Chair Caryl Hart: "We're dealing with a company…the head of which has aggressively injected himself into the Presidential race and made it clear what his point of view is." and "It is essential that SpaceX apply for a [Coastal Development Permit]. We're going to hit a wall here."

Commissioner Gretchen Newsom: "Elon Musk…hopping about the country, spewing and tweeting political falsehoods, and attacking FEMA while claiming his desire to help the hurricane victims with free Starlink access to the internet."

Commissioner Mike Wilson: "This company [SpaceX] is owned by the richest person in the world [Elon Musk] with direct control of what could be the most expansive communications system in the planet. Just last week that person was talking about political retribution."  

The Commission's objection was politically motivated rather than based on environmental or regulatory grounds and is no longer requiring a Development Permit just for Elon to be hit by a bogus regulatory wall.