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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
Caltrain gets a lifeline after counties strike compromise on tax measure
The Santa Clara County Board of Supervisors on Tuesday threw its support behind placing a tax measure to fund Caltrain operations on the November ballot -- a move that offers the transit agency a lifeline after weeks of uncertainty.[Tuesday, August 4, 2020]
Palo Alto moves to expand access to 'residents-only' Foothills Park
Palo Alto's prolonged and polarizing debate over whether nonresidents should be allowed to visit Foothills Park moved toward a compromise on Monday, when the City Council agreed to expand access to the pristine and exclusive preserve.[Tuesday, August 4, 2020]
Study: High-speed rail could slow down emergency responders on Peninsula
Despite a decade of delays, funding uncertainties and political hurdles, California's embattled high-speed rail project continues to slowly advance, with plans to complete the section between San Francisco and Los Angeles by 2033.[Sunday, July 12, 2020]
Activist group calls on Palo Alto to 'desegregate' Foothills Park
About a dozen activists met under the full moon on Sunday night to paint the message 'Desegregate' along Page Mill Road in front of the Foothills Park entrance.[Tuesday, July 7, 2020]
Police chiefs, community leaders tackle systemic racism as calls for change get louder
On Thursday, a panel of community leaders discussed use-of-force policies and ways to reform policing to improve accountability.[Friday, June 26, 2020]
Despite calls for action, Palo Alto is in no rush to expand Foothills Park access
Weeks after pledging to promote inclusion, the City Council abruptly postponed considering a proposal that many say would do just that: allowing non-residents to access Foothills Park.[Tuesday, June 23, 2020]
'Meet this moment': Growing coalition calls for Palo Alto to expand access to Foothills Park
Calling it a policy that sends a terrible message, dozens of Palo Alto community leaders are petitioning the City Council to abolish a law that keeps residents who live in other cities from visiting Foothills Park.[Tuesday, June 9, 2020]
Bay Area extends — and loosens — stay-at-home orders
The Bay Area's stay-at-home orders will stretch on until at least the end of May, though construction workers, gardeners and retailers that can accommodate physical distancing can get back to business on Monday.[Wednesday, April 29, 2020]
A better or skewed picture? COVID-19 antibody studies spur debate
A pair of studies conducted by researchers in Santa Clara and Los Angeles counties drew national attention this week with a finding that COVID-19 is much more widespread than public health officials had assumed.[Friday, April 24, 2020]
Stanford study: More than 48,000 Santa Clara County residents have likely been infected by coronavirus
The number of coronavirus infections in Santa Clara County could be between 50 and 80 times higher than the officially confirmed count, preliminary results from a community-based study by a team of Stanford researchers indicates.[Monday, April 20, 2020]