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Escondido stops adding fluoride after equipment malfunctions
ESCONDIDO – The city has temporarily stopped adding fluoride to its water because of what officials described as minor equipment failure. The fluoridation system at the city’s water-treatment plant was shut down at 7 a.m. Tuesday, less than 24 hours after it began operating. City officials said there was no danger to the public and […]
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Fluoride is added to Escondido water amid complaints
ESCONDIDO – The city began adding fluoride to its water supply yesterday, and officials reported more than two dozen complaints since they announced their plans Thursday. Meanwhile, two City Council members who oppose the plan said they would like to see the city track the much-publicized benefits of fluoride. Workers at the city’s water treatment […]
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Fluoridation for San Diego gains in Capitol
SACRAMENTO – Gov. Arnold Schwarzenegger will wade into a half-century of controversy in San Diego. The Legislature yesterday sent legislation to the governor that could clear the way for the city to add fluoride to drinking water. However, city officials are still analyzing the measure to determine whether it demands too much and they have […]
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Escondido set to add fluoride to water supply
ESCONDIDO – The city plans to begin adding fluoride to its water supply Monday, despite a lawsuit to halt the practice. Escondido would be the first city or water district in the county to fluoridate its water under a 1996 state law that requires larger suppliers to begin the process when funds are available. City […]
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Santa Maria needs Measure W
In 1999, the Santa Barbara City Council took the proper action and rejected putting fluoride in the drinking water. Mayor Harriet Miller noted, “I have a question about whether the municipal water supply should be used to deliver any chemicals.” Plenty of questions exist about this chemical — from whether and to what extent it […]
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Arcatans call for Safe Drinking Water ordinance
ARCATA — About 30 Arcata residents gathered on the lawn of City Hall on Thursday in support of the proposed Safe Drinking Water ordinance, which apparently targets the city’s continued use of fluoride. Citizens filed a notice of intent to circulate a petition to place the ordinance on a citywide ballot. The citizens plan to […]
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Court orders Watsonville to fluoridate its water
Opponents of adding fluoride to Watsonville’s water supply were dealt a major blow Tuesday when a judge ruled that state health and safety codes pre-empted a city voter-approved initiative to keep the substance out of people’s taps. Santa Cruz Superior Court Judge Robert Atack ruled that Watsonville must comply with state orders from the California […]
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Fluoride fallout: Council recommends fluoridated water issue for ballot initiative
ARCATA — It’s too big of an issue for just five people to decide. That was the consensus of the Arcata City Council after a nearly three-hour discussion on the city’s almost 50-year-old Fluoride Program. The council had been asked to review, discuss and possibly repeal the program, which has added fluoride to the city’s […]
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Delta Dental wins $6 million for children’s dental health
California’s largest dental health plan announced plans today to distribute nearly $6 million in state and federal funds to improve the oral health of low-income children lacking private dental insurance. Contracts signed between California’s Managed Risk Medical Insurance Board (MRMIB) and Delta Dental of California will pave the way for more than 35 individual projects […]
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Fluoride floods water supply
PLEASANTON — Students at Alisal Elementary School and Amador Valley High School were warned not to drink the water Monday morning after a work crew accidentally released a high concentration of fluoride into the water system the night before. City officials said the crew was working to replace a valve at the water pumping station […]
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