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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
Palo Alto seeks flickers of hope for fiber network
As local technologists can readily vouch, Palo Alto's journey toward a citywide high-speed Internet network has been anything but high speed. But members of the City Council's newest committee expressed hope Tuesday afternoon that success may finally be within reach.[Tuesday, May 14, 2013]
Palo Alto bans smoking at all parks
Palo Alto took its strongest stance to date against tobacco on Monday night, when the City Council swiftly passed a law that would snuff out smoking at all local parks.[Tuesday, May 14, 2013]
Palo Alto looks to renew, change Cubberley lease
The future of Cubberley Community Center may still be in flux, but Palo Alto officials sent a strong signal on Monday night that they would like to maintain the city's investment in the eclectic but dilapidated complex on the south side of the city.[Tuesday, May 14, 2013]
Palo Alto looks to snuff out smoking at parks, plazas
Smoking would become a forbidden activity at some of Palo Alto's most prominent outdoor spaces under a proposal the City Council is set to consider tonight.[Monday, May 13, 2013]
Palo Alto hopeful about buying historic post office
The future of Palo Alto's downtown post office building could become clearer Monday night, when the City Council considers whether to purchase the historic and iconic Hamilton Avenue building from the cash-strapped U.S. Postal Service.[Friday, May 10, 2013]
Palo Alto to celebrate 'Bike to Work Day' Thursday
Members of Palo Alto's enthusiastic bicycle community are expected to put on their helmets, put away their car keys and come out en masse Thursday morning for the city's the annual "Bike to Work Day."[Wednesday, May 8, 2013]
Palo Alto running out of patience on Mitchell Park Library delays
With the completion of Palo Alto's Mitchell Park Library and Community Center more than a year past due and the project's cost on an upswing, frustrated city officials have issued an ultimatum to its construction company: Get your act together now or you'll be replaced.[Wednesday, May 8, 2013]
Budget review kicks off on happy note for Palo Alto
After years of budget deficits, staff cuts and service reductions, Palo Alto officials found themselves in a delightful and unfamiliar position Tuesday night when they took their first look at City Manager James Keene's proposed budget for 2014.[Tuesday, May 7, 2013]
Hopes rekindled for new police building in Palo Alto
Palo Alto's plan to build a new police headquarters at 3045 Park Blvd. roared back to life Tuesday afternoon when city officials and their consulting architect announced a breakthrough in designing the proposed facility, which just three weeks ago was seen as highly unlikely to meet the needs of the Police Department.[Tuesday, May 7, 2013]
Palo Alto to launch class-action lawsuit against battery makers
Palo Alto on Monday became one of California's first public agencies to charge into the legal battle against global companies accused of conspiring to fix prices of lithium-ion batteries.[Tuesday, May 7, 2013]