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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
High-speed rail hit with legal setback
A coalition that includes Menlo Park, Atherton and Palo Alto scored a legal victory over the California High-Speed Rail Authority Thursday when a Sacramento judge ruled that the state agency has to reopen and revise its environmental analysis of the controversial line.[Thursday, November 10, 2011]
City mulls options for limiting vehicle dwellers
Palo Alto's controversial proposal to ban vehicle dwellers continues to evolve and may ultimately include designated lots at which people can legally sleep in their cars, according to a new city report.[Thursday, November 10, 2011]
Voters strike down binding arbitration in Palo Alto
Palo Alto's longstanding practice of forcing disputes between the city and its public-safety workers to go to arbitration was repealed Tuesday night, with more than two-thirds of the voters casting their ballots in favor of Measure D.[Tuesday, November 8, 2011]
Changing of crossing guards vexes parents
For the first time in more than a decade, Palo Alto is preparing to hire a new company to manage its ranks of school crossing guards -- and not everyone is thrilled about the change.[Tuesday, November 8, 2011]
Gordon to hold high-speed-rail meeting in Palo Alto
California's controversial and increasingly expensive high-speed-rail system will be the subject of a public hearing hosted by Assemblyman Rich Gordon in Palo Alto next Tuesday.[Monday, November 7, 2011]
Palo Alto's ambitious bike plans ready to roll
Palo Alto's drive to make local streets safer for bicyclists and pedestrians will get a boost tonight (Monday), when the City Council is scheduled to discuss and adopt an ambitious proposal to expand bike lanes, create new bike boulevards and improve crosswalks throughout the city. ==B Related story:== • [http://www.paloaltoonline.com/news/show_story.php?id=21945 Palo Alto eyes slew of bicycle improvements][Monday, November 7, 2011]
Palo Alto officials not sold on rail business plan
The new business plan for California's proposed high-speed rail line drew sharp rebukes from Palo Alto's elected officials Thursday morning, with various members of the City Council saying they remain puzzled by the ridership projections and financing plans proposed by the agency charged with building the line. ==B Related story:== • [http://www.paloaltoonline.com/news/show_story.php?id=23076 Price tag swells for California high-speed rail project][Thursday, November 3, 2011]
Bill to help businesses raise cash moves ahead
A bill that aims to help small businesses amass capital and go public overwhelmingly passed the House of Representatives Wednesday morning.[Wednesday, November 2, 2011]
Palo Alto tackles Cubberley's conundrum
For Palo Alto officials, the sprawling Cubberley Community Center in the southern portion of the city is both a head-scratching conundrum and lucrative opportunity.[Wednesday, November 2, 2011]
Price tag swells for California high-speed rail project
The cost of California's proposed high-speed-rail system, originally pegged at about $36 billion, has nearly tripled since the project was presented to voters in 2008, according to a business plan that the agency charged with building the new system released Tuesday.[Tuesday, November 1, 2011]