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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
Palo Alto's ambitious plans for transitional housing hit financial hurdle
While Mountain View and Redwood City have each received hefty grants through the state's Homekey program to build modular units for the homeless, Palo Alto's ambitious plan to do the same remains in limbo.[Thursday, April 7, 2022]
Town Hall series aims to promote dialogue between neighborhoods and City Hall
Eager to strengthen the relationship between City Hall and Palo Alto residents, the City Council agreed on Monday to launch a series of monthly Town Hall meetings in neighborhoods.[Wednesday, April 6, 2022]
Palo Alto opts to keep police radios encrypted
Facing resistance from the Palo Alto Police Department, the City Council reluctantly agreed on Monday to keep police radio communication encrypted and inaccessible to the media and the public.[Tuesday, April 5, 2022]
Regional agency urges Palo Alto to keep police radios encrypted
As police Chief Robert Jonsen advocates for keeping all police radio communication encrypted, he is getting help from an agency charged with ensuring coordination between cities during emergencies.[Monday, April 4, 2022]
Residents square off over Castilleja's redevelopment plan
With Castilleja School's proposal to rebuild its Bryant Street campus inching toward approval, supporters and opponents of the plan brought their frustrations to the planning commission Wednesday.[Wednesday, March 30, 2022]
Pets In Need extends its stay in Palo Alto for six months
In a gesture of reconciliation after last year's dramatic rupture, Pets In Need has told Palo Alto that it will delay the planned termination of its contract with the city for animal services by six months.[Wednesday, March 30, 2022]
Despite business objections, Palo Alto advances new tax
Emboldened by promising survey results, City Council members on Monday pushed to place on the ballot a business tax and measure that affirms the practice of transferring utility funds to the general fund.[Tuesday, March 29, 2022]
Palo Alto police push back against attempts to reverse radio encryption
Palo Alto police are pushing back against attempts by some members of the City Council to reverse its policy of encrypting police radio communication, which prevents the public from monitoring police activities.[Friday, March 25, 2022]
Could future housing be built in Stanford Research Park?
Palo Alto's plan for adding over 6,000 residences in the next eight years came into focus on Monday, when the City Council debated and ultimately accepted a list of sites that could accommodate the housing growth.[Thursday, March 24, 2022]
Council gives up grant funding for south Palo Alto bike projects
After failing to make progress on new bikeways in south Palo Alto, the City Council agreed on Monday night to give up more than $900,000 in federal funding for the project.[Tuesday, March 22, 2022]