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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 planners clash over 'private meetings'
A Palo Alto policy that "strongly discourages" private meetings between planning commissioners and project applicants could be on its way out -- despite complaints from neighborhood leaders that the change would be a major blow to transparency.[Thursday, November 11, 2010]
Palo Alto taps Mike Sartor to head Public Works -- for now
Mike Sartor, who has spent the past eight years in the number two position in Palo Alto's Public Works Department, will fill the department's top position while the city searches for departing Director Glenn Roberts' permanent replacement, City Manager James Keene announced Wednesday.[Wednesday, November 10, 2010]
Liz Kniss to join Caltrain board
Santa Clara County Supervisor Liz Kniss will join the Caltrain board of directors in early December, giving Palo Alto and other north-county cities their first representative on the nine-member board -- at a critical time in Caltrain's future. Kniss told Palo Alto Online that she has long had a special interest in Caltrain as a backbone component of the Peninsula's transit connections.[Wednesday, November 10, 2010]
Palo Alto to require 'better' smoke alarms
Palo Alto became the second city in California to strengthen its requirements for smoke alarms after the City Council agreed to change the city's fire code Monday night.[Monday, November 8, 2010]
Palo Alto to consider smoke-alarm requirement
Palo Alto could become the second California city to require builders, landlords and homeowners working on construction projects to install photoelectric smoke alarms if the City Council accepts a proposal from the city's fire marshal tonight.[Monday, November 8, 2010]
More than 500 attend 'high speed boondoggle' rally
Hundreds of critics of California's proposed high-speed rail project packed into Burlingame's Caltrain station Sunday afternoon to wave protest signs, chant "Boondoggle!" and vent their anger about the increasingly controversial project -- especially the possibility of an elevated railway. [http://www.paloaltoonline.com/news/show_photo.php?main_id=18908&type=v&media_id=§ion_id=1 ==B Watch video==][Sunday, November 7, 2010]
High-speed rail CEO grilled over 'trust' issues
The California High-Speed Rail Authority has failed to honor its earlier promises and is quickly losing the public's and the Legislation's trust, members of a state Senate subcommittee said Thursday during a contentious hearing on the rail project.[Friday, November 5, 2010]
High-speed rail to begin in Central Valley
California's controversial high-speed rail project will make its debut in Central Valley, the California High-Speed Rail Authority decided Thursday morning.[Friday, November 5, 2010]
Palo Alto experiences brain drain with staff turnover
Palo Alto's Fire Chief Nick Marinaro became the first major City Hall domino to fall when he retired in late June, after 37 years of service. It's not just the top department heads submitting resignation letters. But it's the ratio of departures within City Hall's highest tier that has been the most significant. Of the nine department heads reporting to City Manager James Keene, four have either already left or plan to do so later this year.[Friday, November 5, 2010]
Palo Alto eyes reforms to permitting process
Palo Alto's ambitious plan to strike the derisive phrase "Palo Alto Process" from the local lexicon is surging ahead this month, as the city prepares to launch a series of reforms aimed at making it easier for builders to obtain city permits.[Friday, November 5, 2010]