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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 plans to take over airport, despite snag
Just as Palo Alto is planning an ambitious takeover of Palo Alto Airport operations from Santa Clara County, the facility is in a danger of losing out on much-needed grant funding after the Federal Aviation Administration determined that the county has violated several provisions in its federal grant agreement.[Friday, May 4, 2012]
Gas rates set to drop in Palo Alto
After seeing their utility bills grow in recent years, Palo Alto's gas customers could finally get a break this year -- a rate adjustment that would bring the average residential bill down by more than 20 percent.[Wednesday, May 2, 2012]
November tax measure unlikely in Palo Alto
Citing tight deadlines and insufficient outreach, Palo Alto officials are backing away from an earlier proposal to put a tax measure on the November ballot.[Tuesday, May 1, 2012]
Cuts eyed for animal services, traffic enforcement
Palo Alto would outsource its animal services, slash nine positions in the Fire Department and cut back on traffic enforcement to balance the books in 2013, according to a budget proposal City Manager James Keene unveiled Monday afternoon.[Monday, April 30, 2012]
Juvenile nabbed for robbery in Palo Alto
A 15-year-old boy who Palo Alto police believe robbed two younger boys on Edgewood Drive in March was arrested Friday afternoon.[Monday, April 30, 2012]
Palo Alto to tackle infrastructure problem tonight
Palo Alto officials will consider ways to pay for infrastructure repairs and get their first look at the proposed city budget for 2013 at a special retreat this afternoon.[Monday, April 30, 2012]
City eyes new trails between Baylands, foothills
Palo Alto is flanked by pristine landscapes, from the sprawling Baylands in the east to the rolling foothills in the west, but connecting these popular destinations with trails has been a challenge for the densely developed city split by a major highway, two busy traffic arteries and a set of railroad tracks.[Tuesday, April 24, 2012]
Palo Alto welcomes Eshoo's effort to boost emergency communication
Palo Alto's effort to improve communications between first responders during major emergencies could get a boost thanks to an effort led by U.S. Rep. Anna Eshoo, D-Palo Alto, to provide airwaves in the nation's broadband spectrum to emergency operations and to give grants to local jurisdictions for new infrastructure.[Tuesday, April 24, 2012]
New turf, dog area approved for El Camino Park
What began as an effort to build a reservoir at El Camino Park transformed into a broader overhaul of the Palo Alto park Monday night when the City Council approved $2.5 million in new improvements, including a synthetic turf, expanded parking and a dog exercise area.[Tuesday, April 24, 2012]
Palo Alto orders analysis of CPI's toxic risk
Faced with protests from Barron Park residents over toxic materials at a nearby plating shop, Palo Alto officials on Monday commissioned new studies to determine the risk level and consider possible options for managing the risk.[Monday, April 23, 2012]