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Gennady Sheyner

Staff Writer, Palo Alto Weekly / PaloAltoOnline.com

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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
Keeping Palo Alto running
Palo Alto's Municipal Services Center is a sprawling maze of industrial activity -- a 16-acre complex where hardhats abound and utility trucks loaded with spools of electric wire stand alongside fire engines and as-yet-uninstalled gas lines, street signs, generators, sandbags, asphalt, rock and other utilitarian necessities. ==B Related stories:== • [http://www.paloaltoonline.com/news/show_story.php?id=24260 Animal Services Center busy but outdated] • [http://www.paloaltoonline.com/news/show_story.php?id=24270 Editorial: Service hub needs new home]
[Friday, February 10, 2012]
Animal Services Center busy but outdated
Just south of Palo Alto's Municipal Services Center on East Bayshore Road stands a squat building in which dogs slightly outnumber humans. The Animal Services Center houses scores of dogs and cats and has also been known to accommodate goats, rabbits and rats.
[Friday, February 10, 2012]
Report: Traffic issues top Palo Altans' concerns
Palo Alto residents are generally thrilled with their city's services and quality of life but remain concerned about traffic jams and a glaring shortage of affordable housing, according to an annual citizen survey just released by the City Auditor's Office.
[Tuesday, February 7, 2012]
Judge dismisses challenge to California Ave lane reduction
Palo Alto can proceed with its ambitious plan to reduce lanes on California Avenue and add a host of streetscape improvements to the commercial stretch despite opposition from several area merchants, a Santa Clara County Superior Court judge ruled.
[Tuesday, February 7, 2012]
Palo Alto ponders next steps for compost plant
A decision by Palo Alto residents in November to make a portion of Byxbee Park available for a new compost plant is forcing city officials to walk a fine line between two competing goals -- respecting the will of the voters and honoring its commitment to reopen the park to the public.
[Monday, February 6, 2012]
Plans for Edgewood Plaza redevelopment move forward
A revised proposal to redevelop the Edgewood Plaza Shopping Center and to build 10 homes at the Eichler-style plaza took a major step forward when Palo Alto's Architectural Review Board voted to approve the project Thursday morning.
[Friday, February 3, 2012]
Cafe vendor chosen for Mitchell Park Library
Palo Alto's quest to bring a cafe to the soon-to-be-completed Mitchell Park Library and Community Center has attracted an unusual amount of interest from the community.
[Friday, February 3, 2012]
Simitian takes lead in funds raised for supervisor race
Joe Simitian's quest to retake his former seat on the Santa Clara County Board of Supervisors is benefiting from a strong lead in cash raised, newly released campaign-finance documents show.
[Wednesday, February 1, 2012]
Police nab burglary suspects in Duveneck neighborhood
Palo Alto police chased down and arrested two Menlo Park men who they believe were planning to burglarize a residence in the Duveneck neighborhood Monday night.
[Tuesday, January 31, 2012]
Assemblyman Rich Gordon to host open house Thursday
State Assemblyman Rich Gordon, D-Menlo Park, will discuss the latest Sacramento happenings and his outlook for 2012 with constituents at an open house Thursday afternoon.
[Tuesday, January 31, 2012]