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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 strikes ban on nonresidents at Foothills Park
Seeking to settle a lawsuit from the NAACP and the ACLU and resolve a long-standing community debate, the Palo Alto City Council agreed on Monday to abolish a contentious policy that excludes nonresidents from visiting Foothills Park.[Tuesday, November 3, 2020]
As stores struggle, Palo Alto prepares to let offices fill retail spaces
Seeking to stem the economic damage from COVID-19, Palo Alto is weighing a measure that could shake up the local retail scene: allowing offices to replace shops and restaurants in parts of the city.[Friday, October 30, 2020]
Fewer events, more enforcement: City proposes conditions for Castilleja expansion
Seeking to bridge the yawning gap between Castilleja School and a vocal group of neighbors who vehemently oppose the school's planned expansion, Palo Alto city staff is proposing new limits on campus events and traffic volumes.[Thursday, October 29, 2020]
Palo Alto looks to encourage de-escalation techniques in revised police manual
Facing political pressure and litigation over recent episodes of violent arrests, Palo Alto is preparing to revise the police policy manual to ban techniques that restrict blood and air flow.[Wednesday, October 28, 2020]
Palo Alto nixes plan to 'muzzle' commissioners
The City Council backed away Monday from contentious proposals that would have restricted the ability of local commissioners to talk to the media and empowered the council to easily remove members.[Tuesday, October 27, 2020]
In pursuit of reform, Palo Alto looks beyond armed officers
As Palo Alto prepares to enact police reforms, an idea that continues to gather momentum at City Hall is shifting some of the Police Department's workload from sworn officers to health professionals and other unarmed employees.[Tuesday, October 27, 2020]
Palo Alto police increase patrols after attempted home burglary
Police are increasing their overnight patrols in residential neighborhoods after learning about an attempted burglary that happened Sunday, the fourth such incident in two weeks.[Monday, October 26, 2020]
City Council incumbents retain cash edge as Election Day looms
City Council member Greg Tanaka continues to enjoy a sizable lead in cash raised over his nine opponents in the council race, even as five other candidates have seen a recent uptick of contributions.[Friday, October 23, 2020]
Facing a lawsuit, Palo Alto plans to permanently expand Foothills Park access
Spurred by a lawsuit from a coalition that includes the ACLU and the NAACP, Palo Alto is preparing to permanently abolish a long-standing policy of limiting Foothills Park access to residents and their guests.[Thursday, October 22, 2020]
Excessive slang? Palo Alto seeks dismissal of lawsuit from violent Happy Donuts arrest
Facing another lawsuit alleging police brutality over an arrest in the Barron Park neighborhood, Palo Alto's attorneys are asking a federal court judge to toss out the complaint they claim is too long, too broad and too sarcastic.[Thursday, October 22, 2020]