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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
Police: Man found dead on Waverley Street in downtown Palo Alto
Palo Alto police are investigating the death of a man whose body was found on a Waverley Street block on Wednesday morning, according to the police.[Wednesday, August 16, 2023]
A shelter divided
As the Palo Alto City Council prepares to ink a new and more costly long-term contract with the nonprofit Pets In Need to run the city's animal shelter, former and current staff are coming forward to warn of the agency's dysfunction.[Friday, August 11, 2023]
State again rejects Palo Alto's housing plan
Palo Alto will have to revise its newly adopted housing plan after the state Department of Housing and Community Development once again found it lacking -- a finding that will keep the city vulnerable to "builder's remedy" proposals.[Monday, August 7, 2023]
Fish Market developer invokes contentious law to get fast approval of 380-apartment project
A developer looking to demolish The Fish Market restaurant in Palo Alto and build a 380-apartment complex is preparing to invoke the state's "builder's remedy" law to overcome the city's objections to the project.[Friday, August 4, 2023]
Suspect nabbed in connection to wave of residential burglaries hitting Bay Area cities
A Santa Clara resident who police believe took part in a recent wave of residential burglaries in Palo Alto and other Bay Area cities is now facing charges in connection with the months-long crime spree, Palo Alto police said.[Wednesday, August 2, 2023]
Stanford president resigns after review of his research papers
Stanford University President Marc Tessier-Lavigne announced on Wednesday, July 19, that he will be stepping down after a panel of experts found significant flaws in various studies that he had supervised more than a decade ago.[Wednesday, July 19, 2023]
San Francisco Airport leans on new navigation system to address noise complaints
Faced with a chorus of complaints about airplane noise, San Francisco Airport officials on Monday floated the idea of new routes that would allow aircrafts to fly higher and veer closer to the Bay as they pass the city.[Tuesday, July 18, 2023]
Bike lanes along El Camino? Caltrans proposal catches Palo Alto off balance
A new proposal by Caltrans to install bike lanes along El Camino Real has caught Palo Alto officials and bike advocates off guard, with some now wondering what -- if anything -- the city can do to influence the contentious proposal.[Thursday, July 13, 2023]
Housing nonprofits drop suit against city of Palo Alto over its housing element
The two nonprofit groups that had sued Palo Alto in February over its failure to approve a housing plan by the state's deadline have withdrawn their lawsuit, court records show.[Wednesday, July 12, 2023]
State budget has funds for CSA in Mountain View, Black history museum in East Palo Alto
After grappling with a $30.7-billion deficit, California lawmakers approved this week a budget that adds funding for child care, transit and climate change. It also includes $10 million for various local projects on the Peninsula.[Sunday, July 2, 2023]