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Tesla's bid to keep Fremont factory open revealed in emails, memos
Faced with an order from the county to halt production, senior Tesla staff argued that state and federal guidelines superseded the local shelter-in-place rule.

Tesla's 10,000-person Silicon Valley plant was covered by federal and state guidance on "critical infrastructure," the Tesla executives said, and therefore shouldn't have to abide by a local order similar to those that have forced many other companies to either lay off employees or have them work from home.
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