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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
Nanci Kauffman resigns as head of Castilleja School
On Thursday, Nanci Kauffman resigned as head of Castilleja School, concluding a 13-year term that was in many ways defined by the school's contentious plan to redevelop its Bryant Street campus.[Friday, September 8, 2023]
With visitors on the rise, Palo Alto eyes safety improvements at Foothills Nature Preserve
With Foothills Nature Preserve seeing a surge of visitors, Palo Alto is preparing to install new pathways, parking areas and traffic-calming measures with the aim of making roads of safer and protecting sensitive habitats.[Wednesday, August 23, 2023]
Palo Alto police arrest Berkeley carjacking suspects at Stanford Shopping Center
Tipped off by a newly installed license-plate-recognition system, Palo Alto police on Tuesday arrested a group of men at Stanford Shopping Center who they say were involved in an armed carjacking in Berkeley.[Thursday, August 17, 2023]
Update: No foul play suspected in death of man found on Waverly Street in downtown Palo Alto
Palo Alto police investigating the death of a man whose body was found on a Waverley Street block on Wednesday morning said they do not suspect foul play was involved.[Wednesday, August 16, 2023]
A shelter divided
As the Palo Alto City Council prepares to ink a new and more costly long-term contract with the nonprofit Pets In Need to run the city's animal shelter, former and current staff are coming forward to warn of the agency's dysfunction.[Friday, August 11, 2023]
State again rejects Palo Alto's housing plan
Palo Alto will have to revise its newly adopted housing plan after the state Department of Housing and Community Development once again found it lacking -- a finding that will keep the city vulnerable to "builder's remedy" proposals.[Monday, August 7, 2023]
Fish Market developer invokes contentious law to get fast approval of 380-apartment project in Palo Alto
A developer looking to demolish The Fish Market restaurant in Palo Alto and build a 380-apartment complex is preparing to invoke the state's "builder's remedy" law to overcome the city's objections to the project.[Friday, August 4, 2023]
Palo Alto police: Suspect nabbed after wave of residential burglaries
A Santa Clara resident who police believe took part in a recent wave of residential burglaries in Palo Alto and other Bay Area cities is now facing charges in connection with the months-long crime spree, Palo Alto police said.[Wednesday, August 2, 2023]
East Palo Alto police seek suspects after fatal collision Friday night
East Palo Alto police are looking for one or more suspects who were involved in a hit-and-run collision that resulted a man's death on Kavanaugh Drive on Friday evening, according to the police.[Sunday, July 30, 2023]
Stanford president resigns after review found flaws in his research papers
Stanford University President Marc Tessier-Lavigne announced on Wednesday, July 19, that he will be stepping down after a panel of experts found significant flaws in various studies that he had supervised more than a decade ago.[Wednesday, July 19, 2023]