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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
As Google Fiber withdraws, Palo Alto rethinks its broadband plan
When Google announced this week its decision to pull the plug on its plans to install fiber networks in various Silicon Valley cities, the news was disappointing but not surprising for Palo Alto officials, who are now once again reassessing their plans to bring ultra-high-speed Internet to the masses.[Thursday, October 27, 2016]
New citizens group to craft tax measure for transportation
Palo Alto officials continued their drive toward a local transportation measure on Monday night when they agreed to form a stakeholder committee that will craft the measure.[Wednesday, October 26, 2016]
Palo Alto council candidates trade barbs over negative ads
City Council candidate Adrian Fine is pushing back against a series of negative ads that his opponents Arthur Keller and Lydia Kou have issued in recent weeks, calling them unfair, dishonest and factually incorrect.[Tuesday, October 25, 2016]
Palo Alto moves ahead with ban on outdoor pot growth
Growing marijuana outdoors would remain illegal in Palo Alto, even if California voters agree on Election Day to legitimize the practice elsewhere in the state, thanks to a ordinance that the City Council passed Monday night.[Tuesday, October 25, 2016]
Palo Alto to explore new zoning for affordable housing
Three years after it suffered a stinging rebuff from Palo Alto voters, the city's leading affordable-housing developer is preparing for a comeback. On Monday, the City Council signaled that it's ready to welcome Palo Alto Housing back, even if it means revising zoning rules to accommodate new developments.[Monday, October 24, 2016]
Palo Alto Forward claims 'impersonation' over PAC
Since Palo Alto Forward came into existence in 2014, its members have been among the city's staunchest advocates for more housing options and transportation improvements. So its members were displeased when they recently learned that the group's name was registered as a political action committee by a former council candidate who until recently was affiliated with a different citizens group.[Monday, October 24, 2016]
Palo Alto board strikes down proposed University Avenue building
After three years of revisions, hearings and neighborhood disputes, Elizabeth and Jaime Wong's proposal to construct a four-story building on University Avenue suffered what is likely a mortal blow Thursday when the city's Architectural Review Board upheld an appeal that challenged the project.[Friday, October 21, 2016]
Avenidas scores victory in expansion bid
As Palo Alto's senior population continues to grow, the city's premier senior-services provider is preparing to do the same by building a three-story addition to its historic center on Bryant Street.[Friday, October 21, 2016]
Police seek skateboarder in Crescent Park robbery attempt
Palo Alto police are looking for a man who they said tried to rob two dog-walking pedestrians as he was riding a small skateboard through the streets of Crescent Park on Tuesday night.[Wednesday, October 19, 2016]
Huge political contributions spark outcry, suspicion in Palo Alto's council race
A large and unexpected injection of cash into Palo Alto's City Council race in recent weeks has lifted the campaigns of two candidates while prompting their competitors and former mayors to allege that someone is trying to "buy City Hall."[Wednesday, October 19, 2016]