Musk's previous defiance of the health order (without all these super-special controls) likely -does- encourage health officials to make extra-super-sure Tesla is in compliance, though.
I think out of a bit of necessity you'll see them softening more than they would want. ie, they are health folks - their only analysis is health (ie, economy is irrelevant / financial impact is not their mental model). Obviously we are safer from covid in total lockdown. Can the world continue like that until a vaccine is ready in 12 months? I'm not sure.
Or it shows the governor and government officials that he is being serious about taking his ball and leaving the state.
As for the handful of Tesla employees that can't move, he can just leave them there in an office. Tesla's turnover is comically high, so within two years there would probably be no employees left and the office can be closed.
Those companies don’t manufacture shit and would not have any use for people trained in car assembly.
They're publicly elected officials, get their salaries paid by taxes, and should deliver, same as anyone else. In the private sector "a little more time to review" can get you fired, why is it any different for the public sector?
A job is a job, get it done on time.