-
@gsheyner
Twitter -
Gennady Sheyner
LinkedIn
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 approves proposal to establish business registry
It's no secret that Palo Alto's population either doubles or triples every weekday afternoon, with thousands of workers making their way toward the city's tech corridors, restaurant strips and frozen yogurt shops. But getting data about employees has been a frustrating ordeal for city staff, which on Monday unveiled a business registry program aimed at fulfilling this endeavor.[Tuesday, September 23, 2014]
Palo Alto to reconsider closed sessions for labor talks
After weathering criticism for a controversial closed-door discussion in 2012, Palo Alto officials agreed on Monday to reconsider their policy for holding meetings on labor negotiations out of the public eye.[Monday, September 22, 2014]
Palo Alto Chamber of Commerce replaces CEO David MacKenzie
The Palo Alto Chamber of Commerce will have a new CEO after its current leader, David MacKenzie, was asked to step down this week, the Weekly has learned.[Friday, September 19, 2014]
New zoning law targets Palo Alto plating shops
Responding to concerns from the Barron Park neighborhood about potential hazards of a nearby plating shop, Palo Alto officials are considering a new zoning law that would ban such operations near residential areas.[Saturday, September 20, 2014]
Palo Alto to offer more grants to low-income entrepreneurs
The City of Palo Alto's year-old Microenterprise Assistance Program, which provides grants to low-income business owners, is about to expand, with plans to distribute up to $170,000.[Sunday, September 21, 2014]
Auditor finds flaws in Palo Alto Police Department's internal probe
Palo Alto's independent police auditors raised flags this week about the way the Police Department investigated an allegation that a detective threatened a suspect during an interrogation in 2012.[Friday, September 19, 2014]
Debate over council size splits Palo Alto establishment
More than two centuries after Thomas Jefferson and Alexander Hamilton forced the nation to weigh the merits of democracy against those of government efficiency, the debate is playing out in Palo Alto, where voters will consider in November whether to reduce the size of the City Council.[Friday, September 19, 2014]
Traffic stop leads to recovery of stolen Palo Alto goods
Two East Palo Alto men were arrested last week after a Palo Alto police officer pulled them over for running a stop sign and discovered a cache of stolen electronic items in the vehicle.[Thursday, September 18, 2014]
Cell tower on verge of approval for Little League field
It took many extra innings, but Verizon Wireless is now poised to score the winning run in its long and controversial effort to install cellular antennas at the Palo Alto Little League field.[Friday, September 19, 2014]
Developer proposes 30 homes for Maybell Avenue
The new owner of the Maybell Avenue site at the heart of last year's citizen referendum in Palo Alto is proposing a housing development with 30 homes, according to plans submitted to the city Wednesday.[Thursday, September 18, 2014]