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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
Profile: The many worlds of George Marcus
George Marcus, a Palo Alto-based developer and University of California regent, has never been shy about going his own way, defying expectations and bringing forth new ideas.[Friday, June 17, 2011]
New dog run, turf planned for El Camino Park
Palo Alto's bustling El Camino Park will soon be equipped with a new synthetic turf, a granite pathway and a dog park as part of a $1.4 million park-improvement effort the City Council endorsed this week.[Thursday, June 16, 2011]
New districts would shift power on Peninsula
A state-senate redistricting proposal, released by the nonpartisan California Citizens Redistricting Commission, would make Palo Alto a minority in the state Senate's 11th district. Other state Assembly, state Senate and Congressional districts on the Peninsula are also slated for a major redesigns.[Wednesday, June 15, 2011]
Alma Plaza construction gets underway
Alma Plaza, a south Palo Alto development that earned the City Council's approval more than two years ago, hit a milestone this week when the city issued building permits that will allow construction to begin.[Wednesday, June 15, 2011]
Water rates climb despite lower usage
Water usage may be plummeting in the Palo Alto and other cities that draw their supply from the Hetch Hetchy system, but water bills are flowing in the opposite direction. Palo Alto's water rates are scheduled to rise by 12.5 percent in July.[Monday, June 13, 2011]
Palo Alto set to raise water rates tonight
It's been a pleasantly wet year for the Hetch Hetchy system and the dozens of cities it serves, but the wealth of water will not stop Palo Alto's water bills from going up this summer. The City Council will consider tonight (Monday) whether to raise the city's water rates by an average of 12.5 percent in July.[Monday, June 13, 2011]
Gunmen rob Palo Alto convenience store
Two masked gunmen robbed a convenience store in south Palo Alto Thursday evening, prompting a police manhunt.[Friday, June 10, 2011]
Palo Alto gas station robbed at gun point
Palo Alto police are looking for a man who robbed an ARCO gas station on San Antonio Road at gunpoint Wednesday night.[Thursday, June 9, 2011]
Eshoo recovering from successful appendectomy
U.S. Rep. Anna Eshoo, D-Palo Alto, underwent an appendectomy Tuesday and will spend the week recuperating from the successful operation. Eshoo had to cancel her scheduled speech Wednesday night at Gunn High School's graduation, but helped to find a substitute.[Wednesday, June 8, 2011]
Palo Alto struggles to reach decision on arbitration
Palo Alto's debate over whether to strike the binding-arbitration requirement for police and firefighters from the City Charter could drag on at least until next year because of deadlock on the City Council committee charged with examining the issue.[Wednesday, June 8, 2011]