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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.[Wednesday, November 4, 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]
Bay Area's new growth plan eyes massive housing influx in Silicon Valley
Mountain View would be required to plan for more than 11,000 new housing units under a proposal by the Association of Bay Area Governments.[Thursday, October 22, 2020]
'Inclusive' playground excluded from reopening plan
The Magical Bridge has stood out as Palo Alto's only playground geared toward visitors of all abilities. But with other playgrounds now reopened, Magical Bridge users find themselves left out.[Wednesday, October 14, 2020]
Santa Clara County restaurants, congregations can resume indoor service as COVID-19 cases drop
Restaurants and congregations in Santa Clara County will be able to reopen for indoor service on Wednesday under a revised public health order that loosens many of the restrictions that have been in place since March.[Tuesday, October 13, 2020]
With new deal, communities seek to cement partnership on land use concerns
After banding over shared concerns about Stanford University's growth plan, city and county officials in Santa Clara and San Mateo counties are preparing to sign a "Land Use Compact" that would sustain the newly forged partnership.[Saturday, September 19, 2020]
Palo Alto faces lawsuit over 'residents-only' policy at Foothills Park
A group of civil rights organizations and residents filed a lawsuit against Palo Alto on Tuesday in a bid to repeal a contentious law that bans non-Palo Altans from visiting Foothills Park unless accompanied by a city resident.[Tuesday, September 15, 2020]
Palo Alto green lights 'safe parking' program for people living in cars
A parking lot near the Baylands will turn into a shelter for people living in cars, with a lot attendant and case managers on hand. It will be run by the nonprofit Move Mountain View, which operates Mountain View's safe lot program.[Tuesday, September 15, 2020]
Housing bills fizzle in California's frantic final day of legislative session
After seeing their ambitious plans to address the housing crisis derailed by the pandemic, state lawmakers concluded Monday's legislative session with few notable achievements on the topic.[Wednesday, September 2, 2020]
Man with alleged 'Boogaloo' ties arrested for threatening county health officer
A Gilroy resident with alleged ties to the militant, far-right "Boogaloo" movement was arrested last week for sending more than 20 threatening and profane letters to Santa Clara County Health Officer Dr. Sara Cody.[Tuesday, September 1, 2020]