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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
Local music school faces civil suit over sexual abuse of student
School of Rock, a private music school in Midtown Palo Alto, is facing a civil lawsuit stemming from incidents of sexual abuse against a 15-year-old student by one of its instructors in 2017.[Monday, January 20, 2020]
'There's more work to be done': County pushes to find safe parking for people living in cars
With programs for vehicle dwellers to park overnight rolling out throughout Santa Clara County, the Board of Supervisors agreed on Tuesday to help cities find new sites for those without permanent homes.[Tuesday, January 14, 2020]
With recycled water deal signed, attention shifts to contentious Baylands site
A landmark agreement between Palo Alto, Mountain View and Valley Water for expanding recycling water in the county is bringing attention to a site that has polarized local environmentalists.[Thursday, December 26, 2019]
Inside Stanford's bid to expand -- and how it came undone
The largest project in Santa Clara County's history got the axe just before noon on Nov. 1, a casualty of fundamental disagreements between county and Stanford University leaders and accusations of "lack of good faith."[Tuesday, November 12, 2019]
Over the past year, Stanford and Santa Clara County clashed over numerous issues. Here are three key points of contention.
Stanford University and the county of Santa Clara took fundamentally opposing viewpoints on a few key development issues, eventually leading to the university's withdrawal on Nov. 1 of its general-use permit application.[Friday, November 8, 2019]
Stanford abruptly withdraws application for campus expansion
Stanford University abruptly abandoned on Friday its contentious plan to expand its campus by 3.5 million square feet, citing ongoing disagreements with the Santa Clara County Board of Supervisors over the approval process.[Friday, November 1, 2019]
Hundreds call for more contributions from Stanford for expansion plan
With Stanford University's ambitious expansion plan nearing the finish line, hundreds of Stanford students, public school advocates and elected leaders from surrounding communities rallied in Palo Alto on Tuesday night.[Wednesday, October 23, 2019]
Supervisors decline to restart negotiations with Stanford on campus expansion
Frustrated by its inability to negotiate a deal with Santa Clara County for a significant campus expansion, Stanford University requested Tuesday that the county pause its review of the growth plan and return to the negotiating table.[Tuesday, October 8, 2019]
Tempers flare as Stanford's growth plan hits critical phase
With Stanford University's bid to expand its campus entering a critical phase, Stanford doubled down Tuesday on its request for a negotiated development agreement with Santa Clara County.[Wednesday, September 25, 2019]
Palo Alto police arrest armed man after 29-hour standoff
The man whose 29-hour standoff with the police transformed a quiet block of Charleston Meadows into a hive of police activity was armed with an unregistered handgun loaded with an illegal high-capacity magazine, police said Sunday.[Monday, August 5, 2019]