However, given Musk's reputation for impulsiveness, its future is anyone's guess. Although he has decamped for Austin, where he is building what he described as an 'HQ,' no news has broken since about the Fremont factory's future.

Back in May of 2020, Tesla CEO Elon Musk threatened to close his Fremont factory because of coronavirus restrictions.

The most notable move might not have been by a company but rather an individual. The result has been not only employees relocating to work remotely, but also a string of high profile company moves in 20, either shifting their headquarters, expanding to cities outside the Bay Area or simply putting their San Francisco offices up for lease. The coronavirus pandemic has fundamentally changed the way people work, with massive offices in SOMA going empty and tech workers making an exodus out of San Francisco to places like Texas for greener grass, cheaper rent and nonexistent state income taxes. An image of the skyline of San Francisco featuring the Salesforce Tower.

Salesforce garden