Claim: Palo Alto, California is only a town.
Evidence: Palo Alto -LRB- -LSB- ˌpæloʊ_ˈæltoʊ -RSB- ; -LSB- ˈpalo ˈalto -RSB- ; from palo , literally `` stick '' , colloquially `` tree '' , and alto `` tall '' ; meaning : `` tall tree '' -RRB- is a charter city located in the northwest corner of Santa Clara County , California , in the San Francisco Bay Area of the United States.