{"id":1986165,"date":"2023-07-30T11:33:01","date_gmt":"2023-07-30T15:33:01","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/www.conservativenewsdaily.net\/breaking-news\/san-francisco-officials-furious-over-elons-superhero-style-addition-to-old-twitter-hq\/"},"modified":"2023-07-30T11:35:16","modified_gmt":"2023-07-30T15:35:16","slug":"san-francisco-officials-furious-over-elons-superhero-style-addition-to-old-twitter-hq","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/www.conservativenewsdaily.net\/breaking-news\/san-francisco-officials-furious-over-elons-superhero-style-addition-to-old-twitter-hq\/","title":{"rendered":"San Francisco officials enraged by Elon&#8217;s superhero-style addition to former Twitter HQ."},"content":{"rendered":"<aside class=\"mashsb-container mashsb-main mashsb-stretched\"><div class=\"mashsb-box\"><div class=\"mashsb-count mash-medium\" style=\"float:left\"><div class=\"counts mashsbcount\">24<\/div><span class=\"mashsb-sharetext\">SHARES<\/span><\/div><div class=\"mashsb-buttons\"><a class=\"mashicon-facebook mash-medium mash-nomargin mashsb-noshadow\" href=\"https:\/\/www.facebook.com\/sharer.php?u=https%3A%2F%2Fwww.conservativenewsdaily.net%2Fbreaking-news%2Fsan-francisco-officials-furious-over-elons-superhero-style-addition-to-old-twitter-hq%2F\" target=\"_top\" rel=\"nofollow\"><span class=\"icon\"><\/span><span class=\"text\">Facebook<\/span><\/a><a class=\"mashicon-twitter mash-medium mash-nomargin mashsb-noshadow\" href=\"https:\/\/twitter.com\/intent\/tweet?text=&amp;url=https:\/\/www.conservativenewsdaily.net\/breaking-news\/?p=1986165&amp;via=ConservNewsDly\" target=\"_top\" rel=\"nofollow\"><span class=\"icon\"><\/span><span class=\"text\">Twitter<\/span><\/a><a class=\"mashicon-subscribe mash-medium mash-nomargin mashsb-noshadow\" href=\"#\" target=\"_top\" rel=\"nofollow\"><span class=\"icon\"><\/span><span class=\"text\">Subscribe<\/span><\/a><div class=\"onoffswitch2 mash-medium mashsb-noshadow\" style=\"display:none\"><\/div><\/div>\n            <\/div>\n                <div style=\"clear:both\"><\/div><\/aside>\n            <!-- Share buttons by mashshare.net - Version: 4.0.47--><h2>Twitter Rebrands to X: A New Era of\u200c Social Media Possibilities<\/h2>\n<p>Like Batman\u2019s bat signal, a giant \u201cX\u201d \u2014 the new logo \u200cof the now-rebranded Twitter, illuminated the\u2062 San Francisco night sky on Friday, signaling the dawn of a new era in the world of social media \u2014 an era\u2063 of possibilities with an\u2062 app where \u201ceverything\u201d is possible.<\/p>\n<p><a href=\"https:\/\/www.westernjournal.com\/elon-musk-says-bye-bye-birdie-midnight-glimpse-new-twitter-logo-erupts-tweetstorm\/\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener\">Elon Musk<\/a> has long made claims of developing a \u201c<a href=\"https:\/\/www.businessinsider.com\/elon-musk-twitter-super-app-x-2022-10\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener\">super app<\/a>,\u201d also known as an \u201ceverything app,\u201d and the rebranding of Twitter to X may be another step in that\u2064 direction.<\/p>\n<blockquote class=\"twitter-tweet\">\n<p dir=\"ltr\" lang=\"en\">Our HQ in San Francisco tonight <a href=\"https:\/\/t.co\/VQO2NoX9Tz\">pic.twitter.com\/VQO2NoX9Tz<\/a><\/p>\n<p>\u2014 Elon Musk (@elonmusk) <a href=\"https:\/\/twitter.com\/elonmusk\/status\/1685211486669484032?