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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
Audit faults officer after parking lot arrests
Two Palo Alto police officers were disciplined last year after an incident in which one of them arrested two people for obstruction of justice in a laundromat parking lot, according to a new report from the city's independent police auditor.[Monday, March 26, 2018]
Audit: Officer used excessive force against juvenile
A Palo Alto police officer used excessive force and failed to follow various department policies last year when he allegedly tackled a juvenile who was using his phone to record his detention, according to a new independent police auditor report.[Friday, March 23, 2018]
Nonprofit housing execs: 'Palo Alto process' still a problem
For Palo Alto Housing, these are both the best and worst of times. Since the nonprofit's planned senior-apartments and market-rate-housing development on Maybell Avenue was rejected in a referendum in 2013, the nonprofit has moved ahead with projects in Santa Clara, unincorporated San Mateo County and Mountain View.[Friday, March 23, 2018]
Palo Alto sets sights on affordable housing
Palo Alto is facing a "perfect storm" of obstacles that hinder construction of affordable housing, including sky-high land costs and rising construction costs.[Friday, March 23, 2018]
Palo Alto narrows down options for rail redesign
As Palo Alto moves toward a December decision on the best way to separate the rail tracks from local streets, city leaders are starting to winnow down their list of options and discarding those deemed too costly, unsightly or disruptive.[Wednesday, March 21, 2018]
Palo Alto to poll for November tax measure
As rising construction costs continue to imperil Palo Alto's infrastructure plans, city officials are preparing to ask the voters for help.[Wednesday, March 21, 2018]
Verizon gets OK for wireless equipment plan
A polarizing proposal by Verizon Wireless to mount radio equipment on 11 utility poles moved ahead Thursday morning, when the city's Architectural Review Board narrowly endorsed the plan over objections of area residents.[Wednesday, March 21, 2018]
Palo Alto to install cameras along Caltrain tracks
Palo Alto will start installing cameras at four rail crossings this week as part of its transition from human guards stationed at the tracks to computer screens monitored from a remote site.[Tuesday, March 20, 2018]
Council takes the scalpel to the zoning code
Palo Alto's elected leaders set aside their lofty debate about growth and transportation Monday to consider less weighty questions, including: What exactly is a carport? And should bike paths have speed limits?[Tuesday, March 20, 2018]
Affordable-housing zone sputters
Palo Alto's deeply divided Planning and Transportation Commission opted Wednesday not to approve a new zoning tool aimed at tackling the affordable-housing crisis.[Wednesday, March 14, 2018]