City of Palo Alto to consider renaming Foothills Park By Stephanie Lam article Palo Alto residents Yi Zhang and his son Patrick Zhang, 4, at Foothills Park on Thursday, April 18, 2019, in Palo Alto, Calif. (Photo by Santiago Mejia/San Francisco Chronicle via Getty Images) PALO ALTO, Calif. - The Palo Alto City Council on Monday will vote to adopt an ordinance to change the name of Foothills Park and limit the number of visitors. Foothills Park will be renamed to Foothills Nature Preserve to better distinguish the area as an open space preserve. The park currently allows a maximum of 1,000 people at one time, but the ordinance will limit the number to 400.