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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
SAP launches tech cafe at historic Palo Alto theater
Seeking to breathe new life into a venerable downtown landmark, software giant SAP on Tuesday unveiled a product guaranteed to generate some buzz: a sprawling cafe geared toward local innovators in the historic Varsity Theatre.[Wednesday, March 18, 2015]
Korean restaurant set to take over old Apple Store in Palo Alto
A Korean restaurant with a rooftop terrace is setting its sights on the former Apple Store in the heart of downtown Palo Alto.[Sunday, March 8, 2015]
Ford opens new research center in Palo Alto
Seeking to hit the gas pedal on new technologies such as self-driving cars and immerse itself in Silicon Valley's big-data culture, Ford Motor Company on Thursday opened its new Research and Innovation Center in Palo Alto.[Friday, January 23, 2015]
Residents near volatile creek make a plea for flood control
It's been more than 16 years since a flood swept through the homes of Spencenia Sims and her neighbors in East Palo Alto, and the day rarely strays far from their minds come winter time.[Thursday, August 14, 2014]
Creek JPA may challenge permit rejection for flood-control project
After suffering a stinging bureaucratic blow in the permitting process last month, the agency charged with improving flood control around the volatile San Francisquito Creek on Thursday approved an approach for getting the long-awaited project back on track: cooperation and, if needed, litigation.[Friday, March 28, 2014]
The tweeting species: A conversation with Jonathan Franzen
When novelist and tech-skeptic Jonathan Franzen pays a visit March 6 to Silicon Valley as part of the Peninsula Open Space Trust's annual Wallace Stegner Lectures, his goal won't be so much to ruffle feathers as to celebrate them.[Tuesday, March 4, 2014]
Caltrain plan would fell trees, add substations
A new report analyzing the environmental impacts of electrifying the Caltrain rail line indicates that the benefits of cleaner, faster trains will come at a cost beyond the project's $1.5 billion price tag.[Monday, March 3, 2014]
Stanford backs away from divisive Dish parking plan
After pressure from the city and an outpouring of opposition from hikers who frequent the Dish, Stanford University is backing away from a proposal to reduce parking on Stanford Avenue and shift it to a location more than half a mile away from the popular hiking trail.[Friday, February 21, 2014]
East Palo Alto will not contract out police services
Responding to overwhelming public concerns about transparency and accountability, East Palo Alto's elected leaders on Tuesday night scrapped a staff proposal to consider outsourcing police services to San Mateo County.[Friday, February 7, 2014]
Residents clash over Dish parking plan
A plan to move dozens of parking spaces from the street next to the Stanford Dish to a parking lot more than half a mile away has created a rift between visitors to the scenic preserve and the residents who live next to it.[Wednesday, February 5, 2014]