Elon Musk is reportedly moving X's San Francisco headquarters elsewhere after complaints about the culture and environment there.
Elon Musk will close X's headquarters in San Francisco, ending the company's presence in the place where the social network was founded in 2006 and took the name Twitter, according to the New York Times. The move will happen "in the coming weeks."
Meanwhile, Bloomberg reported that CEO Linda Yaccarino sent an email to employees saying they would be moved to an office in San Jose and another engineering office in Palo Alto.
X and Musk did not immediately respond to requests for comment.
Twitter was once a source of pride for San Francisco when it was founded and grew there. But when Musk bought the company in 2022 and renamed it X, he publicly expressed his displeasure, blaming the city's left-leaning culture for making Twitter "too liberal" and criticizing California Governor Gavin Newsom for his own state laws.
Last month, Musk also hinted at moving X's headquarters elsewhere. "Sick of having to dodge violent drug gangs just to get in and out of the building," he wrote on X on July 16.
That same day, Musk continued to post on X, expressing frustration with California's laws regarding LGBT issues.
In a message on August 5, Musk said he had "no choice" but to leave San Francisco. He also blamed corporate taxes for making it difficult for companies here.
Meanwhile, the California government seems less interested in holding on. According to San Francisco Chief Economist Ted Egan, Twitter was once a major economic driver for the city. However, when Musk acquired it and changed it to X, that role was lost. "X is now a much smaller company, and its future is uncertain. We've taken as much economic advantage as we can," Egan told the Washington Post.