Palo Alto (/ˌpæloʊˈæltoʊ/; Spanish: [ˈpalo ˈalto]; 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. The city shares its borders with East Palo Alto, Mountain View, Los Altos, Los Altos Hills, Stanford, Portola Valley, and Menlo Park.
Population: 64,403
Latitude: 37° 26' 30.77" N
Longitude: -122° 08' 34.87" W
Saint Francis High School, founded in 1954 by the Brothers of Holy Cross, is a Roman Catholic, co-educational, college preparatory secondary school located in Mountain View, California. The Brothers of Holy Cross serve both on the faculty and on the…
Sofia University, formerly known as the Institute of Transpersonal Psychology (ITP), is an accredited private university.
College of San Mateo (commonly referred to as CSM) is a community college in San Mateo, California.
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