So lengthy, California.
Elon Musk introduced through X on Tuesday that he’s planning to maneuver each X and SpaceX’s headquarters out of California (and into Texas) attributable to “violent” actions close to his workplaces and a brand new California legislation signed into impact by Governor Gavin Newsom affecting LGBTQ+ youth in colleges.
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In a sequence of posts on X, Musk first introduced that House X could be transferring its HQ from Hawthorne, California to Starbase, Texas, calling Newsom’s newest invoice the “remaining straw” of “many others that preceded it.”
I did make it clear to Governor Newsom a few 12 months in the past that legal guidelines of this nature would pressure households and firms to depart California to guard their youngsters
— Elon Musk (@elonmusk) July 16, 2024
Musk is referring to Assembly Bill 1955, which was signed into California state legislation on Monday. The legislation prohibits college districts within the state from forcing academics or college workers to open up to a dad or mum when a pupil adjustments their gender id, gender expression, or sexual orientation with out the scholar’s consent.
The Tesla and SpaceX CEO has a transgender daughter, Vivian Jenna, who has dropped Musk’s final title.
“I did make it clear to Governor Newsom a few 12 months in the past that legal guidelines of this nature would pressure households and firms to depart California to guard their youngsters,” Musk mentioned.
The billionaire continued to repost from other X accounts slamming the brand new invoice.
Musk then introduced that X would even be transferring to the Lonestar State — this outing of San Francisco and into Austin.
Have had sufficient of dodging gangs of violent drug addicts simply to get out and in of the constructing
— Elon Musk (@elonmusk) July 16, 2024
Earlier this year, Musk moved SpaceX’s state of incorporation from Delaware to Texas after a Delaware decide voided his $56 billion Tesla compensation package deal.
Musk’s Tesla has been headquartered in Texas since 2021.
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The choice to maneuver the 2 firms is not a giant shock. A March 2023 report by the Wall Street Journal alleged that Musk had bought hundreds of acres of farmland close to Austin to build a city for workers to dwell and work.
Musk didn’t publicly touch upon the report.