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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 nears agreement on new animal shelter operator
The Palo Alto City Council agreed to make more than $3 million in improvements to the city's animal shelter as part of an agreement with the facility's proposed new operator, Pets In Need.[Tuesday, August 28, 2018]
New market to open in College Terrace
Palo Alto's College Terrace neighborhood will soon have a new grocery store with owners who are familiar to shoppers. The Khoury family will soon reopen in the location of the College Terrace Market, family patriarch Joe Khoury said.[Tuesday, August 28, 2018]
Palo Alto passes 'emergency' law to help renters
Responding to pleas for help from dozens of tenants facing eviction, the Palo Alto City Council passed an emergency law Monday night that could help some of them relocate to new homes.[Tuesday, August 28, 2018]
Palo Alto to consider requiring more relocation help for evicted tenants
As President Hotel tenants brace for displacement, Palo Alto is looking to pass an emergency law that would require a landlord to pay up to $17,000 for relocation to a tenant facing no-fault evictions.[Friday, August 24, 2018]
Palo Alto gets closer to picking new rail design
Palo Alto's new grade-separation consultant presented at a meeting Thursday attended by more than 120 people to learn about the city's plan to physically separate roads from the rail corridor.[Thursday, August 23, 2018]
Palo Alto sees rise in accessory dwelling units
On Monday, the Palo Alto City Council will attempt to maintain the momentum of accessory dwelling units showing up around town when it considers further revisions to the city's laws on the structures.[Friday, August 24, 2018]
Nobu expansion wins approval
High-end Japanese restaurant Nobu is poised to expand into an adjacent building on Emerson Street in Palo Alto after the City Council rejected on Monday an appeal against the project.[Wednesday, August 22, 2018]
Palo Alto, Stanford forge new fire-services agreement
The Palo Alto City Council approved on Monday a new fire-protection contract with Stanford University, an agreement that that caps more than five years of tense negotiations.[Wednesday, August 22, 2018]
Defying water suppliers, Palo Alto backs Bay-Delta Plan
The Palo Alto City Council voiced unanimous support for the amended Bay-Delta Plan despite objections from the city's water suppliers and its own Utilities Department.[Tuesday, August 21, 2018]
Shikada welcomed as Palo Alto's next city manager
The Palo Alto City Council set the stage on Monday for a leadership change at City Hall when it approved a contract with the city's next city manager, Ed Shikada.[Tuesday, August 21, 2018]