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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
Verizon wins approval for cell antennas at Little League ballpark
Opponents of Verizon's plan to install a cell antenna at the Little League ballfield on Middlefield Road suffered a second blow in as many days Thursday morning, when the Architectural Review Board voted to approve the project.[Thursday, October 16, 2014]
Palo Alto: Developers offer to build downtown garage
With Palo Alto in the market for a new downtown garage, developers are stepping forward with offers to build the city a parking structure, provided they get permission to build something else in return.[Thursday, October 16, 2014]
Board swats plan to give ballfield 'historic' status
Over six decades, the Palo Alto Little League field has become hub of big dreams and cherished memories for generations of local sluggers. That, however, is not enough to qualify the south Palo Alto field for the city's historic inventory, the Historic Resources Board agreed Wednesday.[Wednesday, October 15, 2014]
Buena Vista residents appeal closure decision
Seeking to stave off displacement, residents of Buena Vista Mobile Home Park are appealing a September decision by a hearing officer that paved the way for the park's closure.[Tuesday, October 14, 2014]
Mitchell Park Library project nears finish line
Palo Alto's tortuous path toward rebuilding its largest library hit a significant milestone last week when the new Mitchell Park Library and Community Center received its official certificate of occupancy, the last step in the permitting process for the beleaguered project.[Tuesday, October 14, 2014]
East Palo Alto housing complex gets facelift
After months of repairs and a temporary relocation, East Palo Alto residents will celebrate today the recently completed renovation of their housing complexes on Woodland Avenue.[Tuesday, October 14, 2014]
Palo Alto to ponder its lobbying priorities
Faced with pressure to build more housing, improve flood protection and plan for high-speed rail, Palo Alto officials will consider tonight their strategy for lobbying state and federal officials for help.[Tuesday, October 14, 2014]
With no rain in sight, Adobe Creek undercrossing to stay open
As California's drought persists, Palo Alto is preparing to leave open an undercrossing at Adobe Creek that normally gets shut down this time of the year because of flooding.[Monday, October 13, 2014]
Study: Caltrain trench could cost $1 billion
Digging a trench for Caltrain in the southern half of Palo Alto could cost as much as $1 billion, according to a study that the city commissioned to evaluate the popular proposal.[Friday, October 10, 2014]
Suspect sought in third indecent exposure of the week
For the third time this week, a man in a car allegedly pulled up next to a female passerby and lewdly exposed himself on a Palo Alto street.[Thursday, October 9, 2014]