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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 debuts program that pairs officer, clinician on mental health calls
Responding to demands for police reform, Palo Alto has launched a program that pairs an officer with a Santa Clara County mental health clinician on calls that involve a person in a mental health crisis.[Friday, December 3, 2021]
Palo Alto's bid to join airport group grinds to a halt
Palo Alto's latest effort to join the SFO Community Roundtable, a coalition of cities that work on the issue of airplane noise, came crashing down when group members voted to reject the city's bid.[Thursday, December 2, 2021]
Castilleja School returns to spotlight with revised plan to rebuild campus
Castilleja School's polarizing bid to rebuild its campus and construct an underground garage will return to the spotlight this week, when the city's two main land-use bodies start reviewing the school's plans.[Wednesday, December 1, 2021]
Despite uncertainties, City Council backs underpass plan at Churchill train tracks
Palo Alto hit a key milestone in its convoluted journey to redesign the Churchill Avenue rail crossing on Monday, when the council endorsed the idea of building an underpass for cars at the tracks.[Tuesday, November 30, 2021]
As City Council advances renter protection laws, landlords demand a voice
Seeking to protect low-income renters from displacement, a divided Palo Alto City Council moved on Monday to craft new laws that would restrict evictions and prevent sharp rent increases.[Tuesday, November 30, 2021]
Parks commission pitches new project: A city gym
Eager to give Palo Alto residents a new space to compete, exercise and socialize, the parks commission is leading the charge on a public gym, which is expected to cost about $25 million.[Sunday, November 28, 2021]
Housing near Caltrain? Stanford's proposal nets mixed reaction
For decades, the downtown transit center has served as a focal point in Palo Alto's ambitious plans for commercial growth and railway improvement. Now, some see it as the perfect place to address the city's housing crisis.[Wednesday, November 24, 2021]
Palo Alto looks to industrial sites to address housing shortage
Few Palo Alto neighborhoods reflect the city's shifting housing politics like East Meadow Circle, a historically industrial area that is now increasingly viewed as a prime location for residences.[Tuesday, November 23, 2021]
Burlingame City Council member enters race to succeed Jackie Speier
Burlingame City Council member Emily Beach announced Monday that she will run for Congress, joining the race to fill a seat currently occupied by Rep. Jackie Speier.[Monday, November 22, 2021]
Palo Alto's new bike bridge is almost ready to debut
After a decade of debate and two years of construction, Palo Alto's new bike bridge over U.S. Highway 101 will officially open to the public on Saturday morning.[Thursday, November 18, 2021]