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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
Design contest set for new Baylands bridge
Seeking to create a visible and iconic community landmark, Palo Alto officially kicked off on Monday a design contest for a new bike bridge that would span U.S. Highway 101 and offer residents a new entryway to the Baylands.[Tuesday, September 9, 2014]
Palo Alto officials vow to improve transparency
Chastened by accusations of poor transparency, Palo Alto officials on Monday night offered apologies to the community for their private and ultimately ill-fated negotiation with billionaire developer John Arrillaga and vowed to change their procedures to avoid similar blunders in the future.[Tuesday, September 9, 2014]
Palo Alto man arrested for three incidents of lewd conduct
Palo Alto police have arrested a 37-year-old man who they say repeatedly rubbed his private parts in public places and displayed too much of himself while walking through Seale Park with an open zipper last month.[Friday, September 5, 2014]
Techie cafe approved for Palo Alto's Varsity Theatre
A plan to convert the historic Varsity Theatre on University Avenue into a "working cafe" for tech professionals and an event space for lectures, musical performances and poetry readings moved ahead Thursday morning when Palo Alto's Architectural Review Board gave the project its stamp of approval.[Friday, September 5, 2014]
Palo Alto looks to revise zoning code
The long-awaited overhaul of Palo Alto's land-use bible is expected to stretch until the end of next year, but city officials might not wait that long to start revising local zoning rules in response to recent growth.[Friday, September 5, 2014]
Palo Alto struggles to strike a balance with sidewalk rules
A Palo Alto law that requires new development to be built close to the street may soon be scrapped or modified, though officials remain far from certain about what type of changes should be made.[Friday, September 5, 2014]
Wells Fargo robber arrested after shedding clothes
A wig-wearing woman who police said robbed a Wells Fargo bank on California Avenue on Wednesday afternoon before discarding her clothing in a nearby parking lot was arrested minutes later after officers found her walking around College Terrace wearing a bra and jeans.[Thursday, September 4, 2014]
Palo Alto admits mistakes in negotiations with developer
Faced with a stinging audit from the Santa Clara County Grand Jury, Palo Alto officials this week acknowledged that they followed a "flawed" process when they privately negotiated with billionaire John Arrillaga in 2012 over a parcel of public parkland while at the same time considering his ambitious and ill-fated plan to build four office towers and a theater downtown.[Thursday, September 4, 2014]
Amid uncertainty, Palo Alto golf course revamp delayed by a year
Palo Alto's ambitious plan to renovate the city-owned golf course in the Baylands will be delayed at least until next spring because of an ongoing permitting dispute relating to a nearby flood-control project.[Wednesday, September 3, 2014]
Neighborhood group raises fresh concerns about Hamilton Avenue development
Months after losing an appeal, Palo Alto neighborhood leaders are voicing new concerns about an approved development at 240 Hamilton Ave., a project that they claim violates local laws when it comes to density and parking.[Wednesday, September 3, 2014]