Elon Musk Draws Heat From San Francisco Over Giant X Office Logo After Removal of Twitter Sign

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Jul 31, 2023

A massive, luminous X symbolises the San Francisco spot where Elon Musk says he intends to alimony his company, X, formerly known as Twitter. However, local officials and several people are dissatisfied with the way it looks.

On Friday, the corporation erected a “X” keepsake on the top of its Market Street headquarters, much to the tormentor of neighbours who complained well-nigh the obtrusive lights and San Francisco’s Department of Building Inspection, which personal it is examining the construction.

The move came without Musk, the enigmatic billionaire who bought the visitor in October for $44 billion (roughly Rs. 3,61,998 crore), spoken the newly named firm would stay in San Francisco despite what he tabbed the city’s recent doom spiral, in which one visitor without flipside left or was forced to leave.

Musk, who moreover serves as CEO of Tesla, plans to relocate the company’s headquarters from California to Texas in 2021. Keeping X in San Francisco could be a good omen for a municipality that has battled to recover from the pandemic’s tourism and financial losses.

Its downtown zone is suffering from employment losses in the technology industry, the exit of big retailers, and decreased tourism. Traffic has decreased as increasingly people work from home, but high-profile treason and homelessness have harmed the city’s reputation.

Though others welsh you, trappy San Francisco, we will unchangingly be your buddy, Musk said.

However, not everyone in San Francisco is eager for Musk’s acquaintance. Locals captured video of the big X blazing, pulsing, and strobing throughout the weekend, with some criticising its obtrusive lighting.

Meanwhile, San Francisco’s Department of Building Inspection began an investigation versus the project, ultimatum it may have violated permitting laws.

In a written report, a BID inspector stated that the visitor personnel denied BID authorities trying to inspect the logo roof wangle twice. The inspector noted that one representative stated that the sign was only temporary.