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Safe drinking water initiative at odds with Redding’s fluoridation plan
A state order to fluoridate Redding’s water supply won’t wash out a November vote on the issue, fluoride opponents claim. Jeff Green, national director for San Diego-based Citizens for Safe Drinking Water, said Wednesday that the group’s initiative doesn’t contradict the 1995 state law mandating fluoridation. It asks the state to prove adding the chemical […]
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Fluoride debate headed for vote in Redding
Although Redding voters will get a whack at water fluoridation, the state of California may wind up deciding the issue. The City Council on Tuesday voted 3-0 to throw a Safe Drinking Water initiative onto the November ballot. Council members Mark Cibula and Dave McGeorge were absent. The vote came despite a warning from a […]
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Safe drinking water initiative qualifies for City of Watsonville ballot
The City Clerk of Watsonville has notified the circulators of the Safe Drinking Water Product Quality Control initiative that sufficient signatures have been validated to qualify for the City-wide ballot. The Watsonville Safe Drinking Water Initiative prohibits the addition of any substance to the public water supply for the purpose of treating people, rather than […]
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Dublin fluoridation system shut down
DUBLIN — The system that pumps fluoride into Dublin drinking water has been shut down pending the results of an investigation into an incident that left 23 people sick Tuesday. Officials at Dublin San Ramon Services District found over-fluoridated water at Zeiss Humphrey Systems Inc. in eastern Dublin, where four employees sought medical treatment after […]
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Fluoride suspected as 23 in Dublin grow ill
DUBLIN – Twenty-three people were sickened Tuesday morning by what officials suspect is an overdose of fluoride in the drinking water at a Dublin business. Half of those made ill complained of acute symptoms, including stomach pains and vomiting. Three people were taken to a hospital, said Bert Michalczyk, the Dublin-San Ramon Services District general […]
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Citizens of Watsonville submit signatures to qualify safe water initiative for ballot
On Monday, May 20, at 10:00 am on the lawn in front of City Hall, three members of Watsonville Citizens for Safe Drinking Water and supporters held a press conference announcing their submission of a circulated petition to the Watsonville City Clerk with approximately double the number of signatures necessary to qualify the Watsonville Safe […]
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Redding’s citizens gather enough signatures to force city vote
The leader of a grass-roots campaign opposing the city’s effort to fluoridate Redding’s drinking water says the group has more than enough signatures on petitions to put the issue before voters in November. Michel Czehatowski, chairman of Redding Citizens for Safe Drinking Water, said last week that the petitions will be submitted to the Redding […]
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County agency urged to remain neutral on fluoride
Shasta County public health officials should refrain from promoting the use of fluoride in drinking water as long as Redding citizens are trying to force a public vote on the issue, the county’s top attorney advised Tuesday. After a spirited 90-minute discussion, County Counsel Karen Jahr said it’s appropriate for the Department of Public Health […]
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Water District Seeking to Dilute Fluoride Levels
Looking for ways on how to dilute its heavily fluoridated water, the Big Bear Community Services District (CSD) heard a proposal from water superintendent Gary Keller on a plan to mix it with Department of Water and Power (DWP) water. At the same time, Keller and Tim Moran, water department supervisor, have come up with […]
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Lawsuit Challenges Escondido Fluoridation Plan
VISTA —- A group of 10 people who live or work in Escondido are seeking a court order barring the city from fluoridating its water supply. A class-action lawsuit originally filed in September and updated last week alleges that the city’s decision to add fluoride to drinking water violates residents’ equal-protection and due-process rights under […]
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