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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 mulls improvements to code enforcement
It's been a busy year in Palo Alto's planning department, but there's one area where many residents believe the department can do more: code enforcement.[Wednesday, May 17, 2017]
Veteran's family sues VA Palo Alto for 'wrongful death'
The family of a 72-year-old U.S. Navy veteran has filed a lawsuit in this week against VA Palo Alto Health Care System, alleging that the hospital was reckless and negligent in preventing his death from a traumatic head injury a year ago.[Tuesday, May 16, 2017]
Palo Alto looks to ban construction near creeks
The Palo Alto City Council agreed on Monday night to explore a new law that would prohibit construction within 150 feet of streams and rivers.[Tuesday, May 16, 2017]
Community Notebook: Meeting on Rinconada Pool
Palo Alto will host a community meeting Tuesday evening to discuss a new proposal to outsource management of the city's popular Aquatics program.[Monday, May 15, 2017]
Community Notebook: Rail design workshop
City officials are preparing to kick off an intense community-engagement process on Saturday, May 20, aimed at educating residents and soliciting their ideas for rail design.[Thursday, May 11, 2017]
Police department looks to hire communications manager
As the relationship between police officers and the communities they serve continues to make headlines across the nation, the Palo Alto Police Department is preparing for its own transition in how it interacts with the public.[Wednesday, May 10, 2017]
Recreation chief to join city manager's office
The office of Palo Alto City Manager James Keene will have a new look this summer, with two deputy city managers preparing to join the department.[Wednesday, May 10, 2017]
City looks to ramp up prices for parking permits
If you're looking to park your car in a downtown garage, use the new 3-D printer at the library or pump out groundwater to build a basement, be prepared to spend more money for the privilege.[Wednesday, May 10, 2017]
Bowman scores a victory in expansion bid
A proposal by Bowman International School to construct a new building scored a victory Monday night, when Palo Alto officials approved a parcel merger sought by the private school.[Tuesday, May 9, 2017]
Palo Alto backs away from business tax
In abrupt change of course, Palo Alto officials agreed on Monday night not to move ahead with a business tax to pay for transportation improvements.[Tuesday, May 9, 2017]