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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 bring permit parking to Evergreen Park
The City Council may take a giant step by considering a new permit program at Evergreen Park, where residents have been raising alarms about their neighborhood streets turning into parking lots.[Tuesday, January 17, 2017]
Lane reduction eyed for stretch of Middlefield Road in Palo Alto
After years of collisions, congestion and complaints, a bustling, three-block stretch of Middlefield Road near the Menlo Park border may soon be in for a dramatic redesign, including a reduction from four lanes to three.[Tuesday, January 17, 2017]
Creek authority prepares for next flood-control project
The agency charged with improving flood protection around San Francisquito Creek is preparing for its next ambitious project and the public is invited to weigh in.[Friday, January 13, 2017]
Palo Alto to appeal court order that halted Buena Vista closure
Palo Alto will appeal a recent court ruling in which a judge overturned the city's decision to allow the closure of Buena Vista Mobile Home Park.[Friday, January 13, 2017]
Palo Alto Police Chief Dennis Burns reflects on 35-year career
On Dec. 29, his last day on the job before retirement, Police Chief Burns sat down with the Weekly to look back on his years in the department and to offer his thoughts on fair and impartial policing, surveillance technology, asylum cities and the many joys and challenges of policing in Palo Alto.[Friday, January 13, 2017]
City development fees may get shake-up
Palo Alto approved last month a sharp increase to the fees that developers are required to pay to support affordable housing - making them the highest in the region - but the rates may be in for another revamp.[Wednesday, January 11, 2017]
Palo Alto approves new contract for Rinconada Pool
In a move that they hope will expand access for aspiring swimmers at Rinconada Pool without degrading the experience, Palo Alto council members unanimously agreed Monday night to outsource the learn-to-swim program at the pool to Team Sheeper, the company that serves a similar function in Menlo Park.[Tuesday, January 10, 2017]
Palo Alto City Council delays commission appointments
Palo Alto officials on Monday night moved to delay the city's process for appointing new members to three local commissions, opting instead to reopen the application process in hopes of attracting more candidates and giving new council members a greater say in the selection process.[Tuesday, January 10, 2017]
Palo Alto calls for exempting tipped workers from minimum wage
Palo Alto officials found plenty of allies when they voted to gradually raise the minimum wage to $15 by 2019, but on Monday the council agreed to advocate for a new law that could put the city at odds with the very the same people who cheered the wage increase.[Tuesday, January 10, 2017]
Police: Woman robbed at Stanford Shopping Center
Palo Alto police are looking for a man who allegedly ripped a purse off a woman's shoulder at Stanford Shopping Center on Saturday evening and then fled the scene in an awaiting vehicle.[Saturday, January 7, 2017]