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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 looks to identify, combat human trafficking
With the 2016 Super Bowl slated to bring throngs of visitors and hospitality workers into the Bay Area, Palo Alto officials on Monday night pledged to address the darker side of the February extravaganza: an influx in human trafficking that the event is expected to generate.[Tuesday, October 6, 2015]
Residents call for more housing in Palo Alto
With home values soaring and affordable housing in short supply, Palo Alto residents appealed to the City Council on Monday night to adopt policies that would help seniors, young people and priced-out professionals stay in the city.[Tuesday, October 6, 2015]
Four-story hotel proposed for El Camino Real
A proposal to demolish a two-story motel on El Camino Real and replace it with a 50-foot-tall hotel elicited early skepticism from Palo Alto officials Thursday, with several members of the city's Architectural Review Board urging the project architect to think smaller.[Friday, October 2, 2015]
Palo Alto looks to revise key policies for growth, park use
With new developments spurring new demand for Palo Alto's recreational facilities, as well as for ways to improve traffic congestion, city officials are preparing review and possibly revise several long-standing policies that have been guiding the city on matters of land use and recreation for nearly two decades.[Thursday, October 1, 2015]
Palo Alto trees dying in greater numbers
As the drought drags through its fourth year, Palo Alto's parched trees are dying in greater numbers, prompting city officials to expand watering services and seek help from the public.[Thursday, October 1, 2015]
Palo Alto treads cautiously on fiber network
With Google looming as a major wildcard, Palo Alto officials agreed on Monday to wait until next year before making any decisions on a citywide fiber network.[Tuesday, September 29, 2015]
Changes for Charleston-Arastradero win green light
No traffic-calming project has caused as much road rage in Palo Alto as the city's decade-long experiment with the Chareston-Arastradero corridor, a 2.3-mile artery that passes through 11 schools, eight neighborhoods and five city parks. On Monday night, the City Council agreed that it's time to declare the prolonged trial a success and to make the changes permanent.[Tuesday, September 29, 2015]
Palo Alto looks to expand 'drought-free' water supply
As California's water woes continue to stress local trees and inflate water rates, Palo Alto officials are preparing to move ahead with a $35 million project that would significantly increase the city's supply of "drought-proof" water.[Friday, September 25, 2015]
Developer looks to demolish, replace six-story El Camino building
It's one of the tallest buildings in Palo Alto, though few would say it's one of its most welcoming. Now, plans are afoot to demolish and replace the six-story building at 2600 El Camino Real.[Wednesday, September 23, 2015]
Man stabbed outside Happy Donuts in Palo Alto
A man was stabbed in the back outside of Happy Donuts in Palo Alto on Tuesday evening, though neither he nor any witnesses saw the crime occur, according to police.[Wednesday, September 23, 2015]