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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
Palo Alto plans to sell annual passes for Foothills Nature Preserve entry
After moving to dramatically curtail access to Foothills Park last month, Palo Alto officially agreed on Monday to further revise entry rules and allow free entry to local students, veterans and visitors with disabilities.[Tuesday, February 23, 2021]
New name, new rules: Foothills Park is in for more changes
After opening Foothills Park to the broader public in December, the City Council is preparing to consider new visitor limits, annual passes for entry and a name that underscores the destination's status as a nature preserve.[Wednesday, February 17, 2021]
Teacher housing plan gains momentum as Palo Alto City Council voices support
A proposal to build 110 apartments for teachers and school district staff near California Avenue gained momentum last week. Some apartments may be offered to educators in Menlo Park, Los Altos and Mountain View.[Wednesday, February 17, 2021]
Teacher housing plan moves ahead in Palo Alto
Santa Clara County is advancing its plan to build apartments for teachers in a neighborhood that is already undergoing a dramatic transformation. The development would accommodate employees from Menlo Park and East Palo Alto districts.[Thursday, February 4, 2021]
Palo Alto banned from bringing back residents-only requirement for Foothills Park
Palo Alto is permanently barred from limiting access to visitors to Foothills Park on the basis of residency under an injunction that a U.S. district court judge signed off on Monday.[Tuesday, January 26, 2021]
New parking fee, lower visitor cap on the horizon at Foothills Park
After seeing a spike in visits to Foothills Park, the Palo Alto City Council moved on Tuesday to sharply curtail the number of people who can enter the scenic preserve.[Wednesday, January 20, 2021]
Debate over Foothills Park access continues as Palo Alto weighs new restrictions
Nearly a month after Palo Alto opened the once-exclusive Foothills Park to the broader public, city leaders are preparing to adopt new restrictions on Tuesday to curb the sudden onrush of visitors.[Wednesday, January 13, 2021]
As visitors flock to Foothills Park, city plans to restrict access
Concerned about the recent surge of visitors to Foothills Park, Palo Alto leaders are planning to restrict access to the once-exclusive nature preserve by closing the entrance gates when the open space reaches maximum capacity.[Wednesday, January 13, 2021]
Eleven residents displaced after East Palo Alto fire
Eleven East Palo Alto residents, including four children, were displaced Thursday morning after a fire damaged their Oakwood Avenue home.[Thursday, December 24, 2020]
As referendum falters, Palo Alto prepares to open Foothills Park to all
Palo Alto's exclusive Foothills Park will officially open up to residents from other cities on Thursday after a referendum petition failed to gather the needed signatures to maintain the park's long-standing "residents-only" rule.[Wednesday, December 16, 2020]