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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
Plan for new dog parks in Palo Alto wins support
An ambitious plan to create new dog parks throughout Palo Alto picked up fresh momentum this week, when the city's Parks and Recreation Commission enthusiastically recommended moving ahead with two off-leash recreational spaces.[Friday, August 26, 2016]
Tweaks to rooftop-solar program irk industry execs
It's been a banner year for solar energy in Palo Alto, with the city signing new long-term contracts for its supply of solar-powered electricity and newly installed panels gleaming from rooftops at residential and commercial buildings throughout the city.[Saturday, August 27, 2016]
City looks to change, cement retail-protection law
Retail in Palo Alto is easier to appreciate than to preserve, particularly at a time when soaring rents drive shops out of downtown, and encourage property owners to convert the vacated buildings to the much more lucrative office use.[Tuesday, August 23, 2016]
Palo Alto embraces new vision for public art
In an effort to encourage more streetscape whimsy and greatly expand the city's eclectic collection of murals and sculptures, Palo Alto officials this week enthusiastically adopted a new master plan for public art.[Saturday, August 20, 2016]
City: $15/hour wage, yes, but how soon?
After raising the minimum wage to $11 per hour this year, Palo Alto officials are now looking to push it even higher -- an effort that is stirring alarm among local restaurant owners.[Friday, August 19, 2016]
Palo Alto struggles to provide housing that's affordable
Teachers, techies, corporate attorneys and advocates for seniors don't always speak with the same voice, but when Palo Alto officials convened in May for their latest discussion of the state of the city's housing, the public's message was clear: We're in trouble and we need help.[Friday, August 19, 2016]
Eleven candidates to square off in Palo Alto council race
Eleven candidates, including planning commissioners, past contenders and a few political newcomers, will square off for four seats in the race for Palo Alto City Council.[Thursday, August 18, 2016]
Talks underway to preserve Palo Alto Square theater
The movie theater CineArts will remain at Palo Alto Square until at least mid-September, thanks to a 30-day lease extension that was recently signed by the theater's parent company and the building owner, Palo Alto City Manager James Keene said Monday.[Wednesday, August 17, 2016]
Council strikes down Lytton Avenue project
A downtown resident scored a victory Monday night in his battle against a three-story development planned on his block when the City Council upheld his appeal and sent the previously approved project back to the drawing board.[Tuesday, August 16, 2016]
Police: Masked robbers strike Trader Joe's in Menlo Park
Menlo Park police are looking for two men who allegedly robbed a Trader Joe's supermarket at gunpoint Saturday night.[Sunday, August 14, 2016]