what county is palo alto, ca in
Palo Alto (/ËpÃ¦loÊ ËÃ¦ltoÊ/ PAL-oh AL-toh; Spanish: [Ëpalo Ëalto]; from palo, literally stick, colloquially tree, and alto tall; meaning: tall tree) is a charter city located in the northwest corner of Santa Clara County, California, in the San Francisco Bay Area of the United States.