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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
Speedy bus service planned for El Camino
While Caltrain dreams of electrification and California's high-speed rail project slogs through its design process, Santa Clara County officials are pursuing their own solution to Peninsula's future congestion woes: a fleet of speedy, spacious buses ferrying passengers up and down the El Camino Real corridor.[Wednesday, June 22, 2011]
Report boosts backers of new compost plant
Palo Alto could save millions by building a waste-to-energy plant in the Baylands, according to a new analysis that is likely to further stoke one of the city's hottest debates.[Wednesday, June 22, 2011]
City passes 2012 budget, seeks union concessions
Palo Alto officials approved the city's 2012 budget Monday night with little discussion, no protests and one glaring asterisk.[Tuesday, June 21, 2011]
Palo Alto halts water-rate increase -- for now
Palo Alto isn't spiking its water rates just yet, but residents concerned about rising bills should hold their applause for now.[Tuesday, June 21, 2011]
Council set to change binding-arbitration law
Palo Alto voters could still have a chance this year to tweak the binding-arbitration provision in the City Charter, though a downright repeal of the controversial law now looks less likely than ever.[Tuesday, June 21, 2011]
Day care parents worried about hospital expansion
Stanford University Medical Center officials scored a major victory two weeks ago, when Palo Alto approved a dramatic expansion of Stanford's hospital facilities. These celebrations were temporarily halted Monday night, when Stanford found itself facing a protest movement from a nearby day care center -- an unexpected development that threatens to delay the historic project.[Monday, June 20, 2011]
Palo Alto mulls Cubberley sale again
As Foothill College scours for places to expand its campus, Palo Alto officials hope the college will continue to keep Cubberley Community Center in mind. The City Council will consider its response to Foothill later this month.[Monday, June 20, 2011]
Palo Alto still on the fence about labor reforms
Palo Alto's drawn-out debate over whether to change or scrap the binding-arbitration provision from the City Charter could finally get settled tonight, when the City Council considers giving the voters a say on the matter.[Monday, June 20, 2011]
Palo Alto Utilities managers form bargaining unit
The City of Palo Alto Utilities managers have formed a new employee association that they hope will strengthen their bargaining power in negotiations with city management.[Friday, June 17, 2011]
Groupon to expand Palo Alto presence
Groupon, Inc., plans to dramatically expand its presence in Palo Alto in the coming months, when it takes over a Park Boulevard building it has recently leased.[Friday, June 17, 2011]