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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
Simitian revives 'Breast Cancer Detection' bill
After seeing his first effort thwarted by a governor's veto, state Sen. Joe Simitian on Wednesday reintroduced a bill requiring women who undergo mammograms to be informed if they have dense breast tissue.[Thursday, March 29, 2012]
Plan to modernize Caltrain sails through regional commission
Caltrain's stalled effort to electrify its tracks flickered to life Wednesday morning when the Metropolitan Transportation Commission approved an agreement with the California High-Speed Rail Authority that includes as its centerpiece a plan for funding the electrification project.[Wednesday, March 28, 2012]
Caltrain's hopes ride on new rail agreement
Caltrain long-deferred dream of electrified tracks could finally become reality under a new proposal between the California High-Speed Rail Authority, the Metropolitan Transportation Commission and several Bay Area transportation groups.[Thursday, March 22, 2012]
Officials pledge commitment to 'blended' rail system
A lower price tag, fewer tracks and a fresh commitment to fund rail improvements in north and south California are among the features that the California High-Speed Rail Authority plans to unveil in its revised business plan, rail officials told a state Senate committee Tuesday night at a public hearing in Mountain View.[Wednesday, March 14, 2012]
New plan could give TheatreWorks a home
In its roughly four decades on the Peninsula, TheatreWorks has piled up raving reviews and theater awards, but one prize has continuously eluded the theater company -- a permanent home. That, however, can soon change.[Wednesday, March 7, 2012]
Simitian's proposed law seeks to boost medicine donations
Hospitals, psychiatric-care facilities and other health care centers would have greater leeway to donate unused medicine and medical supplies to residents who can't afford them under legislation proposed this week by Sen. Joe Simitian, D-Palo Alto.[Saturday, February 25, 2012]
Four-track design back on the table for high-speed rail
A new analysis by the California High-Speed Rail Authority calling for a four-track rail system between the Bay Area and Central Valley has set off a fresh wave of criticism from Palo Alto and surrounding cities, with many calling the latest document a betrayal of the rail authority's earlier promises.[Friday, February 10, 2012]
Simitian takes lead in funds raised for supervisor race
Joe Simitian's quest to retake his former seat on the Santa Clara County Board of Supervisors is benefiting from a strong lead in cash raised, newly released campaign-finance documents show.[Wednesday, February 1, 2012]
Police nab two Menlo Park men as burglary suspects
Palo Alto police chased down and arrested two Menlo Park men who they believe were planning to burglarize a residence in the Duveneck neighborhood Monday night.[Tuesday, January 31, 2012]
Caltrain ponders tax increase to fund operations
A year after barely avoiding draconian service cuts, Caltrain officials have several reasons to feel optimistic even as they continue to scramble for new funding sources to keep the trains running.[Thursday, January 26, 2012]