Activists in Northern California are not waiting for court challenges to stop Elon Musk and his so-called Department of Government Efficiency. Protests are ongoing and have cropped up outside Tesla showrooms in Berkeley, San Francisco, Palo Alto, Corte Madera and Seaside, amongst other locations. The earliest of these happened on a national day of action on February 15. Turnout has been large; the action at the Van Ness Tesla location in SF grew to about a thousand people.

Demonstrators called for increasing revolts against corporations, but said they see Musk as their key target due to his role in the rash of layoffs and cost-slashing at the expense of working Americans. Musk also owns Tesla, and its stock makes up about one third of his fortune (roughly $120 billion), so protesters are targeting his businesses first. Many future actions are being announced on the Tesla Takedown website.

On February 28 there was a demonstration supported by major activist groups including SEIU 521, CAIR Action, Bay Resistance and the San Jose Peace and Justice Center outside the Tesla offices in Palo Alto. Tesla named Palo Alto as its second headquarters less than two years after moving its corporate base to Texas in 2021.

Indybay Coverage and Past Events:

San Francisco: Expanding Protests at Bay Area Tesla Dealers and Beyond | San Francisco: Tesla Takedown Protest | Musk’s Chainsaw Mayhem Disgusts Many | Federal Workers on Earth to Musk, Save Our Services | The Class War: A Vet Speaks Out at SF Tesla with Federal Workers about Musk, DOGE & Trump | STOP the Layoffs! Fed Workers Rally Against Musk & Trump & Speak Out at SF Tesla | Massive Protest at Musk's SF Tesla Dealer | Not My President’s Day-Tesla Protests Draw Thousands | SF Action STOP Layoffs of Federal Workers & Defending Services at SF Tesla Dealership

Berkeley: Hundreds Protest at Tesla Showroom in Berkeley | Banners, floats and blood (fake) at Berkeley tesla action | March 1st Call to Action - Tesla Takedown Berkeley | Pix from Berkeley Tesla Action 2-15-25 | Hundreds Protest Fascist Musk at Berkeley Tesla Dealership-Time to Fight Back! | #TeslaTakedown - Berkeley

Palo Alto: See a Tesla Dealership Demo? Join In! | Hometown of Tesla Protest | Palo Alto Protest Elon Musk's Fascist Government Takeover Part 5 - The Revolution Will Be Live | Tesla Takedown Protests Don't Stop on the SF Peninsula | Palo Alto Protest of Elon Musk's Fascist Government Takeover | Demonstrators Call Out Musk at Palo Alto Tesla HQ | Tesla Engineering HQ Target of Local Anger | Protest at Tesla Engineering HQ | Resistance to Musk-Trump Converges at Tesla Headquarters | Bay Area Convergence on Tesla Office | Joan Baez Leads Song at Tesla Palo Alto Protest | Raging Grannies Sing Protest Song Outside Tesla Showroom | Palo Altans Detest Tesla, 600+ Demonstrate at Showroom

Corte Madera: Third Week of Protest at Corte Madera Tesla | Veterans Join Protest at Tesla on Day After Action at Marin Civic Center | Marin Veterans Protest at Corte Madera Tesla | Corte Madera: Veterans TeslaTakedown | Tesla Protest Electrifies Activists

Santa Rosa: Santa Rosa Residents Not Having It | Protest Against the Musk Coup

Fresno: Tesla Protest in Fresno March 15 | Tesla Takedown Fresno

Sacramento: Sacramento: Tesla Dealership Protest

Sunnyvale: Sunnyvale: Protest Elon Musk's Illegal Government Takeover

Seaside: TeslaTakedown Protest at the Tesla Showroom in Seaside | Tesla Takedown Protest at the Seaside, Ca Tesla Showroom | Protest at the Tesla dealership in Seaside | Seaside: Stop Musk - Save Our Services

See Also: A Dance Party to Take Tesla Down as Protests Grow | Tesla Takedown+ — Vehicles & Dealerships Attacked with Molotovs, Gunfire, Graffiti & More | Elon Loses Billions as Tesla Protests Rise Nationwide | Stop Musk: Save Our Services