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Gennady Sheyner

Staff Writer, Palo Alto Weekly / PaloAltoOnline.com

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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, Linkoping mark 25 years as sisters
The blue and gold of the Swedish flag flapped proudly inside Palo Alto City Hall Monday night as the city enthusiastically welcomed a Swedish delegation and celebrated its quarter-century-old relationship with the city of Linkoping.
[Tuesday, September 11, 2012]
Palo Alto council takes stand against marijuana measure
With marijuana advocates pushing for Palo Alto to allow pot dispensaries, city officials took a firm stance Monday night against a ballot measure that would legalize and tax up to three such shops. ==B Related story:== • [http://www.paloaltoonline.com/news/show_story.php?id=26719 Legal questions muddle Palo Alto's pot debate]
[Tuesday, September 11, 2012]
City looks to downsize massive Page Mill Road proposal
An expansive plan to build two office buildings, an apartment complex and a highly coveted public-safety building near California Avenue earned a mixed reception from Palo Alto officials Monday night, with several members of the City Council arguing that the proposed buildings are too tall and too massive even for this rapidly changing neighborhood. ==B Related stories:== • [http://www.paloaltoonline.com/news/show_story.php?id=26716 Palo Alto's police quandary may hinge on massive development] • [http://www.paloaltoonline.com/news/show_story.php?id=26637 Page Mill Road could see commercial influx]
[Monday, September 10, 2012]
Simitian to host forum on breast-density bill
State Sen. Joe Simitian, D-Palo Alto, will host a forum Tuesday night to discuss the risks associated with dense breast tissue and the legislature he is spearheading that would require physicians to notify patients of their breast density.
[Monday, September 10, 2012]
Legal questions muddle Palo Alto's pot debate
With California's marijuana laws still immersed in a legal cloud, a group of Palo Alto's elected officials is urging voters to strike down in November a citizen initiative that would allow up to three pot dispensaries to set up shop in the city.
[Friday, September 7, 2012]
Palo Alto's police quandary may hinge on massive development
After years of failures and frustrations, Palo Alto has another shot now to build a new public-safety building that would replace the city's cramped and obsolete police headquarters in City Hall. But this time, the city's prospects for the new police buildings may hinge on the council's willingness to approve a colossal development that would significantly transform a section of Page Mill Road. ==B Related story:== • [http://www.paloaltoonline.com/news/show_story.php?id=26637 Page Mill Road could see commercial influx]
[Thursday, September 6, 2012]
Lucile Packard Children's Hospital celebrates expansion milestone
After years of plans, negotiations and design work, Lucile Packard Children's Hospital officials celebrated a major milestone Thursday in their effort to expand and upgrade the hospital.
[Thursday, September 6, 2012]
Palo Alto trims managers' benefits, eyes reforms
Palo Alto took a giant step on its road toward reducing employee costs Tuesday night when it approved a contract that forces about 200 managers to contribute more toward their pension and health care expenses. ==B Related story:== [http://www.paloaltoonline.com/weekly/story.php?story_id=17187 Palo Alto's ticking time bomb]
[Wednesday, September 5, 2012]
New trail proposal wins backing of Palo Alto City Council
An eleventh-hour request from Palo Alto and Stanford University for a grant that would greatly accelerate the city's ambitious bike plan and create an expansive trail network around the Stanford Dish glided past the City Council Tuesday night and now heads to the Santa Clara County Board of Supervisors for approval. ==B Related stories:== • [http://www.paloaltoonline.com/news/show_story.php?id=26652 Palo Alto and Stanford team up on new trail proposal] • [http://www.paloaltoonline.com/news/show_story.php?id=25394 Palo Alto could get $5 million for new bike bridge] • [http://www.paloaltoonline.com/news/show_story.php?id=26620 Palo Alto makes bid for bike-bridge funds]
[Tuesday, September 4, 2012]
Palo Alto and Stanford team up on new trail proposal
After initial disagreements, Palo Alto and Stanford University have joined forces for a grant application that would fund a new bike bridge over U.S. Highway 101, extend a trail near the Stanford Dish and create a host of other trail improvements geared toward bicyclists and pedestrians. ==B Related stories:== • [http://www.paloaltoonline.com/news/show_story.php?id=26620 Palo Alto makes bid for bike-bridge funds] • [http://www.paloaltoonline.com/news/show_story.php?id=25394 Palo Alto could get $5 million for new bike bridge]
[Friday, August 31, 2012]