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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, police union deadlocked over contract
Five months after Palo Alto completed its long and bitter negotiations with the city's firefighters union, officials find themselves in a similar struggle with another bargaining unit -- its largest police union. The city on Friday declared an impasse in its negotiations with the police union.[Friday, February 24, 2012]
Simitian's proposed law seeks to boost medicine donations
Hospitals, psychiatric-care facilities and other health care centers would have greater leeway to donate unused medicine and medical supplies to residents who can't afford them under legislation proposed this week by Sen. Joe Simitian, D-Palo Alto.[Friday, February 24, 2012]
Palo Alto takes to Twitter for outreach
Palo Alto Mayor Yiaway Yeh and City Manager James Keene will answer questions in 140 characters or less Monday as part of the city's latest effort to reach out to the community.[Friday, February 24, 2012]
Proposed 'Gateway' building wins key vote
An ambitious proposal to build a five-story building featuring a glassy tower, offices, apartments and a coffee shop at one of downtown Palo Alto's most prominent corners took a major stride toward winning the city's approval Wednesday night when the Planning and Transportation Commission agreed to rezone the site to make the project possible.[Thursday, February 23, 2012]
City looks for allies against housing mandates
Seeking to carve out a leadership position in what promises to be a prolonged battle against regional housing mandates, Palo Alto officials Tuesday night vehemently rejected a proposal to designate El Camino Real and University Avenue as areas ripe for dramatic growth.[Wednesday, February 22, 2012]
Palo Alto interested in buying downtown post office
As the U.S. Postal Service prepares to place Palo Alto's historic post office on the market, local officials are trying to make sure the city remains near the top of the cash-strapped agency's list of potential buyers. ==B Related story:== • [http://www.paloaltoonline.com/news/show_story.php?id=24418 Post office architect defined early Palo Alto][Tuesday, February 21, 2012]
City, residents set to ponder 'Future Palo Alto'
Palo Alto's long-term future needs, including new facilities and land-use priorities, will be the subject of a special public hearing Wednesday night.[Tuesday, February 21, 2012]
Palo Alto to share dispatch with Mountain View, Los Altos
An effort by Palo Alto, Mountain View and Los Altos police departments to integrate their respective dispatch services is expected to take a step forward Tuesday evening when the Palo Alto City Council considers approving an agreement between the three cities.[Friday, February 17, 2012]
Downtown post office set to hit market in May
Palo Alto's iconic downtown post office, a fixture on Hamilton Avenue for the past 80 years, will hit the real-estate market in May, according to a new report from the city.[Thursday, February 16, 2012]
Palo Alto seeks firmer deadlines with labor
As Palo Alto prepares to ask its employees for more concessions, city officials are also pushing for tighter timelines in contract negotiations with labor unions.[Wednesday, February 15, 2012]