\">July 29, 2023<\/a><\/p>\n<\/blockquote>\n<blockquote class=\"twitter-tweet\">\n<p dir=\"ltr\" lang=\"zxx\"><a href=\"https:\/\/t.co\/5YdlVQifRn\">pic.twitter.com\/5YdlVQifRn<\/a><\/p>\n<p>\u2014 Elon Musk (@elonmusk) \u200c <a href=\"https:\/\/twitter.com\/elonmusk\/status\/1685384125836849153?\">July\u2063 29, 2023<\/a><\/p>\n<\/blockquote>\n<p>\u201cBatman. Is that you?\u201d \u2064one\u200c user wrote after Musk posted a video of the sure-to-become iconic \u200csign.<\/p>\n<blockquote class=\"twitter-tweet\">\n<p dir=\"ltr\" lang=\"en\">Batman. Is that you?<\/p>\n<p>\u2014 Katie Daviscourt (@KatieDaviscourt) <a href=\"https:\/\/twitter.com\/KatieDaviscourt\/status\/1685222906119475200?\">July 29, 2023<\/a><\/p>\n<\/blockquote>\n<p>But every \u2062superhero needs a villain, and it seemed as if San Francisco city\u2062 officials were almost written for the part, making every effort to thwart the erection\u2064 of the sign.<\/p>\n<p>According to <a href=\"https:\/\/apnews.com\/article\/twitter-san-francisco-building-x-elon-musk-4e0ae2a3b1b838b744bb2dc494f5b23c\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener\">The Associated Press<\/a>, city officials have \u2063opened a complaint and launched an investigation, on the grounds that altering\u2064 letters or\u2062 symbols on buildings or erecting new signs requires a\u2063 permit for\u2062 both design and safety reasons.<\/p>\n<p>Earlier in the week, <a href=\"https:\/\/www.westernjournal.com\/san-francisco-moms-mugged-kids-baseball-bats-blame-disturbing\/\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener\">San Francisco<\/a> police stopped workers from removing Twitter\u2019s iconic bird and logo from \u2062the\u200b building\u2019s side, as <a href=\"https:\/\/www.nbcnews.com\/tech\/tech-news\/police-halt-removal-twitter-sign-company-hq-elon-musk-rebrands-x-rcna96166\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener\">NBC \u200bNews<\/a> reported. Officials said the workers hadn\u2019t taken <a href=\"https:\/\/www.conservativenewsdaily.net\/breaking-news\/chicago-teachers-union-issues-list-of-demands-for-return-to-in-person-learning-that-must-be-met-by-monday\/\" title=\"Chicago Teachers Union Issues List Of Demands For Return To In-Person Learning \u2014 That Must Be Met By Monday\">proper safety measures<\/a>\u200d to protect pedestrians \u200bon \u200cthe sidewalk, according to \u200dthe AP.<\/p>\n<p>Patrick Hannan, spokesman\u2062 for the\u2063 Department of\u200c Building\u2062 Inspection,\u200d told the AP in an email that any \u2064replacement letters or symbols would\u200d require a permit to ensure \u201cconsistency with the\u2064 historic \u200cnature of the building\u201d and to ensure that additions are safely attached to the\u2063 sign.<\/p>\n<p>Hannan added that the city is opening a complaint and starting an investigation because \u201cplanning\u200c review\u2062 and approval is also necessary for\u2062 the installation \u2064of this sign,\u201d according to the AP.<\/p>\n<p>One would think that the city of San Francisco had more important things to \u2063do than worry about the \u201cconsistency\u201d of letters on a building.<\/p>\n<p>With <a href=\"https:\/\/www.westernjournal.com\/california-national-guard-called-fight-san-francisco-crime-wave\/\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener\">crime in the \u2063city<\/a> soaring and homelessness reaching an\u2064 unprecedented level, San Francisco\u2063 now bears an eerie resemblance to the <a href=\"https:\/\/architizer.com\/blog\/practice\/details\/gotham-city-in-cinema-an-exploration-in-urban-dystopia\/#:~:text=In%20this%20film%2C%20Gotham%20City%20is%20depicted%20as,dingy%2C%20smog-ridden%20dystopia%2C%20barely%20fit%20for%20human%20occupation.