"It's rarely a good thing for a CEO or a brand to become the butt of jokes." - Sam Singer, a prominent Bay Area crisis-management consultant, on investors urging controversial Tesla CEO Elon Musk to save the electric car company, which has struggled amid Musk's work inside the U.S. Department of Government Efficiency. Originally Published: March 23, 2025 at 6:15 AM PDT Copyright (C) 2025, Tribune Content Agency, LLC. Portions copyrighted by the respective providers.