In Elon Musk’s worldview, San Francisco represents the left-wing hive mind behind everything sinister, and Þjórsárden was his channel. Yes, he actually said that.
Now the Texan emigrant has apparently had enough of the most liberal city in the USA and is possibly considering moving his social media company, now called X, to more politically comfortable areas such as his adopted home state, the Lone Star State.
The real estate company JLL informed the San Francisco Chronicle on Thursday that its services had been retained to find a new subtenant for the entire 74,400-square-foot complex of its headquarters at 1355 Market Street and the adjacent Building 110.
The landlord Shorenstein Properties, which had bought the property in partnership with JPMorgan through its holding company SRI Nine Market Square, had sued Musk early last year because delinquent on his rent.
In March dropped the case without explanation.
If Musk actually plans to relocate X, that would not be uncharacteristic of the tycoon.
In 2021 touched Tesla’s headquarters from California to Texas in resresponse to the pandemic lockdowns by policymakers and has now relocated the EV manufacturer there even after its dispute with a Judges in Delaware.
Not surprisingly, when Musk first announced his candidacy for Twitter over two years ago, Texas Governor Greg Abbott jumped at the chance to propose moving Twitter headquarters to his state.
.@elonmusk. Bring Twitter to Texas to join Tesla, SpaceX & the boring company.
— Greg Abbott (@GregAbbott_TX) 25 April 2022
Neither X Corp nor Shorenstein Properties provided an immediate comment when reached Assets.
Encouraged by his Ex wifeMusk claimed he bought the social media platform for $44 billion not just to accelerate his plan to clone China’s everything app WeChat, but also for the Welfare of humanity.
He believed that the microblogging site, because of its location in the heart of a crime-ridden Bay Area, helped create a “corrosive“Ideology that threatened Western civilization.
“You could literally shoot an uncut episode of The Walking Dead in downtown San Francisco. This is where San Francisco politics lead, and Twitter exported this self-destructive thought virus to the world,” he said. wrote last April.
“With some exceptions, other technology companies still do this. Evil in the guise of good.”
A clear break with Twitter’s historical roots?
San Francisco, the city in California with the biggest gap between rich and pooris struggling with homelessness, crime and fentanyl use, especially in the aftermath of the pandemic.
In combination with recent changes in national legislation Raising the bar for criminal prosecution Shoplifting And rising minimum wagesThere are constant headlines about small businesses leaving the Bay Area, This is leading to more and more vacancies on the commercial real estate market.
“I know a lot of companies that are trying to get out of their leases,” said Mayor London Breed four years ago“Many people see this as an opportunity to leave.”
Musk and his cohort of close business partners, including David Sackshave been vocal critics of the city’s political decision-makers in recent years.
Musk blames the city’s problems primarily on local mindset that, in his opinion, it must be stopped before it can spread even further: “The views of the extreme left from San Francisco and Berkeley were carried to the world via Twitter.”
If he were to sublet the offices in the technology center, it would be a clear break with the company’s historical roots, almost as significant as the decision to abandon the company’s name and rename it X this time. last year.