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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
City Auditor's office faces staffing cuts
The Office of City Auditor in Palo Alto would see drastic staffing reductions under a proposal that the City Council's Finance Committee recommended Tuesday.[Thursday, May 17, 2018]
First Baptist Church wins council's blessing
Seeking to end the bitter feud between an Old Palo Alto church and its neighbors, Palo Alto officials on Monday granted First Baptist Church a permit to operate as a community center.[Tuesday, May 15, 2018]
Palo Alto moves ahead with police body-worn cameras
Seeking to boost transparency in police operations, Palo Alto has approved the purchase of 50 body-worn cameras for its Police Department.[Monday, May 14, 2018]
Peninsula leaders split over transportation measure
Some local legislators are finding much to disagree about when it comes to Regional Measure 3, a proposal to raise $4.5 billion for transportation projects by gradually raising tolls at seven bridges.[Thursday, May 3, 2018]
New citizens group to steer Ventura plan
Palo Alto took an important step in its plan to redesign a 39-acre portion of the Ventura neighborhood early Tuesday morning when it appointed a new working group that will help the city with the planning exercise.[Wednesday, May 2, 2018]
Capital costs drive Palo Alto's budget increase
As Palo Alto's infrastructure costs continue to snowball, city officials are expecting to increase the city’s capital budget by more than $30 million in the next year to help pay for some of the big-ticket items.[Tuesday, May 1, 2018]
Palo Alto stays on course for November tax measure
The Palo Alto City Council agreed Tuesday to plod ahead toward a November tax measure, despite significant reservations from several members about the proposal on the table.[Tuesday, May 1, 2018]
Palo Alto approves permanent office cap
In a bid to moderate office development in three prominent commercial areas, the Palo Alto City Council voted on Monday night to both cement and relax the city's annual cap on new projects.[Tuesday, May 1, 2018]
East Palo Alto police investigate Friday shooting
East Palo Alto police are investigating a shooting that left a man in critical condition Friday evening.[Saturday, April 28, 2018]
To ease traffic, city looks to tech
Palo Alto's push to create "complete streets" for all types of commuting has been proceeding full speed ahead, often to the consternation of construction-weary neighbors.[Friday, April 27, 2018]