X Set to Bid Goodbye to San Francisco Office After 16 Years, Musk Says 'No Choice'

X, formerly Twitter, is moving out of its San Francisco home after 18 years, according to an internal email sent by CEO Linda Yaccarino. The company is closing the San Francisco office—and existing employees will be relocated to new locations around the Bay Area—such as its current digs in San Jose and a new shared space with xAI in Palo Alto. The move will occur “over the next few weeks,” as noted by The New York Times.
“This is an important decision that impacts many of you, but it is the right one for our company in the long term.” CEO Linda Yaccarino wrote to employees in an internal email.
The official word comes a few weeks after Elon Musk hinted that he was preparing to move both X and SpaceX headquarters to Texas. At that time, Musk mentioned that X would relocate to Austin, moving away from California.
The New York Times was the first to report on this development. Reacting to the news, Elon Musk wrote on X, “No choice. It is impossible to operate in San Francisco if you’re processing payments.” He added, “That’s why Stripe, Block (CashApp) & others had to move.”
X’s headquarters moving out of California shouldn’t be surprising. There were clear signs of this coming long before; one major hint was when Musk stopped paying rent for the San Francisco office in June 2023. It marks the end of yet another chapter under Elon Musk’s leadership, following changes such as the paid blue checkmarks and Twitter’s rebranding to X.
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