So long, California.
Elon Musk announced via X on Tuesday that he is planning to move X and SpaceX headquarters out of California (and Texas) due to “violent” activity near his offices and a new California law signed into effect by Gov. Gavin Newsom affecting LGBTQ+ youth in schools.
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In a series of posts on X, Musk first announced that Space X would move its headquarters from Hawthorne, California to Starbase, Texas, calling Newsom's latest bill “the last straw” of “many others that came before it.” .
I made it clear to Governor Newsom about a year ago that laws of this nature would force families and companies out of California to protect their children
— Elon Musk (@elonmusk) July 16, 2024
Musk refers to Assembly Bill 1955, which was signed into California state law on Monday. The law prohibits school districts in the state from forcing teachers or school staff to disclose to a parent when a student changes their gender identity, gender expression or sexual orientation without the student's consent.
The CEO of Tesla and SpaceX has one transgender girlVivian Jenna, who dropped Musk's last name.
“I made it clear to Governor Newsom about a year ago that laws of this nature would force families and companies out of California to protect their children,” Musk said.
The billionaire continued to repost from other X accounts slamming the new bill.
Musk then announced that the X would also be moving to the Lonestar State — this time from San Francisco and into Austin.
Just dodging gangs of violent junkies just to get in and out of the building
— Elon Musk (@elonmusk) July 16, 2024
Earlier this yearMusk moved SpaceX's state of incorporation from Delaware to Texas after a Delaware judge struck down his $56 billion Tesla compensation package.
Musk's Tesla has been based in Texas starting in 2021.
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The decision to move the two companies is not a big surprise. A March 2023 report from Wall Street Journal claimed that Musk had purchased thousands of acres of farmland near Austin build a city for employees to live and work.
Musk did not publicly comment on the report.