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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
Court rulings gives big boost to high-speed rail
California's high-speed rail system surged past a major legal obstacle this week when a Sacramento Superior Court judge tossed out a long-simmering lawsuit from the Central Valley.[Tuesday, March 8, 2016]
Assembly candidates square off in Democratic forum
The race to succeed Assemblyman Rich Gordon in Sacramento kicked off in earnest on Sunday afternoon at a forum in Los Altos when five candidates looking to represent the 24th District offered their thoughts on high-speed rail, affordable housing, the legalization of marijuana and other issues of interest to Silicon Valley.[Sunday, February 21, 2016]
Report: High-speed rail to launch in Silicon Valley
California's high-speed rail system would make its debut in the Bay Area, with bullet trains whisking passengers between San Francisco and Bakersfield by as early as 2025, under a business plan that the California High Speed Rail Authority released Thursday.[Friday, February 19, 2016]
Josh Becker joins crowded Assembly race
Venture capitalist Josh Becker, who in 2010 challenged Rich Gordon for a seat in the state Assembly, has joined the crowd of candidates now vying to replace Gordon in Sacramento.[Tuesday, February 16, 2016]
Cities join forces to back transportation-funding plan
With Santa Clara County cruising toward a November transportation tax measure, Palo Alto and eight other cities in the north county and west valley are rallying behind a new plan for how the $6 billion from the measure would be spent.[Saturday, February 6, 2016]
Candidates rake in cash for Assembly race
With the race to succeed Assemblyman Rich Gordon in Sacramento heating up, Cupertino Mayor Barry Chang has Palo Alto Councilman Marc Berman and Mountain View Councilman Mike Kasperzak, according to documents filed earlier this week with the California Secretary of State.[Thursday, February 4, 2016]
The writer's voice: A conversation with Elizabeth Strout
Having won the Pulitzer Prize for her 2008 novel-in-stories "Olive Kitteridge," Elizabeth Strout has now delivered another book about motherhood and parenting, secrets kept and revelations deferred.[Thursday, January 14, 2016]
Palo Alto calls for collaboration in high-speed-rail design
High-speed rail is still more than a decade away from making its first run through the Peninsula, but the controversial project is stirring fresh concerns in Palo Alto, where City Council members are calling for a slower and more inclusive design process.[Sunday, December 27, 2015]
Palo Alto council open to new Marriott hotels
It's still a long way from the finish line, but a proposal to build two Marriott hotels on Palo Alto's border with Mountain View got off to a promising start on Monday night when Palo Alto City Council members indicated that they like the idea — at least in principle.[Tuesday, December 8, 2015]
Palo Alto council to weigh controversial Marriott proposal
With Palo Alto's hotel boom in full effect, its City Council will consider on Monday the latest entrant into the crowded market when it gets its first look at a proposal to build two Marriott hotels near the Mountain View border.[Sunday, December 6, 2015]