While Elon Musk has a history of playing by his own rules, the San Francisco Department of Building Inspection has forced him to abide by municipal real estate codes.
According to an Associated Press report, the brightly flashing “X” sign that Musk erected last Friday on top of the headquarters of the company formerly known as Twitter has been taken down. The city department said it received 24 complaints about the sign regarding its bright illumination and potential structural safety. The sign was put up without a permit from the city.
This is the second time that Musk ran afoul with the city regarding the headquarters building. Last week, his company began removing the Twitter sign and its blue bird logo from the side of the building, but work was halted due to Musk’s failure to secure the necessary permits.
Musk acquired Twitter last year in a $44 billion deal and recently began to rebrand is as “X.” However, the platform still operates as Twitter.com.
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Elon,
Just move the company out of SF. They are going to fight anything you do, no matter what it is. One of the suburbs would likely be very happy for you to move it to their city. On second thought, take it completely out of CA. Make it hurt them in the wallet.
Yes, please move. We don’t need anymore people in SF that think everything needs to come down to how much you have in your “wallet”. There’s more to living than just building up your “wallet”.
Wow! That coming from a person that lives in one of the highest taxed and expensive cities in the Country! I say leave SF….it’s become a cesspool anyway, thanks to the voters who keep putting morons in charge.
There are valid reasons for sign and building permits. Musk just needs to follow the rules like every other business does. He’s really not “special”. If we’re next to him and his flashing sign was disrupting your business would you have the same opinion.
Yes, yes, yes… like don’t do drugs in the city, don’t defecate all over the sidewalks, don’t steal from the stores, don’t piss all over the entrances to stores, don’t graffiti everything in sight, don’t throw your needles all over and in the bay, don’t accumulate so much junk you block wheelchairs from having access to the sidewalk, don’t break into vehicles, don’t break into stores causing them to leave… sounds like the city has it all under control! I hope X moves and SF continues to spiral out of control because they have no clue or desire to fix it!
Great Idea. We have welcomed Elon Musk to Texas!
Ignorant and unappreciative trying to drive you out. LOTS of locations would LOVE to have you. Wave ba-byeee and go where you are appreciated and be prosperous and bring prosperity where you go. Smart Citizen’s want you!
Yes, please move. You’ve done enough damage drawing in the money hungry individuals that don’t understand there’s more to life than becoming wealthy.
This is a SCAM PEPLY using my name. I would only comment positive about Elon. THANK YOU, ELON FOR EXPOSING THE TRUTH !
Arizona would love Elon top set up camp and starve Cali9fornia from yet another company as they are all moving out anyway from harassments and over taxation.
24 complaints (out of millions of citizens), probably from the same extremist. “structurally unsafe” apparently the person complaining is a structural engineer and would know that. Interesting how knowledgeable that average complainer is.
There aren’t millions of people living in SF. The population is approximately 815,000 as of 2021. Even if there were zero complaints, signs in all cities require permits to ensure they are structurally safe and follow guidelines.
You can steal everything on the shelves at Walgreens, crap in the street and burn police cars…. But Do Not disobey the building codes in SF.
This is Nittaya Pichedvanichok, Elon Mask, you should consider to move your office and other operations to the beautiful Suburbs, Northern or North Eastern of Thailand.
Local Villagers and people are so kind, they are eager to learn and work with pride. Thais are very good with their hands for tiny pieces for all assembly parts.
They will perform all works with happiness and beautiful Thai Smiles.
Bye Bye SanFran..
Home of Shit and needles on the used to be the Beautiful Coty of SanFransico
Move to Florida, very welcome here!
San Francisco deserves everything they have and are losing because they vote for idiots
One thing for sure is that he is a lightning rod for politics, social policy and everything else! I’d imagine he loves that. ????????????