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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
Developer drops plan to buy Buena Vista Mobile Home Park
Prometheus Real Estate Group has backed away from its plan to build high-end apartments on the Palo Alto site of Buena Vista Mobile Home Park, adding a fresh layer of uncertainty to the park's future.[Tuesday, July 8, 2014]
Palo Alto launches City Hall makeover
The city is embarking on an ambitious, $4.5 million renovation of City Hall, which includes a new glass-walled meeting room, renovated lobby, refurbished conference room, new carpets and upholstering in the Council Chambers and a personnel shuffle that will shift staff to new locations.[Friday, July 4, 2014]
High-tech hub proposed for Palo Alto's Varsity Theatre
Plans for downtown's historic Varsity Theatre took another turn this week when building owner Chop Keenan submitted a proposal to turn the University Avenue landmark into a cafe and co-working space for various high-tech companies.[Thursday, July 3, 2014]
Palo Alto speeds ahead with new electric-vehicle requirements
Faster than a speeding Tesla, Palo Alto has dramatically expanded its requirements for electric-vehicle chargers, which thanks to a recently passed law must now be present at every new apartment complex, hotel and commercial building.[Thursday, July 3, 2014]
Palo Alto braces for financial uncertainty in airport takeover
As Palo Alto prepares to take full control of its namesake airport for the fist time in nearly half a century, city officials are wrestling with gaping uncertainties about how much it will cost to fix up the small but bustling Baylands facility -- and where the money will come from.[Thursday, July 3, 2014]
College Terrace resident jumps into Palo Alto council race
As a retired aerospace engineer and a newcomer to Palo Alto, Seelam P. Reddy is at once a perfect representative of the city's technological might and the consummate outsider to the local political scene.[Wednesday, July 2, 2014]
Palo Alto looks for new ways to deal with its sewage
For 42 years and counting, Palo Alto has been incinerating sewage sludge flowing in from the surrounding area. With plans afoot to retire these incinerators, what will the city do next to deal with its sewage?[Friday, June 27, 2014]
Charges filed against Palo Alto teen after string of attacks
A Palo Alto teen who went on a naked rampage in April has been charged with felony assault, battery on a police officer, trespassing and being under the influence of a controlled substance, according to papers filed in Santa Clara County Superior Court on Monday.[Thursday, June 26, 2014]
Despite permit snag, Palo Alto approves funds for golf course revamp
With little fanfare and much frustration, Palo Alto officials authorized this week spending more than $9 million on an ambitious overhaul of the city's golf course, even as they acknowledged that work may not begin for some time because of a lingering permitting snag.[Thursday, June 26, 2014]
Eric Filseth enters Palo Alto's council race
Eric Filseth, a Downtown North resident who emerged over the last two years as a leading voice in Palo Alto's debate over downtown growth, announced Monday that he will seek a seat on the City Council in November.[Monday, June 23, 2014]