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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
Palo Alto's compost dilemma deepens
The future of Palo Alto's composting returned to the spotlight Monday night as more than 100 residents packed into City Hall to make their cases on whether the city should build a waste-to-energy plant in Byxbee Park. The City Council didn't reach a decision, but heard the comments and raised its own questions about the controversial proposal.[Monday, March 21, 2011]
Manager steals $70K from neighborhood group
The former manager of a south Palo Alto neighborhood association has admitted to embezzling tens of thousands of dollars from the group before leaving his position in late January to found a new gym.[Monday, March 21, 2011]
Palo Alto's compost debate resumes tonight
Proponents and opponents of Palo Alto's proposed waste-to-energy plant will have a chance to bring their respective cases to the City Council tonight (March 21), as the council considers a new study evaluating the facility's cost.[Monday, March 21, 2011]
Palo Alto names Molly Stump new city attorney
Palo Alto concluded its search for a new city attorney Thursday, naming San Francisco Airport General Counsel Molly S. Stump as its choice to succeed retired attorney Gary Baum.[Thursday, March 17, 2011]
Palo Alto, Stanford split over hospital expansion 'revenue guarantee'
Palo Alto and Stanford University remain at odds over whether Stanford should guarantee that its massive hospital expansion doesn't hurt the city's bottom line.[Thursday, March 17, 2011]
Downtown 'gateway' project gets early nod on zone change
Palo Alto's latest downtown project seeks to accomplish two things: blend seamlessly into the bustling, tech-savvy environment of University Avenue and stand out as a "gateway" structure that welcomes train commuters downtown.[Wednesday, March 16, 2011]
Palo Alto family launches relief effort for Japan
As Palo Alto officials explore ways to help the residents of Tsuchiura, Japan, a local family has launched a relief fund for the earthquake-damaged city. [http://www.paloaltoonline.com/news/show_photo.php?main_id=20410&type=v&media_id=§ion_id=1 ==B Watch video==][Tuesday, March 15, 2011]
Palo Alto's compost quandary will head to voters
Palo Alto environmentalists who support building a new waste-to-energy plant at Byxbee Park hit a crucial milestone in their campaign Tuesday morning when they turned in more than 6,000 signatures to the City Clerk's Office, qualifying the issue for the November ballot.[Tuesday, March 15, 2011]
Budget deficits forecast for Palo Alto
Recent layoffs and salary freezes will not save the City of Palo Alto from years of budget deficits as health care and pension costs continue to spike across the state, the city's finance officials said Monday night.[Tuesday, March 15, 2011]
City changes rules for Professorville demolitions
Palo Altans often gripe about the frustrations and complexities of the city's permitting process, but few can match the ordeal that Alan Akin and Michelle Arden slogged through as they tried to demolish their home in the Professorville district. On Monday, city officials took several steps to streamline and simplify the rules for remodeling and removing buildings in this historic district.[Monday, March 14, 2011]