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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 considers tighter rules on hazardous materials
Seeking to calm fears in the Barron Park neighborhood about toxic materials from a nearby plating shop flowing onto residents' properties, Palo Alto officials will consider on Monday ways to limit the threat, including tightening up zoning regulations and asking the company to move its operations elsewhere.[Friday, April 20, 2012]
High-speed-rail analysis sets stage for more lawsuits
The state agency charged with building California's high-speed rail system approved on Thursday a long-debated environmental analysis for the San Francisco-to-Los Angeles line -- a voluminous document that the project's opponents immediately characterized as an invitation to more lawsuits.[Thursday, April 19, 2012]
High-speed-rail authority OKs new business plan
Calling it a "huge step" for boosting California's transportation network, the state agency charged with building the controversial high-speed-rail line approved on Thursday a business plan for the San Francisco-to-Los Angeles system.[Thursday, April 12, 2012]
High-speed-rail critics eye fresh legal challenges
As state officials prepare to approve the environmental analysis for California's planned high-speed-rail system, Peninsula cities are again gearing up to challenge the legality of the $68 billion project, the Weekly has learned.[Wednesday, April 11, 2012]
Palo Alto to seek 'lighter' changes to massage law
Palo Alto is backing away from a controversial proposal to require massage establishments to keep records of all their customers after several business owners and council members said Tuesday night that the new rule would goes too far.[Wednesday, April 11, 2012]
Palo Alto set to adopt new vision for housing
Smaller apartments, more mixed-use buildings and new housing developments near train stations are among the key tenets in Palo Alto's long-term housing vision, according to a new document that city planners and commissioners have been crafting for close to four years.[Tuesday, April 10, 2012]
Residents miffed by lane changes near Mitchell Park library
Palo Alto is scrambling to restore driving lanes around the new Mitchell Park Library and Community Center to their original configuration after an uproar from area residents who argued Monday that recent changes to their street have made conditions unsafe and confusing for residents and commuters.[Tuesday, April 10, 2012]
New day care center to open near Baylands
Seeking to accommodate a ballooning student population, Palo Alto officials swiftly and enthusiastically approved on Monday night the establishment of a new day care center near the Baylands.[Monday, April 9, 2012]
Palo Alto to close fire station that services SLAC
A Palo Alto fire station that has been providing service to the SLAC National Accelerator Laboratory for close to four decades will be shut down at the end of this month, the Weekly has learned.[Monday, April 9, 2012]
New day care center eyed for East Bayshore Road
A new day care center would open on East Bayshore Road in Palo Alto under a proposal the City Council is scheduled to weigh tonight.[Monday, April 9, 2012]