{"id":2298135,"date":"2024-07-17T16:38:01","date_gmt":"2024-07-17T20:38:01","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/www.conservativenewsdaily.net\/breaking-news\/the-final-straw-elon-musk-is-finished-with-california-after-newsom-signs-bill-targeting-parental-rights\/"},"modified":"2024-07-17T16:41:02","modified_gmt":"2024-07-17T20:41:02","slug":"elon-musk-is-done-with-california-after-newsom-signs-bill-targeting-parental-rights-5","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/www.conservativenewsdaily.net\/breaking-news\/elon-musk-is-done-with-california-after-newsom-signs-bill-targeting-parental-rights-5\/","title":{"rendered":"Elon Musk is done with California after Newsom signs bill targeting parental rights"},"content":{"rendered":"<aside class=\"mashsb-container mashsb-main mashsb-stretched\"><div class=\"mashsb-box\"><div class=\"mashsb-count mash-medium\" style=\"&quot;\"><div class=\"counts mashsbcount\">26<\/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%2Felon-musk-is-done-with-california-after-newsom-signs-bill-targeting-parental-rights-5%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=2298135&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--><p>A \u2062new law \u2063in California, Assembly Bill 1955,\u2062 is causing controversy as \u2063it grants public \u200bschools the power \u200bto withhold information from parents regarding\u2064 their LGBTQ+ children without their consent. This has led to backlash from critics, including \u200cbillionaire Elon\u200c Musk,\u200d who has announced plans to\u2064 move his companies, SpaceX and X, headquarters from California \u2063to Texas in response\u2062 to\u2062 the law. \u2064Musk believes \u2062that\u2062 laws like\u2062 AB 1955 are driving families\u200d and companies out of \u200bCalifornia to protect their children. The move will affect thousands of employees and marks a significant shift in the \u2063tech\u2063 industry&#8217;s landscape.  <\/p>\n<p class=\"readmore\">\n    <button onclick=\"showReadMore()\" id=\"readmorebtn\">Read more&#8230;<\/button>\n<\/p>\n<hr id=\"line\">\n<span id=\"more\"><\/p>\n<p><?xml encoding=\"utf-8\" ?><?xml encoding=\"utf-8\" ?><?xml encoding=\"utf-8\" ?><?xml encoding=\"utf-8\" ?><?xml encoding=\"utf-8\" ?><?xml encoding=\"utf-8\" ?><?xml encoding=\"utf-8\" ?><?xml encoding=\"utf-8\" ?><?xml encoding=\"utf-8\" ?><?xml encoding=\"utf-8\" ?><?xml encoding=\"utf-8\" ?><?xml encoding=\"utf-8\" ?><?xml encoding=\"utf-8\" ?><?xml encoding=\"utf-8\" ?><?xml encoding=\"utf-8\" ?><?xml encoding=\"utf-8\" ?><?xml encoding=\"utf-8\" ?><\/p>\n<section>\n<p>A new law claiming to protect LGBT children could drive families &mdash; and companies &mdash; out of California.<\/p>\n<p>Billionaire tech mogul (and apparent new <a href=\"https:\/\/www.westernjournal.com\/breaking-elon-donate-45-million-per-month-trump-campaign-report\/\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener\">Trump megadonor<\/a>) Elon Musk has said as much, and he appears ready to put his money where his mouth is.<\/p>\n<p>In a post Tuesday on his X social media platform, Musk blasted California Assembly Bill 1955, which was signed by Gov. <a href=\"https:\/\/www.westernjournal.com\/gavin-newsom-ditches-california-city-moves-daughter-wealthy-area-big-money-private-school\/\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener\">Gavin Newsom<\/a> on Monday.<\/p>\n<p><a href=\"https:\/\/leginfo.legislature.ca.gov\/faces\/billTextClient.xhtml?bill_id=202320240AB1955\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener\">AB 1955<\/a>, dubbed by Democrats as the &ldquo;Support Academic Futures and Educators for Today&rsquo;s Youth&rdquo; Act, arms public schools with newfound legal powers when it comes to information they can withhold from a child&rsquo;s parents.<\/p>\n<p>&ldquo;LGBTQ+ pupils have the right to express themselves freely at school without fear, punishment, or retaliation, including that teachers or administrators might &lsquo;out&rsquo; them without their permission,&rdquo; the legislation says. &ldquo;Policies that <a href=\"https:\/\/www.conservativenewsdaily.net\/breaking-news\/elon-musk-is-done-with-california-after-newsom-signs-bill-targeting-parental-rights\/\" title=\"Elon Musk is done with California after Newsom signs bill targeting parental rights\">require outing pupils<\/a> without their <a href=\"https:\/\/www.conservativenewsdaily.net\/breaking-news\/elon-musk-is-done-with-california-after-newsom-signs-bill-against-parental-rights\/\" title=\"Elon Musk is done with California after Newsom signs bill against parental rights\">consent violate pupils&#038;rsquo<\/a>; rights to privacy and self-determination.