Profile for Palo Alto, California, CA

Palo Alto is near San Francisco Bay.

William Hewlett and David Packard started the technology boom here in their garage on Addison Avenue.

Downtown Palo Alto, with its many restaurants and book stores, serves as an entertainment hub for the university and the surrounding region.

Debbie Fields launched her cookie empire here.

Crime: The number of violent crimes recorded by the FBI in 2003 was 88. The number of murders and homicides was 2. The violent crime rate was 1.5 per 1,000 people.

Filming location for:
· 1971 movie, "Harold and Maude"
· 1992 movie, "Raising Cain"

Well-known residents have included:
· Leland Stanford, railroad magnate, founder of Stanford University
· Jerry Garcia, rock musician
· Bill Kreutzmann, drummer with the Grateful Dead
· President Herbert Hoover

Coffee: National and regional coffee companies with outlets here include Peet's Coffee & Tea, Starbucks, Torrefazione Italia

Local festivals include:

• May Fete Parade - May 5, 2007
• Palo Alto Festival of the Arts - Aug. 25-26, 2007

Performing arts: Peninsula Pops

Nearby parks & recreation: Elizabeth Gamble Garden Center

Historic sites and museums: Museum of American Heritage, Junior Museum/Zoo, Hewlett-Packard Garage, Cantor Center for Visual Arts

Colleges and universities: Stanford University, Pacific Graduate School of Psychology, Institute of Transpersonal Psychology

Support for libraries: Local government funding for the local library system, in fiscal years 2001-2002, was above the national average. (See library links below.)

Gays & lesbians
National index: 100
Local index: 110

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12% of Palo Alto residents report German ancestry, and 8% report Irish. For more info on local ancestry groups, see the Palo Alto ancestry & family history guide.

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At the time of the 2000 census, the per capita income in Palo Alto was $56,257, compared with $21,587 nationally.

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74% of Palo Alto residents age 25 and older have a bachelor's or advanced college degree.

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Palo Alto festival dates:

• May Fete Parade - May 5, 2007
• Palo Alto Festival of the Arts - Aug. 25-26, 2007

Dates often change. Check with local tourism officials to be sure.

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Historic districts in Palo Alto include Professorville Historic District, Ramona Street Architectural District ... View historic districts

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Median rent in Palo Alto, at the time of the 2000 Census, was $1,308.   Monthly homeowner costs, for people with mortgages, were $2,684.

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Libraries in Palo Alto include Children's Library, College Terrace Library, Downtown Branch, Main Library, Mitchell Park Branch, Terman Park Branch ... View libraries

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Santa Clara County supported John Kerry in the 2004 presidential election. For more information, see our Palo Alto political report.

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Palo Alto restaurants taking online reservations include California Cafe Bar & Grill - Palo Alto, Evvia, Il Fornaio - Palo Alto, Junnoon, LAVANDA Restaurant and Wine Bar, Mantra Restaurant and Lounge, Nola - Palo Alto, Spago - Palo Alto, Straits Cafe - Palo Alto, Tai Pan ... View restaurants

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The average commute time for Palo Alto workers is 21 minutes, compared with 26 minutes nationwide.

A total of 6 fatal motor vehicle accidents occurred in Palo Alto between 2001 and 2003, according to reports gathered by the National Highway Traffic Safety Administration.

This is a rate of 1.0 fatal crashes per 10,000 population, which was lower than the national norm.

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