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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
Keeping an eye on drought, Palo Alto approves water management plan
As Palo Alto approved on Monday a plan for water management, some residents and City Council members suggested that the proposed drought measures might be too stringent and unrealistic.[Tuesday, June 8, 2021]
New plan would reopen University Avenue to traffic in July
The experiment with a car-free University Avenue may come to an abrupt end next month, with the city proposing to reopen the street to cars on July 6 and to follow suit on California Avenue on Sept. 7.[Friday, June 4, 2021]
City finds allies in battle against airplane noise
Palo Alto is poised to join an exclusive club that for more than 20 years has declined to give the city a seat at the table but that local officials believe may help them address the irksome issue of airplane noise.[Thursday, June 3, 2021]
Palo Alto breaks ground on new public safety building
Donning hard hats and reflective vests, Palo Alto leaders broke ground Wednesday on the city's largest and most long-awaited infrastructure project: a new public safety building.[Wednesday, June 2, 2021]
Palo Alto and Santa Clara County join forces as wildfire threat looms
With another dangerous wildfire season on the horizon, Palo Alto fire is teaming up with Santa Clara County fire and Los Altos Hills to fully staff its foothills fire station until the end of October.[Wednesday, June 2, 2021]
Palo Alto City Council in no rush to restore in-person meetings
After more than a year of meeting over Zoom from the comforts of their homes, members of the Palo Alto City Council are in no rush to return to their traditional perch in the Council Chambers.[Wednesday, June 2, 2021]
As demand grows, La Comida seeks new site for nutrition program
It's been a year of growth, adaptation and uncertainty for the nonprofit that serves about 1,700 meals to seniors weekly. Now, with congregate dining set to return, it is weighing its next move.[Wednesday, May 26, 2021]
Palo Alto City Council at odds over budget strategy
After a philosophical split, a City Council committee voted Tuesday to endorse the proposed city budget, even as two of the three members indicated that they will likely vote against the plan when it comes to the full council.[Thursday, May 27, 2021]
Mickie Winkler, former Menlo Park mayor, joins race for governor
Having just published a satirical book based on her political experiences, former Menlo Park Mayor Mickie Winkler is pivoting to a more serious venture: a bid to become the governor of California.[Wednesday, May 26, 2021]
Palo Alto moves toward citywide fiber expansion
Palo Alto took a major step Monday toward transforming the city's municipal fiber system into an operation that could deliver high-speed internet access to every home and business in the city.[Tuesday, May 25, 2021]