&rdquo;<\/p>\n<p>  <script> \t\t\t\tif( ! getCookie( 'ff_subbed' ) ) if( typeof FFADS.replace_ict !='undefined' ) if( FFADS.replace_ict ) eval( FFADS.replace_ict ); \t\t\t<\/script> <\/p>\n<p>Its most contentious points involve its jurisdiction over what&rsquo;s described as &ldquo;forced outing.&rdquo;<\/p>\n<p>&ldquo;Parents and families have an important role to play in the lives of young people,&rdquo; the legislation says. &ldquo;Studies confirm that LGBTQ+ youth thrive when they have parental support and feel safe sharing their full identities with them, but it can be harmful to <a href=\"https:\/\/www.conservativenewsdaily.net\/breaking-news\/after-military-takeover-country-activates-conscription-law-for-first-time\/\" title=\"Country enforces conscription law following military takeover\">force young people<\/a> to  their full identities before they are ready.&rdquo;<\/p>\n<p>As <a href=\"https:\/\/www.mercurynews.com\/2024\/07\/15\/newsom-signs-first-in-nation-bill-banning-schools-transgender-notification-policies\/\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener\">The Mercury News<\/a> in San Jose put it: &ldquo;The bill makes California the first state to explicitly prohibit what critics called &lsquo;<a href=\"https:\/\/www.conservativenewsdaily.net\/breaking-news\/elon-musk-is-done-with-california-after-newsom-signs-bill-against-parental-rights-2\/\" title=\"Elon Musk is done with California after Newsom signs bill against parental rights\">forced outing&#038;rsquo<\/a>; policies that some <a href=\"https:\/\/www.conservativenewsdaily.net\/breaking-news\/elon-musk-is-done-with-california-after-newsom-signs-bill-targeting-parental-rights-2\/\" title=\"Elon Musk is done with California after Newsom signs bill targeting parental rights\">school districts adopted<\/a>, requiring that they notify parents when students request to use a different name or pronoun than what&rsquo;s on their birth certificate or school records.&rdquo;<\/p>\n<p>The legislation&rsquo;s critics have denounced AB 1955 for eroding parents&rsquo; rights &mdash; a sentiment with which Musk wholeheartedly agrees.<\/p>\n<p>&ldquo;So the state is the parent in California now?&rdquo; an X user with more than 850,000 followers posted as a question for Newsom.<\/p>\n<p><a href=\"https:\/\/www.westernjournal.com\/elon-musk-announces-legal-action-collaborators-scheme-silence-conservatives-comes-light\/\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener\">Musk<\/a> picked up on that remark and made it clear just how much he disagrees with AB 1955.<\/p>\n<p>&ldquo;This is the final straw,&rdquo; he posted on Tuesday.<\/p>\n<p>The tech mogul then dropped the hammer: &ldquo;Because of this law and many others that preceded it, attacking both familes and companies, SpaceX will now move its HQ from Hawthorne, California, to Starbase, Texas.&rdquo;<\/p>\n<blockquote class=\"twitter-tweet\">\n<p dir=\"ltr\" lang=\"en\">This is the final straw.<\/p>\n<p>Because of this law and the many others that preceded it, attacking both families and companies, SpaceX will now move its HQ from Hawthorne, California, to Starbase, Texas. <a href=\"https:\/\/t.co\/cpWUDgBWFe\">https:\/\/t.co\/cpWUDgBWFe<\/a><\/p>\n<p>&mdash; Elon Musk (@elonmusk) <a href=\"https:\/\/twitter.com\/elonmusk\/status\/1813290895334383820?\">July 16, 2024<\/a><\/p>\n<\/blockquote>\n<p><script async src=\"https:\/\/platform.twitter.com\/widgets.js\" charset=\"utf-8\"><\/script><\/p>\n<p>In a follow-up, he said X would move its headquarters from San Francisco to Austin, Texas.<\/p>\n<blockquote class=\"twitter-tweet\">\n<p dir=\"ltr\" lang=\"en\">And &#120143; HQ will move to Austin <a href=\"https:\/\/t.co\/LUDfLEsztj\">https:\/\/t.co\/LUDfLEsztj<\/a><\/p>\n<p>&mdash; Elon Musk (@elonmusk) <a href=\"https:\/\/twitter.com\/elonmusk\/status\/1813295489032622586?\">July 16, 2024<\/a><\/p>\n<\/blockquote>\n<p><script async src=\"https:\/\/platform.twitter.com\/widgets.js\" charset=\"utf-8\"><\/script><\/p>\n<p>Musk noted that he had personally warned Newsom about these potential consequences.<\/p>\n<p>&ldquo;I did make it clear to Governor Newsom about a year ago that laws of this nature would force families and companies to leave California to protect their children,&rdquo; he posted.