Elon Musk Defies County, Declares His Tesla Factory Back in Production
Elon Musk, CEO of Tesla, Inc., e-mailed his workers on Sunday, notifying them to come back to work on Monday. Titled “Furlough has Ended and we are back to Work in Production!” he told them, “We’re happy to get back to work and have implemented plans to help you keep safe as you return.”
Not so happy were Alameda County officials who thought they were in control of the situation. As The New American reported on Monday, final negotiations over the conditions under which the county would allow Musk to restart operations were being held.
When those officials learned on Monday that Musk had restarted operations without their explicit permission, they issued a press release warning Musk of “further enforcement measures” unless he complied with their diktat:...