At 100 years old, Palo Alto is named for a beautiful 250 year old redwood tree along San Francisquito Creek, where early Spanish explorers settled.The combination of residential and business areas centered by a vibrant downtown defines Palo Alto’s unique character. Palo Alto is truly a charming mixture of old and new, with tree-lined streets and historic buildings which reflect its California heritage. At the same time, Palo Alto is noted as a worldwide leader in state-of-the-art technological development. This exciting mix of tradition and innovation makes Palo Alto a fantastic place to live and work.

Palo Alto is a small residential community with approximately 25,000 housing units. Its parks, school system, and recreational and cultural facilities are amazing. The technology industry of Silicon Valley has ties in Palo Alto, partly because of the presence of Stanford University adjacent to the city. Complementing its exciting and innovative business community, Palo Alto’s residents are highly educated, politically aware and culturally sophisticated. An abundance of local pride and numerous neighborhood organizations contribute to Palo Alto’s charming historic and upscale commercial and residential areas.

Palo Alto contains a Mediterranean-type climate. Temperatures are warm, and precipitation falls mainly in the winter months. Because of this, the vegetation native in this region has evolved to take advantage of water in the winter months and also to stay alive in the dry summer season.

Unique among California cities, Palo Alto is a full-service municipality that owns and operates its gas, electric, water, sewer, refuse and storm drainage services at very competitive rates for its customers. Distinctive in every way, Palo Alto offers its business community a diverse and exciting environment in which to work and live.

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