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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
Teacher housing plan moves ahead in Palo Alto
Santa Clara County is advancing its plan to build apartments for teachers in a neighborhood that is already undergoing a dramatic transformation. The development would accommodate employees from several local school districts.[Thursday, February 4, 2021]
Palo Alto banned from bringing back residents-only requirement for Foothills Park
Palo Alto is permanently barred from limiting access to visitors to Foothills Park on the basis of residency under an injunction that a U.S. district court judge signed off on Monday.[Tuesday, January 26, 2021]
New parking fee, lower visitor cap on the horizon at Foothills Park
After seeing a spike in visits to Foothills Park, the Palo Alto City Council moved on Tuesday to sharply curtail the number of people who can enter the scenic preserve.[Wednesday, January 20, 2021]
Debate over Foothills Park access continues as Palo Alto weighs new restrictions
Nearly a month after Palo Alto opened the once-exclusive Foothills Park to the broader public, city leaders are preparing to adopt new restrictions on Tuesday to curb the sudden onrush of visitors.[Tuesday, January 19, 2021]
As visitors flock to Foothills Park, Palo Alto plans to restrict access
Concerned about the recent surge of visitors to Foothills Park, Palo Alto leaders are planning to restrict access to the once-exclusive nature preserve by closing the entrance gates when the open space reaches maximum capacity.[Saturday, January 9, 2021]
Politics cast a cloud over north county representation on the VTA
As Palo Alto prepares to win representation on the Santa Clara Valley Transportation Authority board, its 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 referendum falters, Palo Alto prepares to open Foothills Park to all
Palo Alto's exclusive Foothills Park will officially open up to residents from other cities on Thursday after a referendum petition failed to gather the needed signatures to maintain the park's long-standing "residents-only" rule.[Wednesday, December 16, 2020]
As referendum falters, Palo Alto opens Foothills Park to all
Palo Alto's exclusive Foothills Park officially opened up to residents from other cities on Thursday after a referendum petition failed to gather the needed signatures to maintain the park's long-standing "residents-only" rule.[Wednesday, December 16, 2020]
Cities slam VTA plan to reroute Measure B funding toward BART
In 2016, the Santa Clara Valley Transportation Authority vowed to upgrade streets and rail crossings through a sales tax increase approved by voters. Its new proposal, however, would direct almost all near-term proceeds to BART.[Tuesday, December 1, 2020]
Residents launch referendum petition to keep ban on nonresidents at Foothills Park
Palo Alto's recent decision to expand access to Foothills Park by welcoming nonresidents to the exclusive nature preserve is facing a challenge from a group of residents who are hoping to reverse it through a referendum.[Tuesday, December 1, 2020]