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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
Bike bridge designs wow Palo Alto commissioners
One cries for attention with its prominent red arch and a row of changing lights. The other is an understated ribbon that tries to blend into the Baylands. The third is inspired by a kayak, even though it's meant for bicycles. All three are winners, the planning commission decided Wednesday.[Wednesday, January 14, 2015]
Wireless facilities meet fuzzy reception in Palo Alto
When it comes to equipment to boost wireless reception in Palo Alto, the city's planning effort is struggling to keep up with the telecom companies.[Thursday, January 15, 2015]
Buena Vista residents allowed to appeal mobile-home park's closure
Palo Alto officials set the stage on Monday for an emotional battle over the future of Buena Vista Mobile Home Park when they affirmed the right of the park's roughly 400 residents to challenge a decision authorizing their displacement.[Tuesday, January 13, 2015]
After three decades, Palo Alto recreation chief says farewell
After a varied three-decade career that took him from a teenaged volunteer at Palo Alto's animal shelter to the director of the city's Community Services Department, Greg Betts is preparing for the next phase.[Tuesday, January 13, 2015]
Palo Alto to ponder higher salaries for City Council
Having recently approved salary increases for almost every employee group in City Hall, the Palo Alto City Council is now considering bumping the compensation for a group that hasn't had a raise since 2001: itself.[Thursday, January 8, 2015]
Palo Alto officials protest rapid-bus plan
A proposal by the Santa Clara Valley Transportation Authority (VTA) to establish dedicated bus lanes and remove more than 250 parking spaces on El Camino Real in Palo Alto is meeting vigorous resistance from city officials, who are questioning the assumptions behind the ambitious plan known as Bus Rapid Transit and calling for the agency to consider alternatives.[Saturday, January 10, 2015]
City Council may OK funds for new waste facility
Palo Alto has a rich history of discord and disagreement when it comes to disposing of the city's organic waste, but if there is one project that brings all the sides in the debate together it's the city's plan to retire the incinerators that have been burning sludge in the Baylands for more than 40 years.[Saturday, January 10, 2015]
Caltrain vote paves the way for electric trains
Caltrain's effort to replace its diesel trains with electric ones hit a milestone on Thursday morning when the agency's board of directors signed off on a key environmental document that paves the way for the project's implementation.[Thursday, January 8, 2015]
Marc Berman sets sights on Sacramento
Palo Alto City Councilman Marc Berman is now looking to Sacramento. Berman, who was elected to the council in 2012, said Thursday morning that he is running for the state Assembly seat currently occupied by Rich Gordon and he has already raised $60,000 for this endeavor.[Thursday, January 8, 2015]
Report: Caltrain 'modernization' to worsen Alma congestion
Caltrain's plan to power its trains by electricity rather than diesel is expected to improve service. But for Palo Alto, the plan comes with a bitter pill: unavoidable worsening of traffic conditions at three already congested intersections of Alma Street.[Tuesday, January 6, 2015]