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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
Chamber slams proposed changes to parking-permit program
A proposal to cut the number of parking permits sold to downtown employees as part a new parking-permit program is facing opposition from Palo Alto Chamber of Commerce, which on Friday issued a statement strongly urging the City Council to reverse course.[Friday, February 19, 2016]
Report: High-speed rail to launch in Silicon Valley
California's high-speed rail system would make its debut in the Bay Area, with bullet trains whisking passengers between San Francisco and Bakersfield by as early as 2025, under a business plan that the California High Speed Rail Authority released Thursday.[Thursday, February 18, 2016]
Police: Burglary suspect caught after hiding in mobile-home park
A man who Palo Alto police said tried to burglarize a Crescent Park home Thursday morning was arrested after a 90-minute manhunt that concluded when the suspect was found hiding under a mobile home in East Palo Alto.[Thursday, February 18, 2016]
New study raises concerns about city's future
Earlier this month, Palo Alto unveiled a draft environmental study of various strategies for city growth. The 837-page state-mandated study predicts how the city's appearance, traffic congestion and noise levels will be in 2030. Unfortunately, the news is not good.[Friday, February 19, 2016]
Palo Alto settles suit after allegations of excessive force
Palo Alto will pay $250,000 to settle its lawsuit with a Los Altos Hills resident who claimed he was unfairly arrested, subjected to excessive force and deprived of medical care by police officers after he suffered an epileptic seizure during a traffic stop in August 2013.[Wednesday, February 17, 2016]
Josh Becker joins crowded Assembly race
Venture capitalist Josh Becker, who in 2010 challenged Rich Gordon for a seat in the State Assembly, has joined the crowd of candidates now vying to replace Gordon in Sacramento.[Tuesday, February 16, 2016]
Palo Alto's downtown parking program set for more changes
Downtown Palo Alto's nascent parking-permit program is about to undergo another transformation, with the latest changes aimed at reducing congestion near the commercial core and ultimately getting commuters' vehicles completely out of residential neighborhoods.[Tuesday, February 16, 2016]
Midtown man booked for lewd behavior, again
A Palo Alto man was arrested Sunday afternoon for allegedly exposing himself and engaging in lewd behavior while standing in the backyard of his Midtown home, police said.[Thursday, February 11, 2016]
Stanford wins plaudits for Escondido Village housing proposal
While Palo Alto struggles to address its severe housing shortage, Stanford University is swiftly moving ahead with an ambitious plan to add housing for graduate students at Escondido Village.[Friday, February 12, 2016]
Royal Manor neighbors clash over ban on two-story homes
Royal Manor, a community of more than 200 homes in the Palo Verde neighborhood, is seeking to become the latest Eichler-style enclave to ban new two-story homes -- an effort that is pitting neighbors against one another in a bitter debate about privacy and property rights.[Wednesday, February 10, 2016]