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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 police officer disciplined for texting photo of 'scantily clad' arrestee
A Palo Alto police officer faced disciplinary actions from the department earlier this year for texting to another officer a photo of a scantily-clad arrestee who had just been nabbed in a commercial burglary case, according to a new report from the city's independent police auditor.[Wednesday, November 26, 2014]
Palo Alto set to approve digital artwork for City Hall lobby
The latest element in Palo Alto's roughly $4.5-million effort to enhance the ground floor at City Hall will be nearly impossible for visitors to 250 Hamilton Ave. to miss or ignore. The council is preparing to approve a digital artwork that aims to make the building "an extension of community."[Wednesday, November 26, 2014]
Palo Alto: Three-story building proposed for Olive Garden site
In the latest sign of the construction boom happening around California Avenue, Palo Alto planners are considering a proposal to demolish the Olive Garden building on El Camino Real and replace it with a three-story development that would be four times as dense as the existing structure.[Tuesday, November 25, 2014]
Palo Alto considers changing its policy for labor negotiations
Seeking to add transparency to its labor-negotiations process, Palo Alto is considering scrapping its practice of holding closed sessions to consider compensation adjustments for its managers and professionals.[Tuesday, November 25, 2014]
Palo Alto mulls options for new Foothills 'parkland'
It's not often that a city discovers that it owns 7.7 acres of undeveloped land that City Council members didn't even know existed. That's what happened in Palo Alto two years ago, and now the council is preparing to figure out what to do with it.[Tuesday, November 25, 2014]
Palo Alto: Fire quickly snuffed out at Communication & Power Industry
Palo Alto fire officials are investigating a fire that occurred Thursday afternoon at Communication & Power Industry, a Hansen Way manufacturer whose operations the city is in the process of phasing out. No hazardous materials were released, fire officials said.[Thursday, November 20, 2014]
Palo Alto officials defend City Hall remodel
Five months after Palo Alto officials approved a $4.3 million renovation of City Hall, council members made a public case for why the project was necessary.[Tuesday, November 18, 2014]
Plan for dedicated bus lanes on El Camino Real back on the table
A controversial plan by Santa Clara County to create dedicated bus lanes on El Camino Real between Palo Alto and San Jose is back on the table, despite strong concerns from local officials that the project will only increase congestion on local streets.[Tuesday, November 18, 2014]
Palo Alto strikes down car-camping ban
Acknowledging a shift in the legal landscape, Palo Alto officials agreed on Monday night to repeal the city's controversial ban on car camping.[Tuesday, November 18, 2014]
Mixed-use proposal for University Avenue meets mixed response
A proposal to demolish two stout commercial buildings at the heart of University Avenue's commercial district and replace them with a four-story development is meeting a mixed response from the community, with some downtown residents saying that the new 50-foot building will damage their quality of life and others arguing that it's exactly what the city needs to bring more vitality to the area.[Monday, November 17, 2014]