Susan Shelley: The ‘final straw’ for innovation in California

“This is the final straw,” wrote Elon Musk on his X platform. “Because of this law and many others that preceded it, attacking both families and companies, SpaceX will now move its HQ from Hawthorne, California, to Starbase, Texas.”

The straw that broke it was Assembly Bill 1955, described in the text of the bill as an act “relating to pupil rights.” From another perspective, it’s an act relating to parental rights. More specifically, an act that removed them, probably in violation of the...