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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
Voters to weigh in on new 'arts district' in downtown Palo Alto
Palo Alto voters could have a say as early as next spring on a sweeping proposal by billionaire developer John Arrillaga to build a four-tower office complex and a theater near the downtown Caltrain station -- a project that would create a new "arts and innovation district" in one of the city's most central locations. ==B Related story:== [http://www.paloaltoonline.com/news/show_story.php?id=26860 Four office buildings, theater planned for downtown Palo Alto][Tuesday, September 25, 2012]
Breast-density notification bill signed into law
A bill authored by state Sen. Joe Simitian that would require physicians to notify women who have dense breast tissue of their increased risk of breast cancer has been signed over the weekend by Gov. Jerry Brown and is now law of the land.[Monday, September 24, 2012]
Four office buildings, theater planned for downtown Palo Alto
The City of Palo Alto and billionaire philanthropist John Arrillaga are pushing forward a sweeping development plan that would add a complex of four office towers, including one 10 stories in height, and a new theater to one of the most central areas of downtown.[Thursday, September 20, 2012]
Plea delayed for suspect in burglary of Steve Jobs' home
Kariem McFarlin, the Alameda man charged with burglarizing the Palo Alto home of Apple's late co-founder Steve Jobs, will wait at least another month before entering a plea. ==B Related story:== • [http://www.paloaltoonline.com/news/show_story.php?id=26463 Tiffany necklace, iPads reported stolen from Steve Jobs' home][Wednesday, September 19, 2012]
Senior-housing project wins early praise
A proposal by the Palo Alto Housing Corporation to build a senior-housing development and 15 homes on an old orchard site earned early kudos from city officials Tuesday evening, though some members of the City Council urged the developer to pay extra attention to the traffic impacts of the new project. ==B Related story:== • [http://www.paloaltoonline.com/news/show_story.php?id=26789 Senior housing planned for old orchard property][Wednesday, September 19, 2012]
City hopes for residents' help with 2014 measure
As Palo Alto officials march toward a 2014 ballot measure to fund infrastructure repairs, they are keeping a close eye on 2008 and trying to apply the lessons they learned from the city's last successful bond campaign to the next one.[Wednesday, September 19, 2012]
Palo Alto mulls sale of land near Foothills Park
While Palo Alto negotiates with billionaire developer John Arrillaga over a proposal to construct a large office complex and theater next to the downtown Caltrain station, the city and Arrillaga are also engaging in behind-the-scenes talks about a separate deal that involves an undeveloped parcel next to Foothills Park.[Wednesday, September 19, 2012]
Palo Alto mulls 'neighborliness' grant program
Palo Alto residents looking to throw block parties, launch neighborhood-watch programs or promote other events geared at bringing neighbors together may soon get a little help from City Hall.[Thursday, September 13, 2012]
Police building tops city's priority list for 2014 bond measure
While the nation is fixated on the heated presidential race and the slew of state and local measures that will populate the November ballot, Palo Alto officials are looking two years ahead and methodically laying the groundwork for a 2014 measure they hope will help them resolve the city's infrastructure woes.[Thursday, September 13, 2012]
Palo Alto survey to gauge local transportation habits
As Palo Alto zooms ahead with a broad plan to become a top-tier bicycling destination, city officials are embarking on a data-gathering effort to determine the best ways to meet the transportation needs of local residents and commuters.[Wednesday, September 12, 2012]