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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, Stanford win $10 million for bike bridge, trails
Palo Alto's bicyclists, pedestrians and nature lovers had much to celebrate Tuesday after the Santa Clara County Board of Supervisors awarded $10 million to the city and Stanford University for a new bike bridge that would span U.S. Highway 101 at Adobe Creek and for a host of improvements to trails around the university.[Tuesday, November 20, 2012]
Palo Alto turns down volume at Lytton Plaza
Lytton Plaza, downtown Palo Alto's traditional hub for free speech and impromptu music, will see its volume drop on the weekdays after the City Council voted Monday to restrict amplified sound at the popular gathering spot.[Monday, November 19, 2012]
Palo Alto reflects on Ellen Fletcher's legacy
The life of Ellen Fletcher, a longtime Palo Alto councilwoman who helped transform the city into one of the nation's most bike-friendly communities, was celebrated Sunday at a memorial service, where city leaders, bike advocates and members of Fletcher's family paid tribute to the iconic leader.[Monday, November 19, 2012]
Palo Alto ponders rules for people who live in their cars
Palo Alto's deeply divisive debate over whether to ban vehicle dwelling could get closer to resolution Tuesday evening, Nov. 20, when a City Council committee considers the staff's latest proposal for dealing with the topic.[Monday, November 19, 2012]
Ronald McDonald House expansion wins key vote
A bid by the Ronald McDonald House to build a three-story addition at its Palo Alto facility scored a major victory Wednesday night when the Planning and Transportation Commission voiced enthusiastic support for the project.[Friday, November 16, 2012]
Palo Alto may turn down the sound at Lytton Plaza
Palo Alto's most prominent downtown gathering spot may become a bit more subdued under a new proposal to restrict amplified sound at Lytton Plaza.[Thursday, November 15, 2012]
Audit: Palo Alto spends too much on office supplies
Poor management over office-supply expenditures may have cost the City of Palo Alto close to $390,000 between November 2007 and May 2011, according to a critical audit the city released Wednesday evening.[Thursday, November 15, 2012]
No quick fixes for downtown's parking woes
With downtown residents up in arms about a shortage of parking spots on their blocks, Palo Alto officials approved on Tuesday a series of initiatives aimed at both diagnosing the severity of the problem and finding a cure.[Wednesday, November 14, 2012]
Flood-control project flows ahead
Fifteen years after water from the San Francisquito Creek swept through the neighborhoods of Palo Alto, East Palo Alto and Menlo Park, the partner cities are preparing to break ground on an ambitious project that would shield their constituents from future floods.[Wednesday, November 14, 2012]
Memorial for Ellen Fletcher set for Sunday, Nov. 18
The memorial for Ellen Fletcher, Palo Alto's iconic bicycle advocate and longtime City Councilwoman, will be held Sunday afternoon, Nov. 18, at the Oshman Family Jewish Community Center. ==B Related material:== • [http://www.paloaltoonline.com/news/show_story.php?id=27495 Palo Alto's bicycle pioneer Ellen Fletcher dies][Tuesday, November 13, 2012]