For the Record - Dec. 9, 2017

Wildfires: In the Dec. 8 Section A, an article about the wildfires burning in Ventura County and elsewhere in Southern California referred to Ojai-area resident Jordan Schmidt as Eric Schmidt.

Newport boat parade: In the Nov. 26 Travel section, the Tip Sheet gave incorrect dates for the Newport Beach Christmas Boat Parade. The parade will be held nightly Wednesday to Dec. 17.

Jahmal Nichols: In the Dec. 8 Calendar section, a caption for a photo accompanying a review of Gregory Porter’s performance at the Theatre at Ace Hotel misspelled bassist Jahmal Nichols’ first name as Jamal.

“The Shape of Water”: In the Dec. 8 Calendar section, a review of the film “The Shape of Water” misattributed a line of dialogue. It is the character General Hoyt (played by Nick Searcy) — not the character Richard Strickland (Michael Shannon) — who says of decency, “We export it, we sell it, but we don’t use it.”

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