[tricolon]

Looking at the city limits, I don't understand why East Palo Alto isn't called North Palo Alto instead.

[mikelward]

I always assumed it was because San Francisco is "North", and East Palo Alto is on the "East" side of highway 101.

[Aloisius]

It's more East than North of El Palo Alto - the tree Palo Alto is named after.