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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
Gas-pipe project could snarl Palo Alto traffic
A prominent stretch of Junipero Serra Boulevard may see major traffic-backups this month because of an ongoing effort by PG&E to replace a natural-gas transmission line in Palo Alto.[Tuesday, October 30, 2012]
Palo Alto donors back repeal of death penalty
Death and taxes may be the only certainties in this world, but when it comes to campaign contributions, Palo Alto residents are far more interested in addressing the former than the latter, finance documents show.[Tuesday, October 30, 2012]
Bold downtown plan spurs debate over Palo Alto's growth
A colossal proposal by billionaire developer John Arrillaga to build a theater and four office towers in downtown Palo Alto as part of a new "arts and innovation" district is still miles away from official approval, but it is already sparking sharp disagreements about the city's future growth.[Wednesday, October 24, 2012]
Palo Alto seeks medical skills in new firefighters
Their job title may evoke burning buildings and forest flames, but Palo Alto's newest firefighters are expected to be just as comfortable operating an ambulance as they would a fire engine.[Tuesday, October 23, 2012]
City treads cautiously against 'Citizens United'
The recent decision by the U.S. Supreme Court to loosen up campaign-finance restrictions for corporations won't win any popularity contests in Palo Alto, but city officials are in no rush to join a grassroots movement aimed at amending the U.S. Constitution to specify that "corporations aren't people" and that "money isn't speech."[Tuesday, October 23, 2012]
Palo Alto rises to the 'Cool Cities Challenge'
Palo Alto's next green program won't rely on tough energy standards or strict building codes but on hundreds of volunteer teams preaching the gospel of conservation to their friends and neighbors.[Tuesday, October 23, 2012]
Scouts files allege molestation in Palo Alto camp
A former director at a Boy Scouts camp based in Palo Alto is among the thousands of people accused of sexually molesting scouts over the past four decades, according to a trove of documents that Boy Scouts of America released under court orders this week.[Friday, October 19, 2012]
Palo Alto banking on a leaner Fire Department
Palo Alto's effort to transform its Fire Department into a leaner and more flexible organization with a greater emphasis on medical response has already resulted in a dramatic decrease in overtime spending and expense savings of more than a $1 million in the current year.[Friday, October 19, 2012]
Palo Alto considers Citizens United
Corporations are not people. Money is not speech. These maxims have become a rallying cry for opponents of the recent decision in the case of Citizens United vs. Federal Election Commission, in which the U.S. Supreme Court ruled by a 5-4 vote that political spending is a form of free speech protected by the First Amendment.[Friday, October 19, 2012]
Credit union robbed on El Camino Real in Palo Alto
Palo Alto police are searching for a man who allegedly vaulted over a counter at Star One Credit Union, removed cash from teller drawers and made off with an undisclosed amount of money Wednesday morning.[Thursday, October 18, 2012]