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Metropolitan Water District to implement massive fluoridation project
LOS ANGELES–(BUSINESS WIRE)–Feb. 11, 2003–Drinking water supplies for up to 18 million Southern Californians will be fluoridated after Metropolitan Water District’s board of directors today adopted a policy that calls for the cavity-fighting agent to be added to its treatment processes. “At a cost of less than a dollar a family, the dental and medical […]
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Southern California water agency approves massive fluoridation project
California’s largest water agency voted Tuesday to add fluoride to the water it supplies to 18 million customers from the Mexican border to the central coast. California, because of pockets of stubborn opposition, has long trailed the nation on water fluoridation. Only a handful of Southern California cities, including Beverly Hills and Long Beach, currently […]
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Refinery agrees to phase out use of lung-searing chemical
WILMINGTON, California — A 16-year effort to ban the use of a potentially deadly chemical at a local refinery ended this month when refinery officials agreed to switch to a less-toxic substance. Neighbors had lobbied to halt use of the lung-searing chemical hydrogen fluoride at the Ultramar refinery, fearing an accidental release could result in […]
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Grand jury says Monterey County should fluoridate water
MONTEREY, Calif. (AP) – A task force is urging Monterey County officials to begin adding fluoride to the county’s drinking water. The move began after a civil grand jury report earlier this month said it was time to fluoridate the water countywide. Those in favor say fluoride cuts cavities in baby teeth by up to […]
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Watsonville fluoride ban may test state law
Watsonville voters, city officials and the state dental association foundation have set in motion what may be the definitive battle over fluoridating public water in California — or at least the first formal test of the 1997 law requiring it. In November, Watsonville voters approved an ordinance that effectively bans fluoridating its water. The city, […]
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Watsonville stands behind fluoride vote
WATSONVILLE — City voters rejected fluoridating the city’s public water supply last month. Now, the City Council says it will stand behind the vote, despite the fact that could prompt a showdown with state officials. In a letter this week to Jon Roth, executive director of the California Dental Association Foundation, City Manager Carlos Palacios […]
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Water fluoridation – a thing of the past in Watsonville
Responding to Watsonville voters, the city turned down a grant Wednesday that would have been used to fluoridate the city’s water supply. In a letter to the California Dental Association Foundation (CDA), City Manager Carlos Palacios rejected a nearly $1 million grant that was going to be used to build fluoridation facilities for Watsonville’s water […]
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Watsonville voters say no to fluoride
WATSONVILLE, Calif. — More than two weeks after election day, the results of a key local race are finally known. Measure “S,” the initiative banning fluoride or other additives from Watsonville’s water, has passed with a simple majority of 51 percent “yes” to 49 percent “no.” While Watsonville voters have decided they don’t want fluoride […]
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Redding rejects fluoride grant
Thanks, but no thanks. The city of Redding on Friday declined a $1.6 million California Dental Association Foundation grant for water fluoridation equipment. That move sets up a possible showdown with the state over a 1995 law requiring fluoridation once such grant money is offered. In his letter to the foundation, City Manager Mike Warren […]
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Voters reject Watsonville fluoridation
WATSONVILLE – The final tally on Measure S is in – and it appears those opposed to adding fluoride to the city’s water supply have floated to the top. Still, officials say state law may be the final word in the matter. After all absentee ballots were tallied, the measure apparently passed with 50.9 percent […]
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