Palo Alto is a charter city located in the northwestern corner of Santa Clara County, California, United States, in the San Francisco Bay Area. Palo Alto means tall stick in Spanish; the city is named after a coastal redwood tree called El Palo Alto. The city was established by Leland Stanford Sr. when he founded Stanford University, following the death of his son, Leland Stanford Jr. Palo Alto includes portions of Stanford University and shares its borders with East Palo Alto, Mountain View, Los Altos, Los Altos Hills, Stanford, Portola Valley, and Menlo Park. As of the 2010 census, the city's total resident population is 64,403. Palo Alto is one of the most expensive cities in the United States to live in, and its residents are among the highest educated in the country.
| Country | United States |
| State | California |
| County | Santa Clara |
| Incorporated | April 23, 1894 |
| Named for | El Palo Alto |
| • Type | Council-Manager |
| • Body | City council, |
| • Water | 7.38% |
| Population (2010) | 64,403 |
| • Estimate (2019) | 65,364 |
| Time zone | Pacific (UTC−8) |
| • Summer (DST) | PDT (UTC−7) |
| ZIP Codes | 94301, 94303, 94304, 94306 |
| Area code | 650 |
| FIPS code | 06-55282 |
| GNIS feature IDs | 277572, 2411362 |
About Palo Alto
Based on James Franco's short story collection of the same name, the film follows teens in affluent Palo Alto who do not have any parental guidance and engage in casual sex and drugs.
Achievement of Palo Alto
The film is written and directed by Gia Coppola and the film is her directorial debut. James Franco is from Palo Alto and wrote the stories based on his own high school experiences.
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