Elon Musk cautions Austin, TX not to turn into a 'copycat' liberal city

Tesla CEO Elon Musk cautioned Sunday against turning the city of Austin, Texas, into a "San Francisco copycat." 

"Austin ought to be its city, not a San Francisco copycat," the tycoon tweeted. 

ELON MUSK ANNOUNCES TESLA IS MOVING ITS HEADQUARTERS TO AUSTIN 

Musk was reacting to a Fox News report prior Sunday about the proposition in Austin to build up the city's police division and a progression of reports on the city's record number of murders in 2021. 

Suggestion A, a voting form measure for the Nov. 2 political race supported by the gathering Save Austin Now, would need something like two Austin cops for each 1,000 inhabitants and would give officials 40 extra long periods of police preparing every year on points like weapons capability and dynamic shooter situations. 

It comes after the Austin City Council casted a ballot in the wake of the George Floyd fights last year to slice up to $150 million from its police office spending plan – somewhat more than 33% of its absolute spending plan – and reinvest that cash into other public administrations. From that point forward, the city has encountered an almost 71% expansion in manslaughters.

Musk stood out as truly newsworthy recently after he reported Tesla's central command will be moving to Austin from Fremont, California, to some degree in view of the average cost for basic items. 

"I'm eager to report that we're moving our central command to Austin, Texas," Musk said during Tesla's yearly investors meeting on Oct. 7. 

He said the electric vehicle producer will "keep on growing in California, altogether – however much more so here in Texas."

"It's intense for individuals to manage the cost of houses and a many individuals need to roll in from a long way away," he said. "We've accepted it beyond what many would consider possible however… there's a breaking point to how enormous you can scale it in the Bay Area." 

"Here in Austin, our manufacturing plant resembles a short ways from the air terminal, a little ways from downtown, and we will make an environmental heaven here in light of the fact that we're directly on the Colorado River," he added. "It will be incredible."