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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 places big hopes on small cottages to meet housing shortage
With Palo Alto's grand plans for housing construction faltering in the face of economic and political pressures, the city's most promising trend is unfolding, quite literally, in residents' backyards.[Thursday, August 27, 2020]
State lawmakers push bills to ban police chokeholds, require release of discipline records
With less than a week left in the legislative session, state lawmakers are rushing to advance a series of bills on police force, including ones that would ban officers from firing tear gas at protesters.[Tuesday, August 25, 2020]
Spurred by calls for reform, Palo Alto backs restrictions on police use of force
The Palo Alto City Council unanimously backed on Monday revisions to the Police Department's use-of-force policies and vowed to pursue broader initiatives to promote racial justice and diversity.[Tuesday, August 25, 2020]
Palo Alto launches Virtual Town Hall to solicit feedback on rail redesign
With Palo Alto approaching a key decision in its multiyear effort to redesign four rail crossings, the city has launched a Virtual Town Hall to allow residents to learn about the project without leaving home.[Sunday, August 23, 2020]
Palo Alto looks to revise police use-of-force policies, but chief warns some changes go too far
After quickly banning officers from using the carotid hold, Palo Alto police is pushing back against some reforms that the city is considering to address concerns about police brutality.[Thursday, August 20, 2020]
Councilman Greg Tanaka faces complaint over campaign contributions
An anonymous complaint against Councilman Greg Tanaka alleges he received a flurry of campaign contributions from local developers well before formally declaring his intention to seek another term.[Wednesday, August 19, 2020]
As Castilleja revises redevelopment plan, some neighbors remain firmly opposed
Castilleja School's latest proposal calls for a smaller garage, protecting two homes and new limits on special events at its campus. One thing, however, remains the same: neighborhood skepticism.[Tuesday, August 18, 2020]
Hungry for housing, Palo Alto seeks to lure developers to San Antonio Road
After failing to lure residential developments to its main downtown districts, Palo Alto is shifting its sights to an area that few in the past had envisioned as an ideal housing destination: San Antonio Road.[Friday, August 14, 2020]
City Council candidate Ajit Varma hopes to change Palo Alto's 'anti-business' climate
Crescent Park resident Ajit Varma believes Palo Alto isn't doing enough to support local businesses and encourage diversity. He hopes to do something about it by joining the City Council.[Thursday, August 13, 2020]
As Target eyes former Fry's building, Palo Alto rethinks its housing plan
With prospects for housing at the former site of Fry's Electronics fading, city leaders and residents are weighing a more modest proposal for the old cannery on Portage Avenue: a small Target store.[Wednesday, August 12, 2020]