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North Carolina voters to decide on two measures on property and income tax limits in November

Welcome to the Monday, June 1, 2026, Brew.

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AT&T gets into a legal spat with California over legacy phone network maintenance rules

Maintaining copper lines in California is a $1 billion annual expense that serves only 3% of its potential consumer base, claims the Dallas-based telecommunications giant.

TechRadar

Legislatures in Arizona, California, and Rhode Island will decide on legislatively referred ballot measures in June

Three states—Arizona, California, and Rhode Island—have June deadlines for referring measures to voters. In Arizona, where legislators extended their session through June 30, 31 measures have passed one chamber and are awaiting a vote in the other. California's legislature does not adjourn until August 31, but legislative measures must be…

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'It's like we don't exist': Nearly 50,000 Lake Tahoe residents face power loss as utility redirects lines to data centers

Roughly 49,000 Lake Tahoe residents could lose 75% of their power after their energy provider said it's directing energy to neighboring data centers.

Fortune

Rollout of Musk’s Tesla Robotaxis hits huge stumbling block

Tesla is unable to move forward with its autonomous taxi service until it acquires the necessary permits

The Independent UK

Robotaxi News: What Tesla and Lyft Headlines Mean for Shares

Tesla and Lyft made robotaxi headlines recently. What are the latest developments around these companies, and what do they mean for shares?

MarketBeat

Tesla Gets Ride-Hailing Permit In California, But It’s Not What You Think

Tesla was granted a permit from the California Public Utilities Commission (CPUC) to run a transportation service in the state. This is the first step in Tesla’s quest to offer driverless taxi rides in California, but there is still a long way to go until that happens.

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What sparked the LA wildfires? Investigators consider array of possibilities

While lightning, arson and utility lines are some of the most common causes of wildfires, climate change could also be to blame

Evening Standard

What ignited the deadly California wildfires? Investigators consider an array of possibilities

Investigators are considering an array of possible ignition sources for the huge fires that have killed at least 10 people and destroyed thousands of homes and businesses in the Los Angeles area

The Independent UK

California regulators vote to delay closure of gas storage facility, site of worst US methane leak

California regulators have approved a controversial proposal to delay the closure of the Aliso Canyon Natural Gas Facility, the site of the nation’s largest known methane leak, which forced thousands of families from their Los Angeles homes in 2015

The Independent UK

Tesla Already In Talks With Palo Alto To Deploy Robotaxis

The first fleet of Tesla Robotaxis could find their home in Palo Alto, California as city officials have begun preliminary talks with the automaker.

InsideEVs

Despite National Security Concerns, Chinese Driverless Taxis Get Greenlight In California

WeRide has received approval to carry passengers in California, marking a significant step in the robotaxi startup's global autonomous vehicle expansion.

International Business Times UK

AT&T Can’t Hang Up on Copper DSL in California

The California Public Utilities Commission denied AT&T’s request to abandon its role as the state’s ‘carrier of last resort’

Broadcasting & Cable

UAW Pledges $40 Million To Organize EV Battery Workers

The United Auto Workers union looks to organize battery workers, Waymo temporarily denied expansion, and Lotus EV division is valued at $5.5bn.

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AT&T: Your Landline Is Not Going Away But It Needs An Upgrade

AT&T says outdated technologies need to go as it seeks to end certain service obligations for traditional landlines in parts of California.

Capital & Main

Power Play: No Limits Mean PG&E May Raise Rates Again for Northern and Central Californians

A $33 a month average rate hike took effect Jan. 1. Now PG&E wants up to $20 a month more. Reformers say it is time to cap annual increases.

InsideEVs

Cruise AV Robotaxis Block SF Street, Connectivity Issues Blamed

The incident happened one day after the California Public Utilities Commission granted approval to Waymo and Cruise to offer paid robotaxi rides 24/7 in SF.

Fortune

Autonomous cars are free to roll in San Francisco. The first weekend was a doozy

Reports of stalled cars near the Outside Lands music festival, and in other parts of the city, provided an I-told-you-so moment for critics of a new resolution allowing robotaxis to ply the streets of San Francisco.

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How a vote to empower autonomous ‘robotaxis’ from Cruise and Waymo has divided San Francisco

As the issue exposes deep divides on safety, ethics, environmentalism, and the footprint of Big Tech in the city, Josh Marcus takes a ride in a driverless vehicle

Fortune

Google’s Waymo and GM’s Cruise win approval to widen robotaxi service in San Francisco—prompting a vow from angry residents to continue staging traffic cone protests

City officials likely to appeal state regulator’s decision to remove limits for Cruise and Waymo, with the fire department chief telling the two companies “it is not our job to babysit your vehicles.”

Fortune

Angry San Franciscans are sabotaging Waymo and Cruise robotaxis with one simple trick

People living alongside the futuristic services are not happy with the effect they have on everyday traffic and emergency vehicles.

Los Angeles Times

Editorial: Slow the roll of robotaxis. They aren’t safe enough yet to take over California’s streets

Self-driving cars may be the future, but right now they’re still a work in progress.

Chicago Sun-Times

3 projects with close ties to Gov. Pritzker’s allies land $141M in state funding

Rebuild Illinois has earmarked money for a river port in Cairo, extending a passenger rail line near Belleville, and helping developer Elzie Higginbottom erect an apartment building and hotel in Chicago’s Illinois Medical District.

Los Angeles Times

Soaring California natural gas prices could bring higher electricity bills this summer

In the wake of skyrocketing gas rates, a utility company executive suggested that hikes in natural gas costs could lead to higher electricity bills this summer.

Tribune News Service

Newsom wants the feds to investigate California's high natural gas prices

Gov. Gavin Newsom on Monday jumped into the debate over the spike in natural gas prices affecting millions of California utility customers, calling on federal regulators to look at whether gouging or market manipulation is at work.

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