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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
Report: More people leaving Silicon Valley
The 2017 Silicon Valley Index shows that the area's economy, despite a slight slowdown from 2015, continues to chug along and serve as a magnet for people from all over the world.[Wednesday, February 22, 2017]
Federal grant aims to boost Valley's traffic-reduction efforts
An effort by Palo Alto, Mountain View and neighboring cities to get drivers to instead use trains, buses and other modes of transportation just got a lift from the federal government -- a $1 million grant aimed at accelerating the switch.[Tuesday, November 29, 2016]
Pro-Veenker group fined for mailer violation
The political group that formed earlier this year to support Vicki Veenker's bid for the state Assembly is facing a $2,500 fine for failing to include a proper disclaimer on one of its campaign advertisements.[Monday, November 14, 2016]
Berman edges out Veenker for Assembly seat
In a tight race that split the region's Democratic establishment, Palo Alto City Councilman Marc Berman has edged out attorney Vicki Veenker to represent Assembly District 24 in Sacramento.[Wednesday, November 9, 2016]
Assembly race splits Democratic establishment
Unlike in recent years, where the district's anointed Democrat rolled to a comfortable Election Day victory, this year's Assembly race has split the Democratic establishment into two camps.[Friday, October 28, 2016]
Avenidas heads list of new Cubberley tenants
With Foothill College now completing its departure from Cubberley Community Center, Palo Alto is preparing to welcome a fresh class of nonprofit groups, studios and educational programs into the sprawling center on the city's southern edge.[Tuesday, September 27, 2016]
New deal to keep CinéArts Theatre open for two years
Palo Alto's popular CinéArts theater will remain open for at least two more years, thanks to a new agreement between the theater's parent company and the property owner of Palo Alto Square, the city announced Thursday morning.[Thursday, September 15, 2016]
Talks underway to preserve Palo Alto Square theater
The movie theater CineArts will remain at Palo Alto Square until at least mid-September, thanks to a 30-day lease extension that was recently signed by the theater's parent company and the building owner, Palo Alto City Manager James Keene said Monday.[Wednesday, August 17, 2016]
Woman arrested after spate of bank robberies
An East Palo Alto woman who police say took part in at least nine bank robberies over the summer, including one in Palo Alto earlier this month, was arrested on Aug. 3 after investigators traced a finger print from bank pamphlet back to her.[Monday, August 8, 2016]
City hopes to preserve Palo Alto Square theater
Two efforts -- one relying on grassroots democracy and the other rooted in the zoning code -- have emerged to try to save the CinéArts theater at 3000 El Camino Real in Palo Alto from closing.[Wednesday, July 27, 2016]