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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
Santa Clara County gains state clearance for plan to reopen economy
After an initial setback, Santa Clara County received the go-ahead from the state on Monday night for its plan to reopen the economy and allow hair salons and gyms to resume operations on July 13.[Tuesday, July 7, 2020]
State denies Santa Clara County's plan to reopen economy, prompting confusion over outdoor dining
Santa Clara County suffered a stinging setback over the weekend in its strategy to reopen the economy, when the state rejected its plan to allow more businesses, including gyms and hair salons, to reopen later this month.[Monday, July 6, 2020]
Santa Clara County to allow hair salons, gyms to reopen — provided they meet new social-distancing rules
Hair salons and gyms in Santa Canta County may be allowed to reopen in mid-July under a new county order, which creates a strict set of rules that every business must follow to ensure safe operations during the COVID-19 pandemic.[Thursday, July 2, 2020]
Police chiefs, community leaders tackle systemic racism as calls for change get louder
On Thursday, a panel of community leaders discussed use-of-force policies and ways to reform policing to improve accountability.[Friday, June 26, 2020]
Commissioner resigns after council declines to consider opening Foothills Park to non-residents
A member of the Palo Alto Parks and Recreation Commission who led the effort to open Foothills Park to non-residents announced his resignation Tuesday, a day after the City Council decided not to take up the politically charged topic.[Friday, June 26, 2020]
Despite calls for action, Palo Alto is in no rush to expand Foothills Park access
Weeks after pledging to promote inclusion, the City Council abruptly postponed considering a proposal that many say would do just that: allowing non-residents to access Foothills Park.[Tuesday, June 23, 2020]
'Meet this moment': Growing coalition calls for Palo Alto to expand access to Foothills Park
Calling it a policy that sends a terrible message, dozens of Palo Alto residents and community leaders are petitioning the City Council to abolish a law that keeps residents who live in other cities from visiting Foothills Park.[Wednesday, June 10, 2020]
New Santa Clara County order allows more stores, restaurants to reopen Friday
Churches, retailers and restaurants that offer outdoor dining will be allowed to start welcoming back customers on June 5 under a revised shelter-in-place order that Santa Clara County issued Monday afternoon.[Monday, June 1, 2020]
Under a new name, Palo Alto Housing looks beyond its hometown
Palo Alto Housing, a nonprofit developer that has been building affordable housing for 50 years, has changed its name to Alta Housing, a move that signals the expansion of its ambitions beyond the confines of its hometown.[Friday, May 22, 2020]
Santa Clara County to allow curbside retail pickups starting Friday
Book shops, clothing stores and other businesses in Santa Clara County that allow storefront pickup can start reopening Friday, provided they can limit their employee count and demonstrate their compliance with social-distancing rules.[Monday, May 18, 2020]