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From Fox Business: The date that Elon Musk’s social media site, X, formerly known as Twitter, will officially shutter its longtime San Francisco headquarters has been set, according to a report.
A source familiar told Fortune that X informed employees in an email on Thursday that the office on Market Street would close on Sept. 13, and the outlet noted the date just happens to be a Friday.
Musk announced last month that he would move the global headquarters of X and SpaceX out of California after Gov. Gavin Newsom signed a bill prohibiting schools from notifying parents of their children’s gender identity.
Musk said at the time that X’s headquarters would move to Austin, Texas, while he also announced that SpaceX would relocate its headquarters from Hawthorne, California, to Starbase, Texas. He cited the gender identity law as being “the final straw” and attributed the move to “this law and the many others that preceded it, attacking both families and companies.”
Musk had first announced his decision to move in mid-July.
I did make it clear to Governor Newsom about a year ago that laws of this nature would force families and companies to leave California to protect their children
— Elon Musk (@elonmusk) July 16, 2024
In additional posts, Musk added, “And 𝕏 HQ will move to Austin. Have had enough of dodging gangs of violent drug addicts just to get in and out of the building.”
Have had enough of dodging gangs of violent drug addicts just to get in and out of the building
— Elon Musk (@elonmusk) July 16, 2024
X employees now know the day the company’s San Francisco headquarters will shut its doors for good. https://t.co/f3PBGWvJgS
— FORTUNE (@FortuneMagazine) August 29, 2024
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