[ardy42]

> and am a bit disappointed the county caved.

I'm not sure that it did. It seems like their plan all along was for the factory to open next week:

> Monday. Newsom also said the developing agreement between the county and Tesla had been for the plant to reopen next week. It was not clear why Musk was unsatisfied with the prospect of even a short delay in the plant’s reopening.

> County officials also were envisioning allowing the plant to reopen soon before Musk made his abrupt move.

> Earlier Tuesday, Alameda County Supervisor Scott Haggerty, whose district includes Tesla’s Fremont plant, said he was “confident” that health officials and Tesla would have reached a plan to have the plant reopen with a May 18 target date, according to Shawn Wilson, his chief of staff.