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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 auditors scrutinize cases involving pointed firearms
A new report from Palo Alto's independent police auditors reviews six recent instances in which officers pointed their firearms at subjects. They also took issue with how supervisors documented some of these cases.[Tuesday, September 12, 2023]
Crescent Park home burglarized for the third time
Palo Alto police are seeking a pair of masked intruders who reportedly broke into a Crescent Park home on Thursday night before being scared away by the homeowner. This was the third time in two years that this home was burglarized.[Friday, September 8, 2023]
Mike's Diner Bar avoids eviction, plans to remain in Midtown
Mike's Diner Bar, a Midtown institution that just last week was on the brink of eviction, received an eleventh-hour reprieve and now plans to remain at its Middlefield Road location and to expand its menu of offerings.[Sunday, September 10, 2023]
Nanci Kauffman resigns as head of Castilleja School
On Thursday, Nanci Kauffman resigned as head of Castilleja School, concluding a 13-year term that was in many ways defined by the school's contentious plan to redevelop its Bryant Street campus.[Thursday, September 7, 2023]
Palo Alto set to review teacher housing proposal
As Palo Alto gets ready to rule on a contentious housing project at the Ventura site formerly occupied by Fry's Electronics, city leaders are also considering a very different residential proposal about a block from that site.[Monday, September 11, 2023]
Neighbors cheer as work kicks off on Boulware Park expansion
Against the backdrop of cheering neighbors and roaring tractors, Palo Alto city leaders gathered on a dusty field in Ventura on Thursday to celebrate the neighborhood's most popular project: the expansion of Boulware Park.[Thursday, September 7, 2023]
Around Town: dinosaurs, Boulware Park and ice cream
In this week's Around Town column, read about the newest residents at the Junior Museum and Zoo, a planned expansion of a neighborhood park and folksy civic event featuring ice cream.[Thursday, August 31, 2023]
Public agenda: The Sobrato development agreement
A preview of Palo Alto government meetings happening the week of Sept. 4.[Thursday, August 31, 2023]
Architect looks to raise the roof on downtown office building
Downtown Palo Alto's newest office project is situated across the street from City Hall and between two distinct architectural eras.[Thursday, August 31, 2023]
Palo Alto and Bloomington seek to transcend political divides — one Town Hall at a time
After forging a "sibling city" partnership and enjoying a honeymoon period full of tours and festivities, Palo Alto and Bloomington, Indiana, are now setting the stage for some tougher conversations.[Thursday, August 31, 2023]