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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
Palo Alto looks to streetlights to address wireless needs
As Palo Alto's voracious appetite for wireless data continues to grow, local streetlight and utility poles are transforming into critical tools for telecom giants looking to expand and improve their coverage.[Tuesday, August 15, 2017]
Palo Alto mulls new approach on fiber network
Palo Alto's plan to dramatically expand its fiber ring and bring high-speed internet to every household has been stuck in legislative limbo, with every City Council after another voicing support for the new system while stopping short of actually moving it forward.[Sunday, August 20, 2017]
City eyes $10.6M price tag for janitorial work
Palo Alto's commitment to fair wages will face its first real test Monday night, when the City Council considers a new janitorial contract that will more than double the cost of keeping City Hall and other public buildings clean.[Friday, August 11, 2017]
Push to redesign rail corridor tests 'Palo Alto process'
City officials are struggling to reconcile two seemingly competing goals in transforming its rail corridor: securing county funds and engaging in a prolonged deliberative process.[Wednesday, August 9, 2017]
New office building planned for University Circle
University Circle, the prominent commercial park that replaced the Whiskey Gulch neighborhood in East Palo Alto more than two decades ago, may soon get a fresh injection of office space.[Wednesday, August 9, 2017]
Council prepares to revise Buena Vista lot lines
Having succeeded in preventing the closure of Palo Alto's sole mobile-home park, the City Council is preparing to take the next step on Monday to ensure its continued operations.[Wednesday, August 9, 2017]
Pension contract tackles city's growing problem
On Monday, the Palo Alto City Council will vote on a contract aimed at containing the city's looming pension liability by having employees pick up a greater share of contributions to CalPERS.[Tuesday, August 8, 2017]
Fallen branch injures three at Menlo College picnic
A large tree branch collapsed on a group of people during a company picnic at Menlo College on Saturday afternoon, injuring three and sending two to the hospital for treatment, according to the Menlo Park Fire Protection District.[Sunday, August 6, 2017]
Palo Alto looks to advance plan for Caltrain 'grade separation'
City leaders are looking to speed up planning for grade separation along the rail tracks -- a goal that is becoming increasingly urgent as Caltrain prepares to electrify its fleet.[Monday, August 7, 2017]
City taps brakes on new Baylands waste facility
City officials are scaling down their plans since Measure E was passed, exploring technologies that would have a smaller footprint and increasingly looking to other communities for solutions to local waste problems.[Friday, August 4, 2017]