One credit due to Twilio is very friendly to remote besides perhaps the pay tiers. But everyone's doing that. They never mandated return to office, so that's in their favor too.
iirc the context of the article you're referring to is more of Tesla, Oracle moving out of California
Vs placing an adamant bet on paying SF rent, SF salaries and urging others to do the same? https://www.sfgate.com/local/article/Twilio-CEO-wants-tech-c...