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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
Vehicle hits historic building in downtown Palo Alto
A sports utility vehicle crashed into a historic house in downtown Palo Alto Friday afternoon in an apparent hit-and-run collision. No one was hurt. The vehicle, a Nissan Murano, was heading west on Forest Avenue at about noon when another vehicle, which was going south on Cowper Street, allegedly crashed into it.[Friday, December 30, 2011]
Residents appeal AT&T antenna plan
AT&T's plan to install 19 antennas on utility poles throughout Palo Alto will have to undergo an additional review after several residents filed letters appealing the city's approval of the company's application.[Friday, December 30, 2011]
2011: Palo Alto's high-stakes year
If an out-of-towner had to guess which American city had spent the past year squabbling with labor unions, battling a project aimed at reducing traffic congestion and pondering whether to build a waste plant in a nature preserve, Palo Alto probably wouldn't be the first name on the list. But, as city officials are quick to acknowledge, 2011 was no ordinary year in Palo Alto.[Friday, December 30, 2011]
'Robotripping' bill to become law Jan. 1
It took more than seven years, but a proposal by two Palo Alto officers to restrict sale of certain cough medicines to minors will finally become California law next week.[Thursday, December 29, 2011]
Report urges forming infrastructure commission
Palo Alto should overhaul its system for managing infrastructure and appoint a new citizens commission to oversee the complex and critical process, a specially appointed panel is recommending in a new report.[Wednesday, December 28, 2011]
East Palo Alto seeks to bolster tenant protection
As East Palo Alto braces for a new landlord to take over more than 1,800 housing units, city officials are considering changing the law to give tenants more protection against discrimination and possible displacement.[Tuesday, December 27, 2011]
Sartor tapped to stay on as public works director
After a year of new faces in top management, City Manager James Keene opted for stability and familiarity Thursday when he named Michael Sartor to lead Palo Alto's Public Works Department.[Thursday, December 22, 2011]
Report: Higher tax, new bond needed to fund city repairs
Palo Alto should raise its sales tax, terminate its Cubberley Community Center lease and devote almost a quarter of its annual budget to repairing and replacing the city's dilapidated infrastructure, a specially appointed commission recommends in a highly anticipated report released Thursday.[Thursday, December 22, 2011]
Sale of Palo Alto post office prompts nostalgia, uncertainty
When Palo Alto's downtown post office opened in 1932 on Hamilton Avenue, it was like no other post office in the nation. But it had one thing going for it: The president of the United States liked it.[Thursday, December 22, 2011]
Palo Alto mulls new parking restrictions in Professorville
Spurred by a flurry of complaints from the Professorville neighborhood, Palo Alto has formed a new community group to explore creating a parking-permit program in the downtown neighborhood.[Thursday, December 22, 2011]