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Publisher’s view on fluoridation
Fluoridating Santa Monica’s water supply was a controversial matter. I was not in favor of it for the simple reason of why add it to everyone’s supply when people who want it can add it and people who don’t aren’t forced to ingest it. With the water problems we have had with the Charnock Wells […]
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Fluoridation begins in Malibu on November 26
Waterworks District No. 29 will introduce fluoride on Monday to its water treatment plant that supplies a predominate portion of the Malibu district. According to the County of Los Angeles Department of Public Works, the district purchases water from the West Basin Municipal Water District, which in turn gets water from the Metropolitan Water District. […]
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Anaheim fluoridates 25% of its drinking water
Anaheim Began Receiving Fluoridated Water Supplies from MWD on November 19, 2007 The Metropolitan Water District of Southern California (MWD) joined the majority of the nation’s water utilities in adding fluoride to the drinking water processed at its five treatment plants beginning Monday, October 29.. The treatment plant that serves Orange County and the Anaheim […]
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Much of Orange County’s water gets fluoride starting Monday
The Metropolitan Water District of Southern California on Monday will start pumping fluoride into Orange County’s water supply. MWD Spokesman Bob Muir said the fluoride injection system at the Robert B. Diemer Filtration plant in Yorba Linda is ready. Diemer supplies about half of the drinking water in Orange County. Fountain Valley and Huntington Beach […]
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Fluoride effects outweigh its advantages
In John Miller’s recent response to an Oct. 3 opinion piece about the health risks of water fluoridation, I was referred to as an unreliable spokesman for anti-water fluoridation (“Fluoride in water is not end of the world,” Community Commentary). Putting aside Miller’s unsupported attacks on my “practices and credentials,” I nevertheless stand in excellent […]
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Editorial. Ignore kooks: Fluoridation grant a great idea
When California voters in 1998 added 50 cents in new taxes per pack of cigarettes to fund programs helping young children, they didn’t realize what they were in for. The “First 5” agency created by this initiative has had a history that’s part scandalous and part desultory. Tens of millions of dollars were used for […]
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Fluoride issue fraught with uncertainties
Water officials on Thursday continued to navigate the tricky topic of fluoridating water at the regional level, and acknowledged that new information could potentially forestall any project despite the desires of its customers. The Humboldt Bay Municipal Water District board has tread carefully on the issues surrounding fluoride, but indicated that it wants to wait […]
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Martin & Janet Sheen: Fluoridation hard to swallow
It is with deep concern that this city of Malibu, founded on ecologically sound principles, extending even to marine wildlife, should be subject to the upcoming fluoridation of its water supply. Announced casually in a notice in last month’s water bill, it strikes us as a violation of assumed democratic process. Within our health-oriented community, […]
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Panel approves $5.7 million allotment to fluoridate city of San Diego’s water
Efforts to fluoridate water in the county received a significant boost yesterday when a commission headed by Supervisor Ron Roberts allocated nearly $5.7 million for the cause. The First 5 Commission of San Diego voted unanimously to use the money to pay for costs associated with fluoridation for seven water districts, beginning with the city […]
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Can a glass of water a day keep the dentist away?
After 10 years of lobbying, the USC School of Dentistry helped convince the Metropolitan Water District of Southern California to increase the levels of fluoride in the water supplied to more than 18 million Angelenos and other Southern California residents. The change, implemented Oct. 28, brings Los Angeles water fluoride levels on par with the […]
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