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Elon Musk is planning to defy county officials as he battles to reopen Tesla's Fremont factory in the face of a continued shelter-in-place order in Alameda County, California, Musk announced on Twitter on Monday.
"Tesla is restarting production today against Alameda County rules," Musk tweeted. "I will be on the line with everyone else. If anyone is arrested, I ask that it only be me."
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On May 7, California public health officer Sonia Angell issued a new order lifting some statewide restrictions. The order stated that "a local health jurisdiction may implement or continue more restrictive public health measures if the jurisdiction's Local Health Officer believes conditions in that jurisdiction warrant it."During a Monday press briefing, reporters peppered Newsom with questions about the dispute. Newsom answered like a politician, expressing admiration for both sides and confidence that they'd work out a deal. Speaking of Tesla, Newsom said he had "great reverence for their technology, for their innovative spirit, for their leadership."
But he also stressed that "it's county-led enforcement in these cases." He didn't endorse Tesla's view that Alameda County's order was inconsistent with Newsom's own order.
Tesla Fremont Factory: Alameda Deescalates Issue, Doesn’t Fall Into Elon Musk’s Martyr Trap:
May. 12th 2020 9:26 am ET
In [a] new comment, the Alameda county seems to have deescalated the issue around Tesla reopening its Fremont factory despite the county’s order as CEO Elon Musk set an obvious martyr trap.
As we reported yesterday, Tesla went ahead with the reopening of Fremont factory despite a local order from the Alameda County to wait until they approved a safe reopening plan.
CEO Elon Musk said that he would himself be on the production lines and he asked that if Alameda County were to enforce the rules and arrest anyone, it should be him:
“Tesla is restarting production today against Alameda County rules. I will be on the line with everyone else. If anyone is arrested, I ask that it only be me.”
But the county didn’t fall for the martyr trap set by Musk and didn’t go into Fremont factory to put anyone in handcuffs.
County officials claim to have been in continuous contact with Tesla last week to approve the automaker’s plan to reopen the factory by May 18, but Musk apparently wanted to do it sooner – leading to Tesla filling a lawsuit and stalling the talks.
The Sheriff’s Office instead issued a statement stating that they are aware Tesla is breaking the order and they will take the same action that they do for other businesses who have been violating the order:
(Score: 1, Insightful) by Anonymous Coward on Wednesday May 13 2020, @08:38PM (3 children)
They do. They also have shit like this:
https://www.washingtonpost.com/nation/2019/06/28/she-miscarried-after-being-shot-prosecutors-are-weighing-manslaughter-case-against-her/ [washingtonpost.com]
https://www.usatoday.com/in-depth/news/politics/2020/03/08/alabama-prisons-remain-deadly-year-after-dojs-civil-rights-report/4644789002/ [usatoday.com]
https://mississippitoday.org/2020/04/16/mississippis-only-abortion-clinic-still-open-but-a-legal-battle-could-be-on-the-horizon/ [mississippitoday.org]
Things are *really* good in Mississippi [investopedia.com]:
What's more, Alabama and Mississippi are the 48th and 52nd, respectively [wikipedia.org] poorest of states and territories. [Ooh Lookit! We done beat out Puerto Rico, Guam and The Northern Marianas here in Mississippi!]
While there may well be some folks on the coasts who, if they think about those states *at all*, have some sort of "flyover country" mentality (whatever that means), I've actually spent time (weeks to months) in *both* states.
And while you are quite correct that there certainly are things to recommend MS and AL for the casual tourist, in many cases/places the infrastructure is terrible, the inequality is stark, the racism literally oozes in the streets and law "enforcement" is harsh, capricious and often deadly.
If you think AL and MS are so wonderful, why don't you move out of Park Slope and move to Livingston, AL or Sunflower, MS. I'm sure you'll have all you could ever desire if you do
(Score: 2) by PartTimeZombie on Thursday May 14 2020, @03:45AM (1 child)
I used the term "shithole" deliberately for Mississippi because I have actually been there.
There are people living in a state of poverty I have only seen in places like India and rural Thailand.
I don't think I have been to Alabama, but my wife has, and said it is not much better.
(Score: 2) by Phoenix666 on Thursday May 14 2020, @12:51PM
And the streets of LA? Or the underpasses of Seattle? Or the slums of Chicago? Or the strange and mysterious land of New Jersey?
That's a bit tongue-in-cheek. Those all have nice parts, too. Except for New Jersey.
Washington DC delenda est.
(Score: 2) by Phoenix666 on Thursday May 14 2020, @12:44PM
Blanket statement after blanket statement. Maybe while this pandemic is on you should hop in your car with a tent and go on a long road trip around the country. See the places you're damning.
I live in Park Slope because I have lived in every region of the country and find that its climate, amenities, and many other qualities suit me best. But it really is a moiré pattern, because cross the bridge to Jersey, and poverty, depression, and despair obtain, cross a different bridge to Staten Island and find insular, prosaic thinking, cross yet another bridge to the Bronx and wonder what planet you're on.
Washington DC delenda est.