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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's spending plan eyes improvements – big and small – at rail crossings
While Palo Alto is still crafting a new vision for its rail crossings, the city's proposed capital budget calls for spending $200 million for grade separation over the next five years. The City Council is set to pass the budget Monday.[Friday, June 16, 2023]
As new law removes parking requirements, Palo Alto prepares for influx of development
A state law that bans cities from imposing parking requirements on new commercial and residential development could spur growth in Palo Alto's California Avenue and University Avenue areas.[Wednesday, June 14, 2023]
Former Palo Alto Fire Department employee files complaint for discrimination
A former Palo Alto Fire Department employee is claiming that the city officials had discriminated against her based on her race and gender before she was fired in 2022.[Thursday, June 15, 2023]
For supporters of train viaduct, things are starting to look up — again
Nearly two years after Palo Alto emphatically scrapped the idea of building a train viaduct at Churchill Avenue, the idea is making an unlikely comeback. Next week, the Rail Committee will consider restoring it to the menu of options.[Wednesday, June 14, 2023]
Palo Alto police urged to better document incidents involving firearms
Palo Alto's independent police auditor is pushing the Police Department to better document its process for teaching officers about use of force, particularly when it comes to incidents that involve officers pointing firearms.[Tuesday, June 13, 2023]
Despite nonprofit's questionable track record, council OKs interim-housing complex near Baylands
Palo Alto cemented on Monday its commitment to building a three-story shelter for unhoused individuals near the Baylands when the City Council approved a nine-year lease with the nonprofit LifeMoves to advance the project.[Tuesday, June 13, 2023]
Recent conflicts notwithstanding, Palo Alto edges toward new deal with Pets In Need
Seeking to steady the city's relationship with its animal services provider after two years of tension and acrimony, the Palo Alto City Council sent a clear message on Monday, June 12, to Pets In Need: Stay.[Tuesday, June 13, 2023]
Study deals blow to plan to replace Pope-Chaucer bridge
An ambitious plan to replace the flood-prone Pope-Chaucer bridge between Palo Alto and Menlo Park is on the verge of faltering after the agency overseeing the project concluded that the bridge would actually endanger downstream areas.[Thursday, June 8, 2023]
Palo Alto lands $6M grant to rebuild rail crossings
Palo Alto received a welcome boost this week for its ambitious effort to reconfigure the rail crossings at Churchill Avenue, Meadow Drive and Charleston Road when U.S. Rep Anna Eshoo announced a $6 million grant for the project.[Thursday, June 8, 2023]
As more residents go electric, Palo Alto eyes major grid upgrade
If Palo Alto succeeds in reaching -- or even nearing -- its goal of carbon neutrality by 2030, it would have to overcome a steep hurdle: an electric grid that wasn't designed for such lofty ambitions.[Thursday, June 8, 2023]