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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
Man booked for groping, spitting and punching at mall
Palo Alto police have arrested a 41-year-old on suspicion of robbery, making criminal threats, resisting arrest and assault and/or battery after a violent crime spree at Stanford Shopping Center on Monday.[Wednesday, January 31, 2018]
To spur housing, city looks to 'go big' on zone changes
Palo Alto planners are preparing to advance a package of zoning changes in the coming months with the goal of adopting them by the end of this year.[Friday, February 2, 2018]
Police: Man arrested for prowling in College Terrace
A man who was allegedly prowling in the College Terrace neighborhood, where a resident saw him standing on a roof Monday, was arrested with assistance from a Mountain View police dog.[Wednesday, January 31, 2018]
Survey details residents' hopes, frustrations
Despite widespread frustration about housing options and traffic congestion, Palo Alto residents generally get good vibes when asked about their quality of life, a new survey shows.[Wednesday, January 31, 2018]
High costs stymie effort to improve city's newest parkland
Decades after the family of Russell Lee donated a 7.7-acre parcel next to Foothills Park to Palo Alto, the city is preparing to open the land to the public.[Wednesday, January 31, 2018]
Palo Alto demolishes Rinconada fire station
After 70 years of service, Fire Station 3 at Rinconada Park in Palo Alto was reduced to rubble Tuesday morning.[Tuesday, January 30, 2018]
Changes eyed for Southgate's parking program
For residents, Southgate's new Residential Preferential Parking program is a huge success and should be continued as is. For nearby businesses, the picture is starkly different.[Tuesday, January 30, 2018]
Palo Alto to challenge Edgewood Plaza ruling
Palo Alto plans to appeal a court ruling that invalidated the city's fines against Sand Hill Property Company for failing to maintain an operational grocery store at Edgewood Plaza.[Tuesday, January 30, 2018]
Changes on the way for residential parking programs
Palo Alto officials are considering selling more worker permits for the new Residential Preferential Parking programs in the Evergreen Park and Southgate neighborhoods.[Wednesday, January 24, 2018]
In dissent, Eshoo blasts short-term funding bill
U.S. Rep. Anna Eshoo, D-Palo Alto, who voted against the continuing resolution to fund the federal government until Feb. 8, has short-term measures that represent "negligence and incompetence."[Tuesday, January 23, 2018]