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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
Hill, Lieber poised for November showdown
Jerry Hill and Sally Lieber cruised to victory at Tuesday's primary election and will now square off in November for a chance to represent a newly formed Senate district in the heart of the Peninsula.[Tuesday, June 5, 2012]
Palo Alto to re-examine CPI's hazardous materials
Barron Park residents and officials at Communications and Power Industries continue to clash over the company's safety record and its plating shop operations, but on Monday, June 4, the two sides found common ground on one issue -- a decision by Palo Alto officials to pursue an independent assessment of CPI's hazardous materials.[Tuesday, June 5, 2012]
Page Mill Road development nears finish line
After a decade of legal wrangling and plan revisions, developer Harold Hohbach now stands at the cusp of getting Palo Alto's blessing for his proposed three-story building on Page Mill Road. All he has to do is make the project more attractive to pedestrians. ==B Related stories:== • [http://www.paloaltoonline.com/news/show_story.php?id=23022 Hohbach gives Palo Alto an ultimatum] • [http://www.paloaltoonline.com/news/show_story.php?id=22747 Page Mill Road development hits another snag][Tuesday, June 5, 2012]
Mitchell Park Library project delayed by a year
The construction of Mitchell Park Library and Community Center has fallen behind by more than a year, prompting Palo Alto officials to prepare for a legal battle against the contractors handling the major project.[Monday, June 4, 2012]
Embattled Page Mill Road project up for fresh hearing
After years of disputes, appeals and revisions, a developer hoping to construct a three-story building on Page Mill Road and Park Boulevard will return to the City Council tonight in hopes of finally getting the green light for his contentious project. ==B Related stories:== • [http://www.paloaltoonline.com/news/show_story.php?id=23022 Hohbach gives Palo Alto an ultimatum] • [http://www.paloaltoonline.com/news/show_story.php?id=22747 Page Mill Road development hits another snag][Monday, June 4, 2012]
Cover story: Saving the Shelter
They arrived en masse, wielding signs, wearing buttons and clutching letters and petitions. By the time the four members of Palo Alto City Council's Policy and Services Committee began their deliberation in front of the standing-room-only crowd, it was clear to everyone in the Council Chambers that this would not be your run-of-the-mill budget hearing. When it comes to animals in Palo Alto, emotions run high.[Friday, June 1, 2012]
Criticism greets new high-speed rail CEO
Jeff Morales, the newly hired CEO of the California High-Speed Rail Authority, has been hailed as "exactly the right person to take the helm at this pivotal time." But some critics charge that Morales' work for Parsons Brinckerhoff, the firm that has been spearheading the beleaguered rail project, should disqualify him from the post. ==B Related story:== • [http://www.paloaltoonline.com/news/show_story.php?id=25548 High-Speed Rail Authority names new CEO][Thursday, May 31, 2012]
New vision for Caltrain corridor in Palo Alto speeds ahead
Safer rail crossings and better east-west corridors throughout Palo Alto should rank among the city's highest transportation priorities, the Planning and Transportation Commission concluded Wednesday night when it voted to endorse a new vision document for the Caltrain corridor.[Wednesday, May 30, 2012]
Palo Alto looks to overhaul city fees
Palo Altans looking to tee off at the driving range at the local golf course, board a pet at the city's animal shelter or rent a room for a birthday party at the Junior Museum and Zoo will have to pay a little extra for the privilege starting in July under a plan the City Council's Finance Committee endorsed Tuesday evening.[Tuesday, May 29, 2012]
Palo Alto eyes 2014 for infrastructure repairs
Palo Alto's quest toward a 2014 ballot measure officially kicked off Monday night when the City Council approved a process for determining which infrastructure projects the measure should pay for.[Tuesday, May 22, 2012]