Workers Take Down “X” Sign Atop Twitter’s SF Office

The San Francisco Chronicle reports:

After Elon Musk flouted permit rules and angered nearby residents with a massive, flashing “X” atop his social media company’s San Francisco headquarters, workers were seen dismantling the sign Monday.

At 9 a.m., SFGATE saw two workers in lifts detangling wires from the structure’s metal frame and pulling away its light-up panels. By noon, the large black X had vanished from the rooftop.

The sign was up for less than three days, but that was plenty long enough for Musk to get up a viral video — and for X (formerly Twitter) representatives to twice deny a city inspector access to the Mid-Market rooftop.

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🚨#BREAKING: The large 𝕏 sign from X headquarters has been removed.

📌#SanFrancisco | #California

The large and bright ‘𝕏’ logo that sat on top of the San Francisco headquarters of the company formerly known as Twitter has been taken down. The sign was installed Friday, and… pic.twitter.com/BpZ1hvAF0v

— R A W S A L E R T S (@rawsalerts) July 31, 2023