Palo Alto Municipal Code Art. II Powers

The city of Palo Alto, by and through its council and other officials, shall have and may exercise all powers necessary and appropriate to a municipal corporation and the general welfare of its inhabitants which are not prohibited by the Constitution of the State of California or by this charter, and which it would be competent for this charter to set forth specifically, and the specification herein of any particular powers shall not be held to be exclusive of, or any limitation upon, the general grant of powers heretofore or hereafter granted to municipal corporations by the Constitution or general laws.