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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
Police: Palo Alto man arrested for attempted robbery
A Palo Alto man who allegedly tried to swipe a duffle bag from a resident of a Middlefield Road apartment complex was arrested.[Thursday, September 3, 2015]
Police: Man nabbed in San Jose after car pursuit in Palo Alto
A truck driver who police said almost ran over an officer in Palo Alto last Thursday night before speeding away through the residential streets was arrested hours later in San Jose.[Wednesday, September 2, 2015]
New transportation vision targets congestion, parking
From congested roads to inadequate parking, transportation problems have been driving most of the debates at City Hall over the past year. These issues featured prominently Monday night, when the City Council discussed an update to the city's transportation vision.[Thursday, September 3, 2015]
Council adds south Palo Alto voices to Comprehensive Plan debate
A citizen panel charged with helping the city update its Comprehensive Plan acquired five new members on Monday night – and will soon get an unexpected sixth. The end result? More representation for those south of Oregon Expressway.[Tuesday, September 1, 2015]
No quick fixes for Palo Alto's new 'parkland'
What was once a quarry that few in Palo Alto knew existed is now a quandary at the center of the city's debate about future recreation needs. On Monday night, the council agreed not to make any decisions about the city's newly dedicated parkland next to Foothills Park for at least another year, pending a hydrology study.[Tuesday, September 1, 2015]
Buena Vista owner rejects nonprofit's offer to buy Palo Alto mobile-home park
The owner of Buena Vista Mobile Home Park has broken off negotiations with Santa Clara County Supervisor Joe Simitian and the nonprofit Caritas Corporation over a potential sale -- and preservation -- of Palo Alto's sole mobile-home park.[Monday, August 31, 2015]
In city's new wage law, a modest proposal
The regional wave toward a higher minimum wage this week swept through Palo Alto, where city officials set aside their differences and happily united behind a law setting the local rate at $11 an hour.[Friday, August 28, 2015]
Planning commission approves chain store limit on California Avenue
Palo Alto's effort to promote an eclectic and independent retail mix on California Avenue by limiting chain stores in the city's "second downtown" took a big step toward reality on Wednesday night when the Planning and Transportation Commission gave the proposal its unanimous blessing.[Thursday, August 27, 2015]
Buena Vista residents sue Palo Alto over closure approval
Residents of the Buena Vista Mobile Home Park have filed a lawsuit against Palo Alto, challenging the city's decision in May to allow the mobile-home park's closure and requesting that the Santa Clara County Superior Court bar the property owner from issuing eviction notices.[Thursday, August 27, 2015]
Study aims to bring data to Palo Alto's loud debate over airplane noise
With citizen complaints about airplane noise on the rise, Palo Alto officials on Monday agreed to commission a study focused on recent changes in air traffic.[Wednesday, August 26, 2015]