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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
Tom DuBois seeks second term
Palo Alto City Councilman Tom DuBois, who over the past four years has established himself as a critic of commercial development and a proponent of slow-growth policies, announced Wednesday that he will seek a second term.[Wednesday, May 30, 2018]
City: Rail redesign could require property seizures
As Palo Alto approaches a key decision point in selecting new designs for its four rail crossings, residents are increasingly waking up to the harsh trade-offs that the expensive, multiyear endeavor will entail.[Wednesday, May 30, 2018]
Palo Alto ups its stakes in Avenidas, zoo projects
In a bid to boost two popular community projects, Palo Alto officials agreed on Tuesday night to sell off a highly valued asset: the right to develop.[Wednesday, May 30, 2018]
School board opts to move Paly's proposed solar panels
Palo Alto's Board of Education this week unanimously approved a plan to install solar panels at local schools, though it backed away from a controversial proposal to place two of them in the front parking lot of Palo Alto High School.[Friday, May 25, 2018]
The road well-taken
The latest stage of the Charleston-Arastradero corridor project will have much to offer motorists, pedestrians and everyone else who uses the busy commuter route.[Friday, May 25, 2018]
Committee opts not to slash auditor positions
The Palo Alto City Council's Finance Committee moved Wednesday to reverse a recommendation it issued last week that would have dramatically downsized the Office of the City Auditor.[Wednesday, May 23, 2018]
Former city auditor slams plan to gut office
When the City Council's Finance Committee made a surprise move last week to eliminate nearly every position in the Office of the City Auditor, council members framed the shift as one that will boost productivity and save money.[Tuesday, May 22, 2018]
Verizon wins approval for antenna plan
Verizon Wireless overcame a spotty reception from a large group of Palo Alto residents Monday night to secure the City Council's permission to install wireless equipment on 11 utility poles.[Tuesday, May 22, 2018]
Associate pastor resigns after vulgar tweets draw scrutiny
An associate pastor whose vulgar tweets drew criticism last week from two members of the Palo Alto City Council resigned last Tuesday from his position at First Baptist Church.[Monday, May 21, 2018]
Alarmed by pension costs, city seeks to slash $4M
Despite a booming economy and stable revenue streams, Palo Alto is looking to cut $4 million from the city's budget this year as part of its effort to prepare for snowballing pension liabilities.[Friday, May 18, 2018]