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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 investigate burglary at Roosevelt Circle home
Palo Alto police are looking for two men who on Sept. 26 burglarized a home on Roosevelt Circle and made off with three laptop computers, jewelry and other items.[Tuesday, October 4, 2016]
Tanaka and Kniss take fundraising lead in council race
With the City Council election about five weeks away, Palo Alto's longest-serving council member and its longest-serving planning commissioner are leading the crowded candidate field when it comes to cash raised.[Friday, September 30, 2016]
Shikada to stay on as head of Utilities Department
Ed Shikada probably won't need much of a learning curve for his new job as Palo Alto's permanent utilities director. The veteran policy wonk has been leading the department since January, while at the same time helping the city tackle some of its thorniest issues relating to transportation and public safety.[Friday, September 30, 2016]
Opposition to new office space unites Palo Alto's council candidates
In Palo Alto, where the number of jobs is roughly three times the number of employed residents, and where traffic and parking continue to dominate political discussions, opposition to commercial growth is a mainstream position that has been embraced by just about every candidate seeking a seat on the City Council, including those generally seen as more amenable to growth and development.[Friday, September 30, 2016]
Faircourt feud over two-story homes heads to council
On Tuesday night, the City Council will consider Faircourt's proposal to create a "single-story overlay district," a zoning designation that prohibits new two-story homes and second floors and that has become increasingly popular in the past year.[Saturday, October 1, 2016]
Avenidas heads list of new Cubberley tenants
With Foothill College now completing its departure from Cubberley Community Center in south Palo Alto, the city is preparing to welcome a fresh class of nonprofit groups, studios, faith-based groups and educational programs into the sprawling former high school campus.[Tuesday, September 27, 2016]
Palantir charged with discrimination against Asian applicants
Palantir Technology, the data-mining giant that has gradually become one of downtown Palo Alto's most visible tenants, was charged Monday with systematically discriminating against Asian job applicants for three positions, according to a lawsuit filed by the U.S. Department of Labor.[Tuesday, September 27, 2016]
Palo Alto approves plan for $15 minimum wage
Palo Alto hopped on a regional bandwagon Monday night when city officials agreed to raise the local minimum wage to $15 an hour by 2019.[Tuesday, September 27, 2016]
Palo Alto planning commission set for a shake-up
While Palo Alto prepares to elect new City Council members in November, another heated race is quietly taking place behind the scenes, where 16 residents are competing to fill three seats on the city's influential, and at times controversial, Planning and Transportation Commission.[Saturday, September 24, 2016]
Palo Alto explores two paths toward higher minimum wage
The goal is clear and undisputed: enacting a minimum wage of $15 per hour. But as Palo Alto officials prepare to plot on Monday night their route toward this destination, they will have to choose between two separate paths, each with its own advantages and drawbacks.[Thursday, September 22, 2016]