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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
Delayed election could doom Maybell project
When Palo Alto officials convene tonight to determine their next steps on a divisive Maybell development, dollars and cents will be just one part of the conversation.[Thursday, August 8, 2013]
Santa Clara County woman tests positive for West Nile
A Santa Clara County woman has recently tested positive for West Nile virus, the county's first such case this year, health officials said.[Wednesday, August 7, 2013]
Bill for Maybell election could top $600,000
An election for Palo Alto's recently approved housing development on Maybell Avenue would cost the city more than $600,000 if the council decides to move forward with the vote this year.[Wednesday, August 7, 2013]
Palo Alto weighs tax increases for infrastructure fixes
Faced with a laundry list of infrastructure needs and lukewarm support for a bond measure to pay for these repairs, Palo Alto officials are weighing a menu of possible tax increases that they hope voters will approve in 2014.[Tuesday, August 6, 2013]
Nonprofits seek to help Palo Alto's vehicle dwellers
When Palo Alto officials passed a law Monday banning vehicle dwelling within city borders, they urged members of the nonprofit community to unite and work with the city on a broad and compassionate solution to the homeless problem. For the InnVision Shelter Network, a nonprofit that provides shelter and support services throughout Silicon Valley, the call to action wasn't necessary.[Tuesday, August 6, 2013]
Palo Alto bans vehicle dwelling
After two years of bitter debate and emotional soul searching, Palo Alto officials on Monday passed a deeply divisive law that makes it illegal for people to live in vehicles.[Monday, August 5, 2013]
City mulls response to Maybell referendum
With tension in the community mounting over a housing development on Maybell Avenue approved in June, the Palo Alto City Council has hastily scheduled a special meeting for Thursday to consider its options.[Monday, August 5, 2013]
City workers: Ethics concerns hard to broach
The ethical climate at Palo Alto City Hall is generally sunny, though many city workers feel the city can do better when it comes to rewarding strong performance and encouraging employees to speak up about ethical violations. Those are results of a survey of more than 300 employees that was recently conducted by the Office of the City Auditor.[Friday, August 2, 2013]
Maybell decision heads to referendum
The signatures have been counted and Palo Alto voters will have a chance to reverse a recent decision by the City Council to approve a controversial housing development on Maybell Avenue.[Friday, August 2, 2013]
Palo Alto set to ban living in vehicles
Palo Alto's emotional two-year debate over whether it should be illegal for people to sleep in vehicles could reach its conclusion Monday night, when the City Council is scheduled to vote on the controversial ban.[Thursday, August 1, 2013]