite recognizing the cultural significance of the old cannery on Portage Avenue, Palo Alto is poised to reject a request to designate it as a historical property, a move that would complicate a proposed redevelopment of the site.[Monday, October 9, 2023]
Police seek suspect in sexual battery in downtown Palo Alto
Palo Alto police are looking for a man who reportedly groped a woman who was walking on a downtown street on Wednesday evening.[Thursday, October 5, 2023]
Hungry for new housing projects, Palo Alto shifts focus to El Camino
Eager to create more housing opportunities, Palo Alto is preparing to welcome taller and denser residential projects to an area that is seeing significant developer interest: a stretch of El Camino Real just south of Page Mill Road.[Wednesday, October 4, 2023]
Parents call on city, schools to better protect bicycling, scootering students
When Melissa Oliveira's son, Gibson, was struck by a vehicle near the intersection of Stanford Avenue and Escondido Street shortly after school got out on Sept. 8, the reaction from the parent community was swift, loud and persuasive.[Thursday, October 5, 2023]
Police: Man arrested for multiple indecent exposures in Palo Alto
Palo Alto police have arrested a man who they said lewdly exposed himself to two women on Sunday afternoon, including twice while he was getting medical treatment at Stanford Hospital, police said.[Tuesday, October 3, 2023]
Police nab robbery suspect at downtown 7-Eleven
A San Jose resident who allegedly robbed a man near the downtown Palo Alto Caltrain station on Monday night was arrested minutes after the altercation at a nearby 7-Eleven.[Tuesday, October 3, 2023]
Code changes aim to spark conversions to electric appliances
Seeking to persuade more residents to transition from gas to electric appliances, Palo Alto approved on Oct. 2 a series of rule changes aimed at making it easier for residents to install equipment in their yards.[Wednesday, October 4, 2023]
Citing $2M price tag, Palo Alto treads cautiously on new holidays
Despite a stated goal to celebrate diversity by marking more holidays, Palo Alto City Council members rejected on Monday, Oct. 2, a recommendation to designate both Juneteenth and Cesar Chavez Day as paid days off for city workers.[Monday, October 2, 2023]