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There is a state level order and a county level order the state level order says to open the county says stay closed. They can't do both. They consulted a law

There is a state level order and a county level order the state level order says to open the county says stay closed. They can't do both. They consulted a lawyer, chose to follow the higher authority, and asked a court to confirm they are in the right. What they are doing is entirely reasonable.

AlexandrB 6y ago
This is straight-up false. The state-level order delegates final decision-making authority to counties. Stop spreading misinformation. > California Governor Gavin Newsom said Thursday that state-level guidance allowing manufacturing to resume some production didn’t supersede county-level restrictions. The company had unsucessfully tried to argue that Tesla’s production should be considered critical infrastructure.[1] [1] https://www.theverge.com/2020/5/9/21253127/elon-musk-lawsuit-alameda-coronavirus-tesla-fremont-lockdown https://www.theverge.com/2020/5/9/21253127/elon-musk-lawsuit...
- pmorici 6y ago
  You might be the one who is spreading false info. I clicked your link and its reference to Newsom's statement is a linked CNBC article. In that article there is no such quote from the governor only a reference to the county's website claiming that their order takes precedent over the state which is the whole dispute here. In other words that Vox article falsely attributes a quote to Newsom which he didn't say or at least their source doesn't support their claim.
  - javagram 6y ago
    The governor’s own order: https://www.gov.ca.gov/wp-content/uploads/2020/05/5.4.20-EO-N-60-20-text.pdf https://www.gov.ca.gov/wp-content/uploads/2020/05/5.4.20-EO-... > Nothing in this Order shall be construed to limit the existing authority of local health officers to establish and implement public health measures within their respective jurisdictions that are more restrictive than, or that otherwise exist in addition to, the public health measures imposed on a statewide basis pursuant to the statewide directives of the State Public Health Officer. Tesla has simply had their lawyers argue nonsense in their filing. It’s a PR move to fool people into believing that they have any semblance of a case.
    - pmorici 6y ago
      That raises the question of what their existing authority is. I guess a judge will quickly throw it out of court if their lawyers are full of it.

AlexandrB 6y ago

This is straight-up false. The state-level order delegates final decision-making authority to counties. Stop spreading misinformation. > California Governor Gavin Newsom said Thursday that state-level guidance allowing manufacturing to resume some production didn’t supersede county-level restrictions. The company had unsucessfully tried to argue that Tesla’s production should be considered critical infrastructure.[1] [1] https://www.theverge.com/2020/5/9/21253127/elon-musk-lawsuit-alameda-coronavirus-tesla-fremont-lockdown https://www.theverge.com/2020/5/9/21253127/elon-musk-lawsuit...

pmorici 6y ago
You might be the one who is spreading false info. I clicked your link and its reference to Newsom's statement is a linked CNBC article. In that article there is no such quote from the governor only a reference to the county's website claiming that their order takes precedent over the state which is the whole dispute here. In other words that Vox article falsely attributes a quote to Newsom which he didn't say or at least their source doesn't support their claim.
- javagram 6y ago
  The governor’s own order: https://www.gov.ca.gov/wp-content/uploads/2020/05/5.4.20-EO-N-60-20-text.pdf https://www.gov.ca.gov/wp-content/uploads/2020/05/5.4.20-EO-... > Nothing in this Order shall be construed to limit the existing authority of local health officers to establish and implement public health measures within their respective jurisdictions that are more restrictive than, or that otherwise exist in addition to, the public health measures imposed on a statewide basis pursuant to the statewide directives of the State Public Health Officer. Tesla has simply had their lawyers argue nonsense in their filing. It’s a PR move to fool people into believing that they have any semblance of a case.
  - pmorici 6y ago
    That raises the question of what their existing authority is. I guess a judge will quickly throw it out of court if their lawyers are full of it.