Two Northern California cities — Davis and Woodland — are considering adding fluoride to their drinking water.
Adding fluoride to the water could improve dental health for 130,000 people, particularly low-income residents who can’t afford regular dental care, according to a Sacramento Bee story.
But opponents say fluoridation amounts to medication of residents that harms people and the environment. While county health and education officials have endorsed fluoridation, activists are organizing an opposition effort.
A nonbinding resolution to fluoridate the cities’ water supply was recently approved by county supervisors 4-1, according to the story. However, fluoridation has been rejected by both cities’ voters in the past.
