Whitewash is especially compatible with masonry because it is absorbed easily and the resultant chemical reaction hardens the medium. Lime wash is pure slaked lime in water. It produces a unique surface glow due to the double refraction of calcite crystals. Limewash and whitewash both cure to become the same material.
Palo Alto (/ËpÃ¦loÊ ËÃ¦ltoÊ/ PAL-oh AL-toh; Spanish: [Ëpalo Ëalto]; 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 Santa Clara County Sheriff's Office is dedicated to the preservation of public safety by providing innovative and progressive service in partnership with the community. The Santa Clara County Sheriff's Office serves the communities of Cupertino, Los Altos Hills, Saratoga and the unincorporated areas of Santa Clara County. The Sheriff's Office also maintains contracts with the Valley Transportation Authority and the Santa Clara County Parks Department for law enforcement services.