\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener\">dystopian Gotham City<\/a> setting \u2064of \u201cBatman\u201d movies.<\/p>\n<blockquote class=\"twitter-tweet\">\n<p dir=\"ltr\" lang=\"en\">San Francisco woke up in Gotham city this\u200c morning <a href=\"https:\/\/t.co\/bTiWApMYKi\">pic.twitter.com\/bTiWApMYKi<\/a><\/p>\n<p>\u2014 Product Hunt \u200c (@ProductHunt)\u2063 <a href=\"https:\/\/twitter.com\/ProductHunt\/status\/1685319286414520320?\">July 29, 2023<\/a><\/p>\n<\/blockquote>\n<p>A recent piece in the U.K. \u2062 <a href=\"https:\/\/www.dailymail.co.uk\/news\/article-12185831\/Tourists-workers-shoppers-abandon-San-Francisco-leaving-homeless-drug-addled.html\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener\">Daily Mail<\/a> describes how once-thriving Union Square and downtown areas now stand\u2063 as stark shadows of their former selves, with\u2064 rows of empty stores and boarded-up businesses.<\/p>\n<p>Almost every business in the property \u2062has\u200c left, the Daily Mail reported, except \u200da\u2063 branch of Dr. Martens and \u200dan Urban \u200dOutfitters store.<\/p>\n<p>One resident described the <a href=\"https:\/\/www.westernjournal.com\/living-liberal-city-created-safe-sleeping-site-homeless-residents-enough\/\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener\">homelessness<\/a> crisis \u200bto the \u2064newspaper this way: \u201cThey defecate, they urinate\u200c on the street. They do drugs on the street. The mayor isn\u2019t doing anything \u200dand\u200c it\u2019s been like this for a very long time.\u201d<\/p>\n<blockquote class=\"twitter-tweet\">\n<p dir=\"ltr\" lang=\"en\">The images of drug\u200b addicts and homeless people in the US state\u200c of San Francisco did not look like movie scenes.<a href=\"https:\/\/twitter.com\/hashtag\/USA?src=hash&#038;ref_src=twsrc%5Etfw\">#USA<\/a> <a href=\"https:\/\/twitter.com\/hashtag\/SanFrancisco?src=hash&#038;ref_src=twsrc%5Etfw\">#SanFrancisco<\/a> <a href=\"https:\/\/t.co\/QWfcGfc5X6\">pic.twitter.com\/QWfcGfc5X6<\/a><\/p>\n<p>\u2014 WorldNewsRC \u2062(@WorldNewsRC) <a href=\"https:\/\/twitter.com\/WorldNewsRC\/status\/1684857158599405569?\">July 28, 2023<\/a><\/p>\n<\/blockquote>\n<p>The exodus of major companies has led to\u2063 a surge in office vacancies, which reached a record high of \u206231 percent in May, according to the\u200d Daily Mail. This staggering figure translates to enough space to accommodate a staggering 92,000 workers,\u2064 according to the newspaper.<\/p>\n<p>According to the Daily Mail\u200b article, officials say the current situation is expected to contribute\u200d to a staggering budget \u2063shortfall of $1.3 billion over the\u2063 next five years. The decline in <a href=\"https:\/\/www.conservativenewsdaily.net\/breaking-news\/celebrities-demand-biden-stop-minnesota-pipeline-project-that-brought-millions-of-dollars-to-native-american-tribes\/\" title=\"Celebrities Demand Biden Stop Minnesota Pipeline Project That Brought \u2018Millions Of Dollars\u2019 To Native American Tribes\">property tax revenue<\/a> alone is projected to amount to \u200dnearly $200 million \u2064per\u200c year, as detailed in\u200c a <a href=\"https:\/\/www.conservativenewsdaily.net\/breaking-news\/san-francisco-officials-furious-over-elons-superhero-style-addition-to-old-twitter-hq\/\" title=\"San Francisco officials enraged by Elon's superhero-style addition to former Twitter HQ.