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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 chief communication officer steps down
Claudia Keith, who joined the city six years ago to fill the newly created position, has concluded her tenure as chief communication officer to move back to southern California.[Friday, May 10, 2019]
City eyes overhaul of residential parking districts
Despite the heavy demand, Palo Alto's residential parking programs have frustrated city workers, local employees and neighborhood residents. Now, a movement is afoot to change all that.[Friday, May 10, 2019]
'Residents only' policy for Foothills Park sparks fresh debate
With its winding trails, scenic vistas and family-friendly camping sites, the sprawling Foothills Park is frequently described as a nature-lover's paradise.[Friday, May 10, 2019]
Will Palo Alto's plans to speed up transportation projects spell traffic relief?
If things proceed as planned, this will be the year in which Palo Alto reforms its byzantine parking programs, embraces bike- and scooter-share programs and helps traffic-weary Crescent Park neighborhood residents find some relief from the daily congestion on their streets.[Wednesday, May 8, 2019]
When it comes to housing bill, neighboring cities see things differently
With a range of housing bills now sweeping through Sacramento, elected leaders from Palo Alto, Menlo Park and East Palo Alto met in a rare summit Monday night to swap ideas and share concerns about the shifting political landscape and its implications for local zoning.[Tuesday, May 7, 2019]
Rollover crash forces Embarcadero closure
A collision between a pickup truck and a sedan prompted Palo Alto emergency responders to shut down Embarcadero Road to traffic on Friday afternoon.[Friday, May 3, 2019]
With new plan, Caltrain prepares for ridership surge
Facing persistent funding challenges, a growing ridership base and a patchwork of plans from Peninsula cities for redesigning rail crossings, Caltrain is advancing a new business plan to help it navigate the competing pressures.[Friday, May 3, 2019]
Lawsuit claims Palo Alto police illegally detained, assaulted man
A Palo Alto resident is claiming that he was unlawfully detained and then beaten up by police officers near his mobile home, according to a lawsuit filed Monday in federal court.[Thursday, May 2, 2019]
Plans finally emerge for replacing two north Palo Alto bridges
More than 20 years after a massive storm swelled the San Francisquito Creek until it rose higher than the Pope-Chaucer Bridge, sending streams of water onto nearby streets and into homes, two plans aimed at keeping the creek within its banks are finally emerging.[Wednesday, May 1, 2019]
To battle traffic, Palo Alto hikes transportation fees for developers
In its latest bid to curb the traffic impacts of new developments, Palo Alto has more than doubled the fees it charges builders for each new car trip that their projects would generate during busy commute hours.[Tuesday, April 30, 2019]