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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
Plan to replace Newell Road Bridge moves forward
Palo Alto officials threw their support behind a proposal to replace the narrow Newell Road Bridge -- a project that they hope will improve flood control around the San Francisquito Creek and make the bridge safer for drivers, bicyclists and pedestrians.[Wednesday, July 13, 2011]
Palo Alto may require mediation for labor disputes
If Palo Alto voters decide to strike the binding-arbitration provision from the City Charter this fall, the city could adopt a new law that forces management and unions to take their labor disputes to mediation.[Tuesday, July 12, 2011]
Arastradero Road lane-reduction may be extended
Palo Alto's lane-reduction experiment on a busy stretch of Arastradero Road could be extended for another year as staff continues to gauge its impact on traffic.[Tuesday, July 12, 2011]
Palo Alto will not sell Cubberley site
Foothill College's prospects for building a major education center in south Palo Alto suffered a fatal blow Tuesday morning when the City Council decided not to sell a portion of Cubberley Community Center to the college. ==B Related material:== ■ [http://www.paloaltoonline.com/news/show_story.php?id=21662 Editorial: The Cubberley conundrum] ■ [http://www.paloaltoonline.com/news/show_story.php?id=21597 Push comes to shove on possible Cubberley deal] ■ [http://www.paloaltoonline.com/news/show_story.php?id=21634 School board asserts need for Cubberley][Tuesday, July 12, 2011]
Stanford Hospital project wins final approval
After an unexpected last-minute delay, Stanford University Medical Center's bid to dramatically expand its hospital facilities surged past the finish line Monday night when the Palo Alto City Council gave the $5 billion project its final approval. ==B Related material:== ■ [http://www.paloaltoonline.com/news/show_story.php?id=21618 Stanford Hospital, parents near agreement] ■ [http://www.paloaltoonline.com/weekly/story.php?story_id=14973 Editorial: Consensus over new hospitals] ■ [http://www.paloaltoonline.com/news/show_story.php?id=17345 Feature story: Seeking the cure][Monday, July 11, 2011]
Palo Alto challenges regional growth projections
A regional plan to promote "sustainable communities" is facing a chorus of opposition from Palo Alto and other cities, many of which would have to build thousands of houses to accommodate the latest vision for the Bay Area's future.[Saturday, July 9, 2011]
Water officials eye replacing Newell Road Bridge
A flood-prone bridge that spans the San Francisquito Creek and connects Palo Alto and East Palo Alto could soon be replaced in an effort to boost traffic safety and flood control around the volatile creek.[Friday, July 8, 2011]
Palo Alto may close Recycling Center
Palo Alto prides itself on recycling, but residents may soon find it more expensive and less convenient to divert their waste from landfills.[Tuesday, July 5, 2011]
Nature lovers applaud expansion of Byxbee Park
After years of anticipation, Palo Alto's nature lovers jubilantly welcomed a new era Friday morning when the city opened up a 36-acre swath of Byxbee Park, essentially doubling the park's size.[Friday, July 1, 2011]
Two injured in crash near Foothill Expressway
Two people were injured Friday morning (July 1) when a truck and a van collided off Foothill Expressway in Palo Alto, forcing the van to roll over. The collision happened at about 11 a.m. at the intersection of Hillview and Miranda avenues, near the VMWare headquarters at Stanford Research Park.[Friday, July 1, 2011]