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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
Mayoral election pushes open-meeting law to the brink
The suspenseful election of Pat Burt and Greg Scharff on Monday night to serve as Palo Alto's mayor and vice mayor marked a new chapter for the City Council, which will no longer be led by the council's slow-growth "residentialists."[Friday, January 8, 2016]
Palo Alto asks court to dismiss Buena Vista suit
Calling it a "baseless suit," the City of Palo Alto is asking a federal court to reject a court challenge that was leveled against the city in November by the owners of Buena Vista Mobile Home Park.[Tuesday, January 5, 2016]
In final meeting as mayor, Karen Holman wins praise from 'united' council
In her first council meeting of the year and her final night as Palo Alto mayor, Karen Holman won a pair of standing ovations from an overflow crowd and kudos from her colleagues for uniting the once-divided council behind a common vision.[Tuesday, January 5, 2016]
Pat Burt returns to the mayor's chair in Palo Alto
After a pair of close votes, the Palo Alto City Council on Monday night elected Pat Burt and Greg Scharff to serve as the city's mayor and vice mayor, respectively, for 2016.[Monday, January 4, 2016]
Palo Alto to select new mayor tonight
Palo Alto will have a new mayor tonight and, if tradition holds, the annual honor will go to a soft-spoken, data-hungry economist with a long record of skepticism and dissent when it comes to new developments.[Monday, January 4, 2016]
Groping incident in backseat of police car prompts complaint
The Palo Alto Police Department is revising its policy on driving multiple suspects in the same police cruiser after a woman filed a complaint alleging that she was improperly touched by a man with whom she was sharing a back seat en route to jail.[Friday, January 1, 2016]
2015: Palo Alto's year of resistance
Once divided, city officials set their differences aside this year to take on a greater force: the free market[Thursday, December 31, 2015]
Fatal shooting brings questions about police tactics to Palo Alto
When two Palo Alto police officers shot and killed William David Raff outside a Forest Avenue home on Christmas evening, they instantly triggered speculation among the victim's family, friends and the broader community about whether the shooting was just -- and justified.[Tuesday, December 29, 2015]
Palo Alto police describe 'quick and violent' confrontation before fatal shooting
When three Palo Alto police officers arrived at the front lawn of a home at 652 Forest Ave. in the waning hours of Christmas night, they reportedly saw a man emerge from the shadows, brandishing a metal knife and jumping around in an erratic manner.[Tuesday, December 29, 2015]
As economy booms, so do price tags for Palo Alto projects
The past year has been kind to Palo Alto's economy, with real estate values soaring, hotel revenues booming, and the city's budget carrying a healthy surplus. But the silver cloud comes with a dark lining: As the economy heats up, so does the construction climate — a trend that has brought rising costs and fresh uncertainty for the city's major infrastructure projects.[Tuesday, December 29, 2015]