<\/p>\n<blockquote class=\"twitter-tweet\" data-conversation=\"none\">\n<p dir=\"ltr\" lang=\"en\">I did make it clear to Governor Newsom about a year ago that laws of this nature would force families and companies to leave California to protect their children<\/p>\n<p>&mdash; Elon Musk (@elonmusk) <a href=\"https:\/\/twitter.com\/elonmusk\/status\/1813293676334129401?\">July 16, 2024<\/a><\/p>\n<\/blockquote>\n<p><script async src=\"https:\/\/platform.twitter.com\/widgets.js\" charset=\"utf-8\"><\/script><\/p>\n<p>According to <a href=\"https:\/\/fortune.com\/2024\/07\/16\/musk-is-moving-spacex-and-x-to-texas\/\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener\">Fortune<\/a>, SpaceX has about 13,000 employees.<\/p>\n<hr>\n<div style=\"position: relative;\">\n<div class=\"ff-fancy-header-container\">  <\/div>\n<div class=\"entry-submit-correction inner-content\">\n<div class=\"correction-form\">\n<form style=\"display: none;\">\n<div class=\"sc-name-field\"> <label>* Name<\/label> <br \/> <input type=\"text\" name=\"name\" required> <\/div>\n<div class=\"sc--field\"> <label>* <\/label> <br \/> <input type=\"text\" name=\"\" required> <\/div>\n<p> <label>* Message<\/label> <br \/> <textarea name=\"message\" required><\/textarea>  <\/p>\n<div class=\"required-message\" style=\"display: none; 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Musk criticized California Assembly Bill 1955, signed by Gov. Gavin Newsom, which gives public schools the power to withhold information from parents regarding their child&#8217;s LGBTQ+ identity. Musk strongly disagrees with the law and announced that SpaceX will be moving its headquarters from Hawthorne, California, to Starbase, Texas, as a result. He also mentioned that X will relocate its headquarters from San Francisco to Austin, Texas. Musk had previously warned Newsom about the consequences of such laws forcing families and companies to leave California to protect their children<\/p>\n","protected":false},"author":1,"featured_media":2298136,"comment_status":"open","ping_status":"closed","sticky":false,"template":"","format":"standard","meta":{"_mo_disable_npp":"","fifu_image_url":"https:\/\/www.westernjournal.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2024\/07\/Musk.jpg","fifu_image_alt":"","footnotes":""},"categories":[],"tags":[4045,32192,4762,3678,34304],"class_list":["post-2298135","post","type-post","status-publish","format-standard","has-post-thumbnail","hentry","tag-california","tag-elon-musk","tag-legislation","tag-newsom","tag-parental-rights"],"fifu_image_url":"https:\/\/www.westernjournal.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2024\/07\/Musk.jpg","_links":{"self":[{"href":"https:\/\/www.conservativenewsdaily.net\/breaking-news\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts\/2298135","targetHints":{"allow":["GET"]}}],"collection":[{"href":"https:\/\/www.conservativenewsdaily.net\/breaking-news\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts"}],"about":[{"href":"https:\/\/www.conservativenewsdaily.net\/breaking-news\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/types\/post"}],"author":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/www.conservativenewsdaily.net\/breaking-news\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/users\/1"}],"replies":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/www.conservativenewsdaily.net\/breaking-news\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/comments?post=2298135"}],"version-history":[{"count":0,"href":"https:\/\/www.conservativenewsdaily.net\/breaking-news\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts\/2298135\/revisions"}],"wp:featuredmedia":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/www.conservativenewsdaily.net\/breaking-news\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/media\/2298136"}],"wp:attachment":[{"href":"https:\/\/www.conservativenewsdaily.net\/breaking-news\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/media?parent=2298135"}],"wp:term":[{"taxonomy":"category","embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/www.conservativenewsdaily.net\/breaking-news\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/categories?post=2298135"},{"taxonomy":"post_tag","embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/www.conservativenewsdaily.net\/breaking-news\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/tags?post=2298135"}],"curies":[{"name":"wp","href":"https:\/\/api.w.org\/{rel}","templated":true}]}}