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Editordude: an old 9-year old post about 'who Gretchen Newsom is' has been blowing up lately here at the Rag. Now we know why. Elon Musk and SpaceX has just sued her sitting as an alternate on the California Coastal Commission, along with all the other commissioner. Gretchen, of course, is the former president of the OB Town Council. She has since moved from OB and has been working for the International Brotherhood of Electrical Workers, and last year was promoted to be a regional director for IBEW.
By Alex Nieves / Politico / October 16, 2024
Elon Musk’s SpaceX is suing a California agency that rejected his company’s plan to increase rocket launches from an Air Force base in Santa Barbara County, arguing that commissioners engaged in political bias while making the decision.
Attorneys from Los Angeles-based law firm Venable LLP filed the complaint against the California Coastal Commission in Los Angeles federal court on Tuesday, days after Musk threatened in a weekend post on X to take legal action against the agency.
The lawsuit argues that the agency’s 12-member commission “engaged in naked political discrimination” during last week’s debate on a Department of Defense proposal to expand the number of SpaceX rocket launches at Vandenberg Space Force Base from 36 to 50.
“Rarely has a government agency made so clear that it was exceeding its authorized mandate to punish a company for the political views and statements of its largest shareholder and CEO,” the suit says.
The lawsuit names the commission and its executive director Kate Huckelbridge, the 12 sitting commissioners and alternate commissioner Gretchen Newsom.
Editordude: an old 9-year old post about 'who Gretchen Newsom is' has been blowing up lately here at the Rag. Now we know why. Elon Musk and SpaceX has just sued her sitting as an alternate on the California Coastal Commission, along with all the other commissioner. Gretchen, of course, is the former president of the OB Town Council. She has since moved from OB and has been working for the International Brotherhood of Electrical Workers, and last year was promoted to be a regional director for IBEW.
By Alex Nieves / Politico / October 16, 2024
Elon Musk’s SpaceX is suing a California agency that rejected his company’s plan to increase rocket launches from an Air Force base in Santa Barbara County, arguing that commissioners engaged in political bias while making the decision.
Attorneys from Los Angeles-based law firm Venable LLP filed the complaint against the California Coastal Commission in Los Angeles federal court on Tuesday, days after Musk threatened in a weekend post on X to take legal action against the agency.
The lawsuit argues that the agency’s 12-member commission “engaged in naked political discrimination” during last week’s debate on a Department of Defense proposal to expand the number of SpaceX rocket launches at Vandenberg Space Force Base from 36 to 50.
“Rarely has a government agency made so clear that it was exceeding its authorized mandate to punish a company for the political views and statements of its largest shareholder and CEO,” the suit says.
The lawsuit names the commission and its executive director Kate Huckelbridge, the 12 sitting commissioners and alternate commissioner Gretchen Newsom.