Musk’s Texas Move Surprised Even Staff, California Official Says

Elon Musk’s announcement of Tesla Inc.’s headquarters move from Silicon Valley to Texas was a surprise to California officials -- and to the automaker’s own local leadership, according to the head of the state’s office of business and economic development.

“Elon didn’t even tell his team,” California’s Dee Dee Myers said during a press call when asked if the state had been informed in advance of Musk’s plans. “We later talked to the leadership in his offices in California, who did not know until he made that announcement.”