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    Elon Musk’s extravagant ‘X’ sign atop the former Twitter HQ has been dismantled

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    By Tapiwa Matthew Mutisi on August 1, 2023 Brands, Business, News, Report, Social Media, Technology, Twitter

    Elon Musk marked San Francisco as the spot for X Corp. over the weekend, erecting a giant, garishly lit X sign on top of the company’s headquarters Friday. But after the construction, it drew criticism from neighbors and city officials, the sign has finally been removed from the roof.

    X / Twitter won't let city building inspectors check out the giant X logo on the roof of their HQ

    inspectors have been denied access for the past two days upon visiting to inspect the structure https://t.co/bqc1JXuUbn pic.twitter.com/93R0bieIfs

    — Matt Binder (@MattBinder) July 30, 2023

    Twenty-four complaints have been initiated with San Francisco’s Department of Building Inspections, a spokesman said. Those filing the complaints said the sign was put up without a permit, is unsafe, and is a nuisance. One said that its flashing lights made it hard for residents to sleep.

    Imagine no more. This is my life now. https://t.co/k5QfAm8yuG pic.twitter.com/e7ECCM2NUD

    — Christopher J. Beale (@realchrisjbeale) July 29, 2023

    Patrick Hannan, a spokesperson for the San Francisco Department of Building Inspection, said that a building permit is required to take the sign down, but said it can be secured later because of safety concerns.

    This morning, building inspectors observed the structure being dismantled.

    The property owner will be assessed fees for the unpermitted installation of the illuminated structure. The fees will be for building permits for the installation and removal of the structure, and to cover the cost of the Department of Building Inspection and the Planning Department’s investigation.

    The saga over the glowing sign is the latest example of Musk’s impulsive approach to running the company formerly known as Twitter. Musk has slashed staff, named former NBCUniversal advertising executive Linda Yaccarino as CEO, and put core features behind a monthly subscription since he purchased the company for $44 billion in October.

    But perhaps Musk’s riskiest move came last week when he changed the name of the company and service from “Twitter” to “X,” a change that experts say could wipe out years of brand awareness. Musk said he believes X should be an “everything app” that handles banking, messaging, and video in addition to social media.

    Time to update. pic.twitter.com/sAiGHJfa4e

    — Linda Yaccarino (@lindayaX) July 29, 2023

    “Time to update,” Yaccarino wrote in a post about the logo change Friday.

    City officials Friday issued a notice of violation to X Corp. for installing the sign without approval. According to public records on the department’s website, representatives for X Corp. repeatedly declined to “provide access” to inspectors who visited the building.

    City officials said in a complaint they were told by Twitter the structure was a “temporary lighted sign for an event.” It’s possible that the sign is only being temporarily dismantled for improvements or to get city approval.

    This is not the first time X has clashed with San Francisco building inspectors. When Musk took over Twitter last year, he faced investigations by the city over building code violations, including that some rooms at the office were turned into “hotel rooms.”

    X’s headquarters is in a part of downtown San Francisco that has attracted national attention for elevated levels of homelessness and crime. In posts on his social media platform over the weekend, Musk said the city was in a “doom spiral” but said that X would not move.

    Many have offered rich incentives for X (fka Twitter) to move its HQ out of San Francisco.

    Moreover, the city is in a doom spiral with one company after another left or leaving.

    Therefore, they expect X will move too.

    We will not.

    You only know who your real friends are when…

    — Elon Musk (@elonmusk) July 29, 2023

    “San Francisco, beautiful San Francisco, though others forsake you, we will always be your friend,” Musk posted on X.

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