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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
As visitors flock to Foothills Park, city plans to restrict access
Concerned about the recent surge of visitors to Foothills Park, city leaders are planning to restrict access to the preserve by temporarily closing the entrance gates when the open space reaches maximum capacity.[Friday, January 8, 2021]
Fresh off reelection to City Council, Greg Tanaka sets sights on Congress
After winning a second term on the Palo Alto City Council, Greg Tanaka is eying a new venture: a seat in the U.S. House of Representatives that has long been occupied by Anna Eshoo.[Thursday, January 7, 2021]
Politics cast a cloud over Palo Alto's representation on the VTA
As Palo Alto prepares to win representation on the VTA board, City Council members find themselves facing a question that they had seemingly answered months ago: Whom to choose for the position?[Wednesday, January 6, 2021]
As Palo Alto police switch to encrypted radio, newsroom scanners go silent
In a sudden move that will severely limit the ability of journalists and citizen watchdogs to cover breaking news, the Palo Alto Police Department encrypted all of its police radio communications Tuesday afternoon.[Wednesday, January 6, 2021]
DuBois and Burt tapped to lead Palo Alto as mayor, vice mayor
Tom DuBois, a steadfast member of the Palo Alto City Council's "residentialist" majority, and Pat Burt, a political veteran coming off an emphatic election win, will lead the council this year as mayor and vice mayor, respectively.[Monday, January 4, 2021]
Palo Alto looks to raise 'impact fees' for parks, libraries and community centers
Armed with a new study, Palo Alto is considering making sharp hikes to the fees that it charges developers to support city services.[Tuesday, December 29, 2020]
Palo Alto directs funds to mobile clinic for COVID-19 vaccines, medical services
Seeking to boost the city's ability to offer COVID-19 vaccines and provide health care to low-income residents, the City Council has approved funding for a mobile clinic that will be operated by the Ravenswood Family Health Network.[Monday, December 28, 2020]
Eleven residents displaced after East Palo Alto fire
Eleven East Palo Alto residents, including four children, were displaced Thursday after a fire damaged their Oakwood Avenue home.[Thursday, December 24, 2020]
Plans for Palo Alto History Museum remain in limbo as City Council rebuffs funding requests
Facing a financial downturn, Palo Alto's elected leaders are considering selling the Roth Building, where a nonprofit is looking to establish a center that celebrates the city's legacy.[Tuesday, December 22, 2020]
To raise funds, Fire Department proposes new service: Ambulance insurance
Palo Alto residents and businesses may soon have the option of subscribing to a new service that most will hope they'll never have to use: unlimited ambulance rides.[Tuesday, December 22, 2020]