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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
Police probe reported robbery at El Camino Park
Palo Alto police are investigating a possible robbery of a transient man that allegedly occurred at El Camino Park Sunday night.[Monday, November 22, 2010]
Palo Alto shifts course on landfill policy
Palo Alto will start shipping more garbage to the local landfill and lift its recently imposed ban on commercial waste at the baylands facility if the City Council adopts a staff proposal tonight (Monday).[Monday, November 22, 2010]
Rail authority delays study of Peninsula designs
The California High-Speed Rail Authority will delay releasing a highly anticipated analysis of design options for the Peninsula segment of the rail line because of a recent decision to begin construction in Central Valley.[Friday, November 19, 2010]
'Traffic calming' projects bloom in Palo Alto
Fewer traffic lanes, more bike routes, colorful sidewalks along El Camino Real and road signs all over the city pointing bicyclists toward popular local landmarks could soon become some of the most visible features on Palo Alto's traffic landscape.[Thursday, November 18, 2010]
E-books may be future stars at Palo Alto libraries
Seeking to accommodate the digital age, Palo Alto officials are revising design plans for new or renovated city libraries to enable more laptops and electronic books. But not everyone is happy about the new approach.[Tuesday, November 16, 2010]
City to host public meeting on library renovations
Plans to rebuild and expand Palo Alto's busy Main Library will be on public display tonight (Tuesday, Nov. 16), when the city hosts a community meeting to discuss the status of the city's ambitious library-renovation project.[Tuesday, November 16, 2010]
Google to build fiber network at Stanford
Palo Alto's dream of a citywide ultra-high-speed broadband network will soon take shape on a smaller scale just beyond the city's borders, thanks to a pilot project Google plans to unveil on Stanford University campus early next year.[Tuesday, November 16, 2010]
Palo Alto hotels see rise in occupancy
After a two-year slump, Palo Alto's hotels appear to be filling up again -- a welcome sign for city officials who have seen local revenues plummet during the Great Recession.[Monday, November 15, 2010]
Rail authority officials investigated over trips
The state agency charged with ethics enforcement has launched an investigation into whether California High-Speed Rail Authority officials have failed to properly document their trips abroad -- trips that were paid for by foreign governments.[Friday, November 12, 2010]
Creek project trickles ahead despite spiking costs
An ambitious proposal to tame the flood-prone San Francisquito Creek might have to be split into phases after a new analysis showed the project's cost more than doubling, to $20 million.[Friday, November 12, 2010]