Elon Musk’s controversial conduct has prompted a city in California to block all contracts and investments with his companies. Almost. City leaders stopped short of a full ban and created a carveout for Starlink, Musk’s satellite internet service.
On Tuesday, the city of Davis approved the resolution 4-0, with one council member abstaining from the vote. The action originally sought to ban all existing and future contracts or investments in Musk-controlled companies, while terminating the use of his platforms and services, including X, formerly known as Twitter, for city communications.
Davis owns no investments in Musk’s companies, so the resolution was seen as mainly symbolic. But during Tuesday’s meeting, city leaders noted that Davis does rely on Starlink for emergency response in areas out of range of traditional wireless internet…