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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
Police: Alleged Crescent Park burglars caught after traffic stop
A routine traffic stop in Gilroy resulted in an arrest of two people for allegedly burglarizing a home in Crescent Park earlier this month, Palo Alto police said.[Tuesday, March 21, 2017]
Council moves toward compromise on growth vision
Responding to an uproar of criticism from residents and community volunteers, members of the Palo Alto City Council swiftly rescinded on Monday night their controversial Jan. 30 decision to strip all programs from the city's guiding land-use document, the Comprehensive Plan.[Tuesday, March 21, 2017]
Three teens busted for home burglary
Palo Alto police have arrested three teenagers who they said sneaked into an unoccupied home in the Greer Park North neighborhood through an unlocked window last month and made off with jewelry, several laptops and an e-reader.[Monday, March 20, 2017]
City Council set to pick preferred growth vision
Palo Alto's polarizing debate over future growth will resurface Monday night, when the City Council is scheduled to select its preferred scenario for long-term development.[Friday, March 17, 2017]
Amid backlash, city to reconsider removal of programs from Comprehensive Plan
Palo Alto officials will revisit on Monday their controversial January decision to strip all programs from the city's guiding land-use document, the Comprehensive Plan -- a move that some characterized as a "formatting" change and others decried as a betrayal of public trust.[Thursday, March 16, 2017]
State probing Kniss' campaign contributions
Prompted by a citizen complaint, the California Fair Political Practices Commission has launched an investigation into the campaign of Palo Alto Vice Mayor Liz Kniss, whose re-election bid was boosted by a flurry of late contributions from developers and who did not disclose most of these contributions until well after the election.[Thursday, March 16, 2017]
Suspect nabbed after two allegations of sexual assault
A man who police said committed sexual assaults on at least two occasions near the downtown Palo Alto Transit Center earlier this month was arrested Friday after he turned himself in.[Tuesday, March 14, 2017]
City requests more analysis on Stanford expansion
Stanford University's plan to build more than 2 million square feet of academic facilities and 3,150 housing units by 2035 has Palo Alto officials raising fresh concerns about the impact of the new construction on the city's public services, traffic conditions and recreational facilities.[Tuesday, March 14, 2017]
Housing proposal on Compadres site wins key vote
A proposal to demolish the El Camino Real building that once housed the popular Compadres restaurant and to build a new mixed-use development with 17 residential units advanced this week after winning a key Planning and Transportation Commission vote.[Monday, March 13, 2017]
Complaint prompts state probe of Tanaka's campaign
The agency that oversees California's campaign-finance laws has launched an investigation into the campaign of Palo Alto City Councilman Greg Tanaka, who reported an influx of cash from developers after winning the election last November and who accepted and later returned $5,000 from a property owner whose project he was set to review.[Monday, March 13, 2017]