Musk reacts to continued shutdown order, announces intent to move HQ
Saturday morning tweet follows Friday response from Alameda County. …
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Elon Musk’s contentious relationship with Alameda County officials reached a tipping point on Saturday, when the Tesla CEO announced plans to relocate the company’s headquarters and “future programs” away from Fremont, CA, to facilities in Texas and Nevada “immediately.” This came as a response to the continued forced closure of Tesla’s Fremont manufacturing plant as per COVID-19 stay-in-place regulations.
“Frankly, this is the final straw,” Musk tweeted.
Musk also announced his intent to file a lawsuit against Alameda County officials “immediately,” adding, “The unelected & ignorant ‘Interim Health Officer’ of Alameda is acting contrary to the Governor, the President, our Constitutional freedoms & just plain common sense!” Musk also encouraged Tesla shareholders to file a class-action suit against the county.
The latest back-and-forth between Tesla and Alameda County officials began on Thursday, when a memo sent to Tesla employees indicated that its Fremont plant would reopen “at 30% our normal headcount per shift,” as reported by TechCrunch. Alameda officials responded on Friday with a firm reminder that the county’s stay-in-place order would remain in effect for Tesla, and all other “non-essential” operations in the county, until May 31, with the exception of
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