Gennady Sheyner covers local and regional politics, housing, transportation and other topics for the Palo Alto Weekly, Palo Alto Online and their 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 covered breaking news and local politics for The Waterbury Republican-American, a daily newspaper in Connecticut.
Former San Jose Mayor Sam Liccardo and Santa Clara County Supervisor Joe Simitian took the early lead in the crowded race to succeed U.S. Rep. Anna Eshoo in Congress, accordingly early results from the California Secretary of State.
