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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
Study sheds light on Buena Vista children
While Hispanic children in Silicon Valley tend to experience high drop-out rates and steep barriers to quality medical care, the residents of Buena Vista Mobile Home Park defy both trends, according to a study published by two Stanford professors.[Tuesday, March 18, 2014]
Bicyclists praise city's bold traffic-calming push
Dozens of Palo Alto bicyclists cheered Monday night as the city approved more than $2 million in design contracts for 17 different bike projects throughout the city.[Tuesday, March 18, 2014]
Palo Alto approves new deal with largest union
The Palo Alto City Council swiftly and unanimously approved on Monday night a new contract with the city's largest labor union -- a deal that stabilizes the city's contribution toward health care costs and gives about 580 workers their first raise since 2008.[Tuesday, March 18, 2014]
Survey shows opinion gaps between north and south Palo Alto
Palo Altans overwhelmingly feel like their city is a splendid place to live, a great place to raise children and a decent place to retire, but when asked about a "sense of community," bus routes and the quality of services for seniors and youth, residents in the north tend to be far cheerier than their counterparts in the south, a recent survey indicates.[Monday, March 17, 2014]
Palo Alto breaks ground on California Avenue
Palo Alto Mayor Nancy Shepherd joined other council members, local residents and dignitaries Monday, March 17, in celebrating the launch of a dramatic and long-awaited streetscape project on California Avenue.[Sunday, March 16, 2014]
Police department looks to replace Tasers, buy new vests, lockers
The Palo Alto Police Department could get new bullet-proof vests, tracking devices, Taser accessories and wireless equipment to improve communication during hostage negotiations as part of a state grant the city has recently received.[Friday, March 14, 2014]
Around California Avenue: Here comes construction
Palo Alto's effort to encourage more development near California Avenue is already bearing fruit. Read about some of the new developments that will soon be opening their doors in the city's "other downtown."[Friday, March 14, 2014]
California Avenue project's costs grow
Despite a climate of skepticism in the business community and a price tag that has risen dramatically, the City Council has been unanimous and enthusiastic about the changes at every step of the approval process for California Avenue's streetscape project.[Friday, March 14, 2014]
City to host Cal Ave ground-breaking Monday
Palo Alto Mayor Nancy Shepherd and other officials will host a ceremonial ground-breaking ceremony on Monday, March 17, at 4 p.m. to launch the California Avenue Transit Hub Corridor Streetscape Improvement and Water Main Replacement Project.[Friday, March 14, 2014]
California Avenue: Making a new downtown
After four years of planning, designing and litigating, the city is preparing to break ground Monday on a massive renovation of California Avenue, a streetscape project that includes widening sidewalks, creating two new public plazas, replacing an old fountain with a new fountain sculpture and, most controversially, reducing driving lanes from four to two.[Friday, March 14, 2014]