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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
Stanford seeks to expand academic facilities by 2 million square feet by 2035
Faced with a heavy demand for housing, evolving academic disciplines and anticipated growth in its undergraduate population, Stanford University is preparing to expand its campus by more than 2 million square feet over the next 17 years, according to an application the university submitted Monday with Santa Clara County.[Tuesday, November 22, 2016]
Marc Berman edges out Vicki 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.[Monday, October 31, 2016]
New deal to keep CinéArts Theatre open for two years
Film lovers will be able to catch movies at Palo Alto's popular CinéArts theater for the next two years, thanks to a new deal between the theater's parent company and the property owner of Palo Alto Square, the city announced Thursday morning.[Thursday, September 15, 2016]
Board rejects Zuckerberg's plans for Palo Alto homes
Mark Zuckerberg's plan to demolish and replace his four homes in Palo Alto's Crescent Park neighborhood took an unexpected turn Thursday morning when the city's Architectural Review Board recommended denying his application, arguing that the proposed “compound” clashes with the city's official vision for single-family neighborhoods.[Thursday, September 15, 2016]
Woman arrested after spree 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]
Political committees pump cash into Assembly campaigns
With the crowded race to succeed Assemblyman Rich Gordon in the 24th District heading into the final stretch, independent political action committees are throwing hundreds of thousands of dollars into the contest in hopes of influencing the outcome. So far, Palo Alto City Councilman Marc Berman has been the chief beneficiary.[Monday, May 23, 2016]
Strong fundraising by Berman, Veenker in state Assembly race
Palo Alto Councilman Marc Berman raised $104,481 in the latest reporting period for his bid to succeed Rich Gordon in the state Assembly, more than any of his seven competitors, campaign-finance documents show.[Thursday, May 5, 2016]
New high-speed rail plan faces criticism
High-speed rail's recent pivot toward the Bay Area may have energized the project's Silicon Valley supporters, but it is also raising new concerns from local and state watchdogs about the project's viability.[Wednesday, March 30, 2016]