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Palo Alto (/ ˌ p æ l oʊ ˈ æ l t oʊ / PAL-oh AL-toh; Spanish for ' tall stick ') is a charter city in the northwestern corner of Santa Clara County, California, United States, in the San Francisco Bay Area, named after a coastal redwood tree known as El Palo Alto. The city of Palo Alto was established in 1894 by the American industrialist ...
El Palo Alto, circa 2004. El Palo Alto (Spanish: 'the tall stick' [1]) is a coast redwood (Sequoia sempervirens) located on the banks of the San Francisquito Creek in Palo Alto, California, a city in the San Francisco Bay Area. The namesake of the city and a historical landmark, El Palo Alto is 1084–1085 years old and stands 110 feet (34 m) tall.
Matadero Creek is a stream originating in the foothills of the Santa Cruz Mountains in Santa Clara County, California, United States.The creek flows in a northeasterly direction for 8 miles (13 km) until it enters the Palo Alto Flood Basin, where it joins Adobe Creek in the Palo Alto Baylands at the north end of the Mayfield Slough, just before its culmination in southwest San Francisco Bay.
The cities of Sunnyvale, Mountain View, Palo Alto and Menlo Park are frequently cited as the birthplace of Silicon Valley. San Jose is Silicon Valley's largest city, the third-largest in California, and the 13th-most populous in the United States. [4] Other major Silicon Valley cities include Santa Clara, Redwood City and Cupertino.
Other cities with large numbers of African Americans include Vallejo (28%), [155] Richmond (26%), [156] East Palo Alto (17%) [151] and the CDP of Marin City (38%). [157] Suisun City and Vacaville both have African American populations that have accelerated in population since the 2000s. There are also Eritrean, Ethiopian and Nigerian communities.
Map of northern California counties. California experienced a population boom during its gold rush (1848–1855), bringing more than 300,000 new residents, with very few of these settling in the southern part of the state.
The preserve encompasses 1,940 acres in both Palo Alto and East Palo Alto, and is owned by the city of Palo Alto, California, United States. [1] It is an important habitat for migratory shorebirds and is considered one of the best birdwatching spots on the West Coast.
The preserve is owned and operated by the City of Palo Alto, California. The main parking lot hosts an interpretive center and is located at 1530 Arastradero Road ( 37°23'13" N, 122°10'29" W ). Description