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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
More Stanford housing, but worse traffic?
If the Palo Alto City Council was gung-ho months ago about requesting that Stanford University build more housing on campus as part of its proposed expansion plans, a recent draft environmental analysis has dumped cold water on hopes that doing so could come without significant problems.[Friday, June 29, 2018]
Police: Woman arrested after foothills car chase
An early-morning enforcement stop led to a nearly 5.5-mile chase before a woman was taken into custody for alleged felony evasion and assault on a Palo Alto police officer and police dog on Wednesday.[Wednesday, June 27, 2018]
Palo Alto to restrict parking permits for downtown workers
The Palo Alto City Council moved on Monday night to reduce the number of parking permits that could be sold to employees and to give city staff the power to release more permits, should circumstances require.[Tuesday, June 26, 2018]
City sets aside funds for teacher housing
A proposal to build a housing development for teachers at a Santa Clara County-owned site received a lift Monday night, when the Palo Alto City Council agreed to set aside $3 million for the project.[Tuesday, June 26, 2018]
Ed Shikada named next city manager
Ed Shikada, who joined Palo Alto in April 2015 as an assistant city manager, will take over City Hall's top job in 2019, when City Manager James Keene retires, the city announced Monday.[Monday, June 25, 2018]
City to appoint new group to help with rail redesign
Palo Alto is preparing to ramp up its community outreach efforts and appoint a new citizen panel to help guide the complex process of selecting new designs for its four rail crossings.[Sunday, June 24, 2018]
Study highlights impacts of adding Stanford housing
As Stanford University moves ahead with a proposal to build more than 2 million square feet of academic space by 2035, it continues to face calls from community members who believe the university should build more housing as part of the expansion.[Friday, June 22, 2018]
Work set to begin on Cubberley master plan
The City Council and the school board each voted to approve a contract with a consulting firm that will help create a master plan for the jointly owned Cubberley Community Center.[Saturday, June 23, 2018]
Eric Filseth to seek second council term
Vice Mayor Eric Filseth, a staunch proponent of pension reform and restrictions on commercial growth, announced Wednesday his candidacy for a second term on the Palo Alto City Council.[Wednesday, June 20, 2018]
Palo Alto drops plans for rail realignment at Churchill
Responding to a surge of concern in Old Palo Alto and Southgate about potential property seizures, the City Council officially pulled the plug Tuesday on controversial proposals to raise or lower the rail tracks at the Churchill Avenue crossing.[Tuesday, June 19, 2018]