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San Francisco PUC OKs Fluoridation Expansion
SAN FRANCISCO — The San Francisco Public Utilities Commission approved a plan Friday that would expand the distribution of fluoridated water to nearly a half million Bay Area customers, despite a significant amount of outcry and admitted misgivings by some members of the commission. The decision had to be postponed from Tuesday’s meeting due to […]
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Fluoridated Water Will Flow in South Bay
Prodded by the scientific establishment but acting over the objections of some residents, the San Francisco Public Utilities Commission voted yesterday to add fluoride to the drinking water of about 460,000 customers on the Peninsula and in the South Bay. Public health experts say fluoridation is nothing less than a 20th century public health miracle, […]
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Fluoridation Showdown at San Franciso’s PUC
About 100 supporters and opponents gave the San Francisco Public Utilities Commission an earful last night during a special hearing on adding fluoride to the water of 460,000 Bay Area customers. At issue is a proposal from the commission’s staff that a new water fluoridation station be built in the East Bay as part of […]
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Fluoride Fantasy
“Smile in Style” is what the county health department calls its program to promote dental health among school children. Through this program, part of a statewide effort, kids are educated about dental hygiene and the proper way to brush and floss. To that extent, it’s a terrific idea — learning how to take care of […]
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The Fluoride Hazardous Waste Sales Force Is Back
The same group of fluoride salesmen that unsuccessfully fought a 1999 vote of Santa Cruz citizens to establish an ordinance that prohibits the addition of any substance to the public water supply that is intended to treat humans rather than the water are back in Santa Cruz, and heading for Watsonville, and maybe other communities […]
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Woodside California rejects fluoridation
Residents in the wealthy town town of Woodside are apparently prepared to take care of their teeth themselves. Woodside’s Town Council, in a 6-1 vote on Tuesday, told San Francisco utilities officials that the town doesn’t want fluoride added to its water. Woodside, like many other Peninsula communities, buys its water from San Francisco. Fluoride […]
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Fluoridated Water Raises Questions
SAN FRANCISCO ? Fluoride in the water: while many agree it helps fights cavities, others argue additives to our drinking water ? even in the name of health ? may be a danger. The debate over fluoride continues to rage, with citizens across the country asking why this, or any substance, should be added to […]
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East Bay plant to fluoridate water planned
Peninsula and South Bay customers of the region’s largest water system could be drinking fluoridated water if a new plant is built in the East Bay. San Francisco Public Utilities Commission spokeswoman Beverly Hennessey said Tuesday that the agency’s fluoride plant on Polhemus Road near San Mateo is aging and needs to be upgraded, or […]
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San Francisco Supervisors request legislative analysis of fluoride exposure levels
On Monday June 12, 2000, San Francisco Supervisor Mark Leno received the support he needed from other Members of the San Francisco City and County Board of Supervisors for his motion that directs the Legislative Analyst to report on research of revised American Dental Association (ADA) and American Academy of Pediatrics (AAP) recommendations for controlled-dose […]
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San Francisco Supervisors request legislative analysis of fluoride exposure levels
On Monday June 12, 2000, San Francisco Supervisor Mark Leno received the support he needed from other Members of the San Francisco City and County Board of Supervisors for his motion that directs the Legislative Analyst to report on research of revised American Dental Association (ADA) and American Academy of Pediatrics (AAP) recommendations for controlled-dose […]
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