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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
Berman's election bills advance with governor's signature
On Oct. 10 Governor Gavin Newsom signed a package of election bills authored by Assembly member Marc Berman, including legislation that aims to improve ballot design and explicitly bans 'double voting' in different states.[Wednesday, October 11, 2023]
'Surreal and horrific.' Thousands gather in Palo Alto to support Israel after Hamas attacks
In a broad show of solidarity with Israel, about 2,000 residents and more than a dozen religious leaders came to Palo Alto on Tuesday to light candles, sing and pray for the civilians who were killed, wounded or abducted by Hamas.[Wednesday, October 11, 2023]
A 'company town'? Stanford housing plan raises concerns in Palo Alto
As Santa Clara County prepares to approve new policies for Stanford University's growth, Palo Alto and the university are at loggerheads over a key question: Can the university's campus accommodate most of its future housing needs?[Tuesday, October 10, 2023]
Police seek suspect in sexual battery in downtown Palo Alto
Palo Alto police are looking for a man who reportedly groped a woman who was walking on a downtown street on Wednesday evening.[Friday, October 6, 2023]
Police: Man arrested for multiple indecent exposures in Palo Alto
Palo Alto police have arrested a man who they said lewdly exposed himself to two women on Sunday afternoon, including twice while he was getting medical treatment at Stanford Hospital, police said.[Wednesday, October 4, 2023]
Governor signs two Berman bills that target greater gun safety
Gov. Gavin Newsom signed bills, authored by Assembly member Marc Berman, that empower the state DOJ to conduct firearm inspection and that require sellers to provide information about the risks of gun ownership.[Monday, October 2, 2023]
Driver hits two parked cars, flips vehicle on Emerson
Emergency vehicles swarmed a downtown Palo Alto block on Tuesday afternoon after a driver sideswiped two parked cars and flipped his vehicle on Emerson Street.[Wednesday, September 27, 2023]
New studies aim to speed up Palo Alto's redesign of rail crossings
Eager to take advantage of recently acquired federal and state grants, Palo Alto is preparing to speed up its tortuous, decade-long effort to choose preferred alternatives for redesigning three rail crossings.[Thursday, September 21, 2023]
Becker bill seeks to end 'cruel' price markups at prison stores
Seeking to curb what he calls cruel and egregious markups at California prisons, state Sen. Josh Becker is spearheading a law that would cap prices on items sold at canteen stores.[Monday, September 18, 2023]
Palo Alto police to add surveillance to prime shopping areas
Boosted by a state grant, the Palo Alto Police Department is preparing to add more undercover officers to Stanford Shopping Center and other central shopping areas and deploy GPS technology that tracks suspect vehicles if they flee.[Friday, September 15, 2023]