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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
Officer cited for 'discourteous' conduct
A Palo Alto police officer faced disciplinary action after he swore at a pedestrian at a crosswalk, refused to disclose his name and proceeded to run several stop signs, according to a report from the city's independent police auditor.[Thursday, January 9, 2014]
Audit faults Palo Alto officer for firing Taser at bicyclist
A Palo Alto police officer violated department policy in 2012 when he fired a Taser at a 16-year-old bicyclist before another officer used a police car to block the boy's path and capture him, according to a new report by Independent Police Auditor Michael Gennaco.[Wednesday, January 8, 2014]
Palo Alto may change incentives for affordable housing
Seeking to comply with state law and encourage more housing for low-income residents, Palo Alto officials will on Monday consider revising a local law that grants incentives to developers who build affordable housing.[Wednesday, January 8, 2014]
Shepherd, Kniss to lead City Council in 2014
Nancy Shepherd, an accountant with a flair for number crunching and diplomacy, will lead the city as mayor in 2014 after earning the unanimous blessing from her colleagues Monday night.[Monday, January 6, 2014]
Palo Alto to elect new mayor tonight
After a brief holiday respite, Palo Alto council members will usher in 2014 tonight when they choose their leader for the coming year.[Monday, January 6, 2014]
Solar program remains a challenge in Palo Alto
When Palo Alto launched in spring 2012 a program that allows local businesses to sell solar energy to the city, officials lauded it as a bright example of the city's commitment to green energy. Despite the enthusiasm, PaloAltoCLEAN still has no participants, prompting utilities officials and council members to consider revisions.[Tuesday, December 31, 2013]
Proposed parking program a tough sell downtown
Palo Alto's residents and business owners rarely see eye to eye when it comes to downtown parking, but the city's latest attempt to free up spaces for residents in their neighborhoods has achieved the seemingly impossible -- bringing the two camps together in vehement opposition.[Tuesday, December 31, 2013]
Palo Alto's accomplishments, civic trends in 2013
By many measures it's been a productive and prosperous year in Palo Alto -- even with its recent growing pains.[Sunday, December 29, 2013]
Palo Alto's year of disruptions
Palo Alto's City Council started the year with lofty aspirations, pledging to tackle nagging long-term problems in the city. But things changed, and by December its focus was instead on fixing a political system that many in the city have come to see as broken.[Friday, December 27, 2013]
Bike thieves nabbed in College Terrace
Two bike thieves who police said possessed burglary tools, a stun gun and crystal meth, were arrested in College Terrace on Sunday morning after officers spotted their SUV parked at a Jack in the Box on El Camino Real.[Monday, December 23, 2013]