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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
Secretary Geithner vows not to devalue dollar
America must invest in infrastructure and education to spur economic recovery, but it will not devalue its currency to gain a competitive advantage over other nations, U.S. Treasury Secretary Timothy Geithner told an audience in Palo Alto Monday afternoon.[Monday, October 18, 2010]
Palo Alto to honor 12 for emergency preparation
Palo Alto will celebrate its disaster preparedness efforts and honor 12 individuals who spearheaded these efforts at a special ceremony Thursday night.[Monday, October 18, 2010]
Whitman leads Brown in local cash raised
Palo Alto may be a Democratic bastion, but it's the Republican candidate for governor who is leading the race for local campaign cash, records show. ==B Related material:== ■ [http://www.paloaltoonline.com/news/show_story.php?id=18636 Gubernatorial candidates' top Palo Alto contributors][Friday, October 15, 2010]
Democratic forces clash over Measure S
If voters approve Measure S, each member of the current council would get a one-year term extension and local elections would take their place alongside county, state and national elections.[Friday, October 15, 2010]
Public Works director could sue Palo Alto
Palo Alto officials have scheduled a closed session for Monday night to discuss a possible lawsuit by Public Works Director Glenn Roberts against the city.[Friday, October 15, 2010]
The battle over Measure R
Friends and foes of Measure R have the same message for the voters of Palo Alto: If you vote for the other side, you are placing your family's life in danger. The two sides have a few other things common. Each says it wants to protect democracy from special interests -- either the union or "politicians," depending on who is talking. ==B Related material:== ■ [http://www.paloaltoonline.com/news/show_photo.php?main_id=18627&type=v&media_id=§ion_id=1 Watch the Measure R video -- Pro & Con] ■ [http://www.paloaltoonline.com/news/show_story.php?id=18631 Democratic forces clash over Measure S] ■ [http://www.paloaltoonline.com/weekly/story.php?story_id=13755 Editorial: Measure R deserves overwhelming defeat][Friday, October 15, 2010]
Rail CEO pledges transparency, accountability
California High-Speed Rail Authority CEO Roelef van Ark vowed this week to keep updating state legislators about the progress of the high-speed rail, even if the reports aren't tied to funding for the controversial mega-project. ==B Related story:== ■ [http://www.paloaltoonline.com/news/show_story.php?id=18589 Governor vetoes rail 'accountability' stick][Thursday, October 14, 2010]
Palo Alto Chamber celebrates its past, future
The Palo Alto Chamber of Commerce will celebrate its 100-year history and take stock of its future at the headquarters of Tesla Motors this evening, blending past innovations with a high-tech future.[Thursday, October 14, 2010]
Utilities tries to inform powerless customers
Hours after Palo Alto's Utilities Department unveiled a new webpage to update residents about service disruptions, a power outage hit downtown Palo Alto, leaving City Hall and about 180 customers in the dark.[Wednesday, October 13, 2010]
Governor vetoes rail 'accountability' stick
With a stroke of his line-veto pen, Gov. Arnold Schwarzenegger Monday killed a budget provision that would have forced the California High-Speed Rail Authority to improve its business plan and strengthen its outreach efforts by Feb. 1 or have about a quarter of its annual budget withheld.[Wednesday, October 13, 2010]