\">worst-case \u2064scenario\u2064 outlined<\/a> \u200dby the city\u2019s chief accountant, the \u200dDaily Mail reported.<\/p>\n<p>But the \u201cjokers\u201d at the San Francisco city office \u200bhave bigger things to \u200cworry about.<\/p>\n<p>While the city falls apart around them, they are busy ensuring the\u200b \u201cconsistency\u201d of the lettering on one of \u200cthe \u2063only businesses still standing.<\/p>\n<p>After the treatment X has received from the city, no one\u200c could blame \u2064the company for \u200bleaving, too.<\/p>\n<p>But Musk has made it clear that he has no intention of \u2063quitting the\u2064 City by the Bay.<\/p>\n<blockquote class=\"twitter-tweet\">\n<p dir=\"ltr\" lang=\"en\">Many have offered rich incentives \u200cfor X (fka Twitter) to move its\u2063 HQ\u2064 out of San Francisco.<\/p>\n<p>Moreover, the city is in a doom\u2063 spiral with one company after another\u2064 left or leaving.<\/p>\n<p>Therefore, they expect X will move too.<\/p>\n<p>We \u2064will not.<\/p>\n<p>You only know who\u200c your real friends are when\u2026<\/p>\n<p>\u2014 Elon Musk (@elonmusk) <a href=\"https:\/\/twitter.com\/elonmusk\/status\/1685437228967686144?\">July 29, 2023<\/a><\/p>\n<\/blockquote>\n<blockquote class=\"twitter-tweet\">\n<p dir=\"ltr\" lang=\"en\">Will X get\u2063 their own \u200bbat signal?  <a href=\"https:\/\/t.co\/7XCmsfBKr0\">pic.twitter.com\/7XCmsfBKr0<\/a><\/p>\n<p>\u2014\u200c X News Daily (@xDaily) <a href=\"https:\/\/twitter.com\/xDaily\/status\/1685070758223998976?\">July 28, 2023<\/a><\/p>\n<\/blockquote>\n<blockquote class=\"twitter-tweet\">\n<p dir=\"ltr\" lang=\"en\">The X\u200d sign might as well be \u2062a \u200cbat signal <a href=\"https:\/\/t.co\/Dn3YPDfU5Z\">https:\/\/t.co\/Dn3YPDfU5Z<\/a><\/p>\n<p>\u2014 Shadab (@shadab) <a href=\"https:\/\/twitter.com\/shadab\/status\/1685433215970848768?\">July 29, \u200b2023<\/a><\/p>\n<\/blockquote>\n<p>\u201cMany have offered rich incentives for X (fka \u200dTwitter) to move its \u2062HQ out of San\u2063 Francisco,\u201d Musk tweeted on Saturday.\u201dMoreover,\u200b the city is\u200d in a doom spiral with one company after another left or\u200d leaving. \u2063Therefore, they expect X \u2062will move too. We will not.\u201d<\/p>\n<p>\u201cYou only know who\u200d your real friends are when \u2064the chips are down. San Francisco, beautiful San Francisco, though others forsake you, we will always \u200bbe your friend,\u201d\u2063 Musk ended poetically.<\/p>\n<p>Sounds\u2064 like the words \u200bof a real-life superhero.<\/p>\n<p>The post \u2064 <a rel=\"nofollow\" href=\"https:\/\/www.westernjournal.com\/san-francisco-officials-furious-elons-superhero-style-addition-old-twitter-hq\/\">San\u2064 Francisco Officials Furious Over Elon&#8217;s Superhero-Style Addition to Old Twitter HQ<\/a> appeared first\u200b on <a rel=\"nofollow\" href=\"https:\/\/www.westernjournal.com\">The Western\u2063 Journal<\/a>.<\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"<p>Like Batman&#8217;s bat signal, Twitter&#8217;s new logo, a giant &#8220;X,&#8221; lit up the San Francisco night sky, marking the start of a new social media era. 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