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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
Hungry for data, Palo Alto launches business registry
Seeking to unravel the many mysteries of local employment trends and commuting patterns, Palo Alto on Monday launched its long-awaited business registry.[Monday, March 2, 2015]
Palo Alto Chamber slams proposed office cap
The Palo Alto Chamber of Commerce jumped into the the city's growth debate Friday when it submitted a letter co-signed by 15 business owners urging the city not to adopt an annual cap on office development.[Monday, March 2, 2015]
Palo Alto Library Foundation heads toward final chapter
Fourteen years, a mission to fix up Palo Alto's library system is accomplished and the story of the Palo Alto Library Foundation is heading toward its final chapter.[Sunday, March 1, 2015]
In its war on waste, city takes aim at residents' food scraps
A proposal by Palo Alto officials to reduce the amount of trash heading to the landfill could soon bring a new service to city residents and a new composting requirement for local businesses.[Friday, February 27, 2015]
Palo Alto Forward joins opposition to office-space limits
A citizens group that promotes more housing and transportation options in Palo Alto has joined some of the city's largest high-tech companies in taking a stand against a proposal by the City Council to limit new office space.[Thursday, February 26, 2015]
Man arrested at Palo Alto church for making sexual comments to children
A man who allegedly made sexual comments to middle school students at a downtown Palo Alto church was arrested Thursday evening, police said.[Tuesday, February 24, 2015]
Palo Alto seeks to clarify rules on unsolicited offers for public land
In Palo Alto's latest effort to address a June 2014 Grand Jury report that slammed the city for lack of transparency in dealing with developer John Arrillaga's proposals, the council voted Monday to specify that unsolicited offers that the city manager deems worthy of further discussion will be referred to the full council.[Tuesday, February 24, 2015]
Rejecting appeal, Palo Alto approves Corina Way home
Despite protests from area residents and land-use watchdogs, Palo Alto officials approved on Monday a two-story home on Corina Way that neighbors argued is too tall and too massive for their block.[Tuesday, February 24, 2015]
Palo Alto pledges $8M to preserve Buena Vista
With the fate of Buena Vista Mobile Home Park still up the air, Palo Alto's city manager announced on Friday that he will set aside $8 million to assist with the effort to preserve the park.[Friday, February 20, 2015]
Palo Alto set to fix glass shards in California Avenue sidewalks
Responding to citizen complaints about polished glass shards in the new California Avenue sidewalks, Palo Alto is preparing to apply a concrete-patching solution to problematic patches next week.[Friday, February 20, 2015]