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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
In Trump-inspired resolution, Palo Alto pledges to reject bigotry 'in all its forms'
Responding to community anxieties about the recent presidential election, Palo Alto officials plan to pass on Monday night a resolution pledging the city's commitment to diversity and unity and vowing to oppose "any attempts to undermine the safety, security and rights of members of our community."[Saturday, December 10, 2016]
Raises on the way for Palo Alto's top staff
Palo Alto's four council-appointed officers are all set to get raises on Monday night, when the City Council convenes for its final meeting of the year. City Manager James Keene and Molly Stump are up for 4.75 percent increases, while City Auditor Harriet Richardson and City Clerk Beth Minor will get pay bumps of 4 percent and 3.5 percent, respectively.[Friday, December 9, 2016]
Palo Alto aims to boost East Palo Alto water supply
A proposal by four members of the Palo Alto City Council to transfer a share of the city's water allocations to its parched neighbor, East Palo Alto, gained momentum this week, when the rest of council enthusiastically backed the effort.[Thursday, December 8, 2016]
Palo Alto set to move ahead with new garages
After years of planning, Palo Alto is preparing to take a significant step toward alleviating the worsening parking shortages in its two main commercial districts on Monday night, when the City Council votes to approve design contracts for new garages in downtown and near California Avenue.[Thursday, December 8, 2016]
Palo Alto braces for budget deficit
Despite a thriving economy and growing revenues, Palo Alto is heading into the new year with a financial cloud on the horizon: a projected budget deficit that could be as high as $6 million.[Tuesday, December 6, 2016]
Citing political upheaval, Oaxacan students cancel trip to Palo Alto
The election of Donald Trump to the White House has cast a shadow over Palo Alto's relationship with its sister city in Mexico, with a group of more than 30 student dancers from Oaxaca recently canceling their scheduled trip to Palo Alto because of the shifting political landscape.[Wednesday, December 7, 2016]
Palo Alto moves toward 'carbon free' natural gas
Having already slashed carbon out of its electricity portfolio, Palo Alto is now looking to do the same to natural gas. Yet the program that the City Council endorsed Monday night has some green leaders arguing that the city isn't going far enough.[Tuesday, December 6, 2016]
Palo Alto seeks to snuff out smoke in apartments
Palo Alto struck another blow against tobacco on Monday night, when the City Council decreed that every apartment building in the city will soon be no-smoke zones.[Tuesday, December 6, 2016]
Federal grant aims to boost Valley's traffic-reduction efforts
An effort by Palo Alto and neighboring cities to get drivers to instead use trains, buses and other modes of transportation just got a lift from the federal government -- a $1 million grant aimed at accelerating the switch.[Tuesday, November 29, 2016]
Palo Alto mulls raising the height limit for new buildings
Palo Alto's 50-foot ceiling for new developments may start showing cracks next week, when the City Council considers new strategies for accommodating growth and addressing its impacts on the community.[Friday, November 25, 2016]