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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
Cory Wolbach jumps into Palo Alto's council race
Seeking to bring a fresh voice to Palo Alto's simmering debate over growth and development, Sen. Jerry Hill's staff member Cory Wolbach announced Monday that he is entering the crowded race for City Council.[Monday, August 4, 2014]
Indecent exposure reported in Seale Park
Palo Alto police are looking for a man who they said committed indecent exposure while walking through an occupied playground at Seale Park on Friday afternoon.[Saturday, August 2, 2014]
Palo Alto to weigh different visions for growth
As Palo Alto prepares to debate this week four different visions for the city's long-term growth, one common theme stands out among the different scenarios: a growing opposition to impacts of new development.[Sunday, August 3, 2014]
Palo Alto eyes restrictions on water for fountains, sidewalks
Responding to a statewide call for water conservation at a time of severe drought, Palo Alto is preparing to ban the use of potable water in fountains and on driveways.[Saturday, August 2, 2014]
Holman announces bid for second City Council term
Vowing to improve government transparency and protect residents from the impacts of new development, City Councilwoman Karen Holman announced at a candidates party Wednesday night her intention to seek a second term.[Thursday, July 31, 2014]
Palo Alto's rule changes for new El Camino buildings met with skepticism
After faltering in their first effort to promote wider sidewalks on El Camino Real, Palo Alto officials did little better Wednesday with a far more modest proposal, which was greeted with a wave of confusion and criticism by property owners.[Thursday, July 31, 2014]
Planned home brings angst to Eichler block in Palo Alto
With its leafy sidewalks and quiet air of suburban serenity, Richardson Court appears an unlikely battlefront in Palo Alto's ongoing debate over growth and architecture.[Thursday, July 31, 2014]
Claude Ezran withdraws from Palo Alto's council race
Claude Ezran, an early entrant to Palo Alto's suddenly crowded City Council race, said Tuesday that he has decided not to run.[Tuesday, July 29, 2014]
Palo Alto planning department sees senior-level shake-up
In the latest shake-up in Palo Alto's busy planning department, the city has hired a new assistant planning director and is saying goodbye to two department veterans, one of whom has been leading the city's Comprehensive Plan update.[Tuesday, July 29, 2014]
Palo Alto narrows focus in quest for wider sidewalks
After seeing their prior effort to encourage wider sidewalks fizzle in June, Palo Alto officials are now narrowing their ambitions and pursuing a less dramatic change to the city's zoning rules.[Tuesday, July 29, 2014]