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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
Amid policy clashes, Palo Alto council to meet with planning commission
It's no secret that the rift between the Palo Alto City Council and its main land-use advisory panel, the Planning and Transportation Commission, has widened in the past year, with each body pointedly criticizing the policies favored by the other. On Nov. 30, the two bodies will try to repair the damage during their annual joint meeting.[Tuesday, November 24, 2015]
Buena Vista owner sues Palo Alto over closure conditions
In the latest skirmish in the long and emotional battle over Palo Alto's sole mobile-home park, the owners of Buena Vista Mobile Home Park on Thursday filed a lawsuit against the City of Palo Alto, accusing it of imposing "unconstitutional" conditions in exchange for permission to shut down the park.[Thursday, November 19, 2015]
Palo Alto looks to extend its first 'bike boulevard'
More than three decades after Bryant Street became the nation's first "bicycle boulevard," Palo Alto officials are preparing to extend the popular bike route to the southernmost reaches of the city.[Wednesday, November 18, 2015]
Palo Alto utilities director to retire
Utilities Director Valerie Fong, who has spent the past nine years overseeing the city-owned electricity, gas, water and fiber operations, is preparing to hit the off switch on her Palo Alto term in December, creating an opening in one of the city's most complex and critical positions.[Thursday, November 19, 2015]
New rules launched for Palo Alto Airport
When Palo Alto formally took over the operations of its eponymous airport last year, the goal was to turn the bustling but long-neglected facility into a community treasure. As one step, the city on Monday established rules for airport users and policies for leasing, maintaining and constructing facilities at the busy Baylands hub.[Tuesday, November 17, 2015]
Palo Alto council deals a blow to Communication & Power Industry
Barron Park residents who have long complained about the perils of living next to a plating shop filled with toxic chemicals earned a long-awaited victory Monday night, when the City Council agreed to phase out the industrial operation next door and to impose new restrictions on hazardous materials.[Tuesday, November 17, 2015]
FAA vows to take fresh look at flight paths, altitudes
Responding to a rising volume of complaints about airplane noise, the Federal Aviation Administration has agreed to take a fresh look at flight paths, plane altitudes and new procedures that would bring some peace to the afflicted skies above San Francisco, San Mateo, Santa Clara and Santa Cruz counties.[Monday, November 16, 2015]
New laws target toxic chemicals in Palo Alto
On Monday night, the City Council will consider a law that would require businesses using high quantities of hazardous materials to be located at least a football field away from residences, schools, day care centers and other areas where occupants may be particularly susceptible to the effects.[Friday, November 13, 2015]
Palo Alto mulls raising age for buying tobacco
With Palo Alto's crusade against tobacco rapidly gathering force, two members of the City Council on Tuesday floated a proposal to raise the minimum age for buying cigarettes to 21.[Wednesday, November 11, 2015]
City moves to ban plastic foam
Last year, Palo Altans threw away about 114 tons of plastic foam -- enough packing peanuts, foamy egg cartons, ice chests, clamshell containers and Styrofoam cups, bowls and plates to fill up the entire Council Chambers 21 times, according to Public Works staff. On Monday night, the City Council made a move to lighten this load when it supported banning plastic foam from local businesses.[Tuesday, November 10, 2015]