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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
Tap water may turn milky on the Peninsula
If Palo Alto residents notice their tap water turning white or milky in the coming month, it's not just their imagination at work.[Friday, December 2, 2011]
City looks to become testbed for new technologies
Looking to bolster the city's already sizable reputation for high-tech innovation, Palo Alto officials on Tuesday recommended creating a new program in the Utilities Department that would focus on testing emerging technologies.[Tuesday, November 29, 2011]
Plan to pay for high-speed rail draws fresh scrutiny
The California High-Speed Rail Authority's new business plan, which shows the price tag of the controversial project nearly tripling from initial estimates, is drawing a fresh wave of criticism from local officials, rail watchdogs and independent analysts who claim that the latest proposal to pay for the rail line would violate state law.[Tuesday, November 29, 2011]
City pushes ahead with lane reduction on Cal Ave
Seeking to make California Avenue safer for pedestrians and more attractive to shoppers, Palo Alto officials on Monday renewed their commitment to reducing lanes on the commercial street despite opposition from a small but vocal group of merchants.[Tuesday, November 29, 2011]
Plan for bridge over 101 speeds up in Palo Alto
Palo Alto's quest to give bicyclists and pedestrians in the southern part of the city year-round access to the Baylands gained major traction Monday night when the City Council enthusiastically backed the construction of a new bridge over U.S. Highway 101.[Tuesday, November 29, 2011]
Palo Alto tries to put Cal. Ave. project back on track
When Palo Alto officials meet next Monday to approve a plan to cut lanes and add streetscape improvements to California Avenue, the discussion will have a familiar feel. The plan, which the City Council green-lighted in February, will have to go through another round of approvals because of a recent court decision.[Wednesday, November 23, 2011]
Palo Alto weighs options for new U.S. Highway 101 crossing
Palo Alto's ambitious plan to build a bridge over U.S. Highway 101 near Adobe Creek in south Palo Alto could receive a lift Monday night when the City Council considers various design options for the new overpass.[Wednesday, November 23, 2011]
PG&E plans to replace aged Palo Alto gas line
The sight of PG&E workers testing mains and replacing pipes will become more commonplace on Palo Alto streets in the coming years as the company zooms in on three major gas lines stretching through the city. •:[http://www.paloaltoonline.com/media/reports/1285033314.pdf View a map of the PG&E pipelines in Palo Alto][Wednesday, November 23, 2011]
Palo Alto tries to curb Mitchell Park Library costs
Concerned about growing construction costs at the Mitchell Park Library and Community Center, Palo Alto officials have hired engineering consultants and an attorney to examine the spike in change orders from the project contractor.[Monday, November 21, 2011]
VMware unveils plan for massive campus expansion
Palo Alto's cloud-computing giant VMware is planning to dramatically expand its Stanford Research Park property by adding six buildings and two garages to its "campus in the forest."[Monday, November 21, 2011]