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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 looks to trim managers' benefits
While Gov. Jerry Brown and Sacramento legislators scramble to contain pension expenses for state employees, Palo Alto is swiftly proceeding with its own set of pension reforms, the latest of which the City Council is scheduled to adopt Tuesday night, Sept. 4.[Friday, August 31, 2012]
Page Mill Road could see commercial influx
The bustling block of Page Mill Road just east of El Camino Real looks like an unlikely place for quiet single-family homes, with its high traffic volume, a scattering of shops such as the AT&T store and Kelly Moore Paint Store and the towering AOL office building just a stone's throw away. Now, plans are afoot to turn this island of residential zoning into a commercial site.[Thursday, August 30, 2012]
Bikes climb to the top of city's transportation vision
As parking shortages and traffic congestion continue to rile Palo Alto residents, city planners are steadily shifting their transportation priorities to encourage more biking, walking and transit use.[Wednesday, August 29, 2012]
Bill to curb texting behind the wheel moves ahead
A proposal by state Sen. Joe Simitian to raise fines for drivers who text while behind the wheel passed through the state Senate Tuesday afternoon and now heads to Gov. Jerry Brown's desk.[Wednesday, August 29, 2012]
Palo Alto makes bid for bike-bridge funds
Palo Alto's vision of a curvy, elegant bike bridge spanning U.S. Highway 101 at Adobe Creek remains up in the air, with coveted grant funding far from guaranteed. But questions over funding haven't stopped the city from proceeding with design work on the popular project, which the city hopes will serve as the backbone of a newly expanded trail network in the Baylands. ==B Related stories:== • [http://www.paloaltoonline.com/news/show_story.php?id=25394 Palo Alto could get $5 million for new bike bridge] • [http://www.paloaltoonline.com/weekly/story.php?story_id=15989 Editorial: A first step on bridge][Wednesday, August 29, 2012]
Red-light camera bill coasts through state Senate
A bill authored by Sen. Joe Simitian that would add restrictions to red-light cameras cruised through the state Senate Monday en route to Gov. Jerry Brown's desk.[Tuesday, August 28, 2012]
At Development Center, Palo Alto quietly untangles its bureaucracy
The Development Center at 285 Hamilton Ave. has undergone a quiet but dramatic transformation in the two years since City Manager James Keene unveiled the "Blueprint for a New Development Center" -- an initiative aimed at bringing some sanity, clarity and efficiency to the city's notorious "Palo Alto Process."[Sunday, August 26, 2012]
Developments trigger downtown Palo Alto study
Two new buildings in downtown Palo Alto, coupled with a flurry of complaints from downtown residents about parking, have prompted the city to embark on a comprehensive analysis of downtown zoning regulations and parking policies.[Friday, August 24, 2012]
Four-story building eyed for downtown Palo Alto
Just months after Palo Alto approved construction of a new four-story building in a prime downtown location, another major commercial development is preparing to make its way through the city's permitting process before going up within a few blocks of the University Avenue Caltrain station.[Wednesday, August 22, 2012]
Suspect sought in Crescent Park groping
Palo Alto police are seeking a man who they say groped a woman standing next to her car in the Crescent Park neighborhood Monday afternoon.[Tuesday, August 21, 2012]