Gennady Sheyner

San Francisco

Editor at Palo Alto Weekly

Staff writer @paloaltoweekly.

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Articles

Mini Cat Town gets new life on Cal Ave.

1 week ago | paloaltoonline.com | Gennady Sheyner

California Avenue, Palo Alto’s rapidly evolving “second downtown,” is about to pick up an amenity that City Hall has not planned for but will gladly welcome: kittens. Mini Cat Town, the kitten-adoption nonprofit that earlier this year vacated its popular location at Stanford Shopping Center after its lease expired, is preparing to open its newest location on California Avenue.
Police: Burglars entered occupied home on Carmel Drive

1 week ago | paloaltoonline.com | Gennady Sheyner

Palo Alto police are investigating a brazen burglary attempt in which several individuals smashed through a sliding door of an occupied home on Carmel Drive before getting spooked by the resident and running away. The burglary attempt occurred at about 9 p.m. on Friday on the 2300 block of Carmel Drive, near Oregon Expressway. The residents, a man and a woman in their 20s, were awake and at home when they heard people talking in the hallway, according to a Police Department news release.
Fire destroys Midtown home

1 week ago | paloaltoonline.com | Gennady Sheyner

A fire gutted an Eichler home in the Midtown neighborhood on Saturday morning. While no people were harmed, up to a dozen animals are believed to have been killed, according to Fire Department officials. The Fire Department was alerted to the fire at about 9:18 a.m. and by the time firefighters arrived several minutes later, the Eichler-style home on the 3300 block of Stockton Place was fully engulfed by flames, said Battalion Chief William Dale.
Around Town

1 week ago | paloaltoonline.com | Gennady Sheyner

PACIFIC PRIDE … Back in 1984, Appollonia Grey Uhilamoelangi’s first job for the city of East Palo Alto was at Bell Street Park as a Pacific Islander Youth Counselor. The position was the first of many for Uhilamoelangi, better known as Mama Dee, who went on to bridge education gaps in the city, while advocating for youth, the Pacific Islander community and anyone else in need.
Express: School district sees enrollment decrease | Celebrate Pride on the Peninsula

1 week ago | paloaltoonline.com | Gennady Sheyner

*|DATE:F j, Y|*The Palo Alto Unified School District saw a relatively low decrease in student enrollment during its 2024-2025 school year, mirroring regional numbers and showing slow-but-steady enrollment progress following a sharp decline during the COVID-19 pandemic, according to recently-released state data.
Police: Man robbed in apparent jewelry scam

1 week ago | paloaltoonline.com | Gennady Sheyner

Palo Alto police are looking for a pair of suspects who they said robbed a man of his jewelry while he was walking on a residential block near Mitchell Park. The victim, a man in his 80s, was reportedly walking on the 3700 block of Redwood Circle when a man and a woman pulled up next to him in a white SUV, according to the police. The woman, who was in the passenger seat, told the man that she wants to give him something and then place a piece of cheap costume jewelry in his hand, police said.
Express: Two lives linked by chance encounters | New creek plan stirs hopes, concerns

1 week ago | paloaltoonline.com | Gennady Sheyner

*|DATE:F j, Y|*Joe Teresi and Patrick Feehan don’t meet very often, but when they do it tends to be a matter of life and death. And each encounter leaves both men profoundly moved. Three months after losing her committee assignments following an uproar over a social media post, Palo Alto school board member Rowena Chiu is eager to return to her old roles.
Zone changes in Palo Alto aim to lure housing to El Camino

1 week ago | mv-voice.com | Gennady Sheyner

Seeking to encourage a housing boom on commercial zones along El Camino Real, Palo Alto officials approved a series of zoning changes on Monday that will allow taller and denser developments on various stretches of the prominent artery in the southern half of the city. The goal of the zone changes is to spur the creation of hundreds of new dwellings in the stretch of El Camino Real just south of Page Mill Road, consistent with the city’s Housing Element.
Palo Alto launches search for new fire chief

1 week ago | paloaltoonline.com | Gennady Sheyner

The Palo Alto Fire Department is bracing for major changes in the coming year, as it prepares to introduce a new ambulance staffing model, revise its strategies for staffing fire engines welcome a new leader to succeed Fire Chief Geoffrey Blackshire. Blackshire, who took over as chief six years ago, recently announced his plan to retire by the end of the year.
New flood-control plan raises hopes, faces pushback

1 week ago | paloaltoonline.com | Gennady Sheyner

A new plan to bolster flood control around the San Francisquito Creek spurred fresh hopes and familiar fears on Wednesday afternoon as city leaders and residents vowed to work together to implement the long-awaited but contentious improvements.