Pittsburg pursues electric carmaker

“If electric-car maker Tesla Motors opts to open its first U.S. assembly plant in Pittsburg, the move could create hundreds of local jobs and bolster the regional and state economies at a time when manufacturing in California has remained stagnant for more than two years. ‘They’re talking about 300 jobs to begin with,’ Assemblyman Mark DeSaulnier, D-Concord, said Wednesday, relaying a conversation he had with executives of the San Carlos-based company. If Tesla later expands its vehicle production, he added, ‘without hyperbole, you’re looking at the next Detroit.’”