H.H. Brookins: In the May 24 LATExtra section, the obituary of the Rev. Hamel Hartford Brookins, former pastor of the First African Methodist Episcopal Church of Los Angeles, identified two of his survivors as stepchildren: Steven Hartford Brookins and the Rev. Francine Nelson Brookins. In fact, they are Brookins' children; they are stepchildren of his wife, the Rev. Rosalynn Kyle Brookins.

Perfume books: An article about books on perfume in the May 20 Image section identified Frederic Malle as the brother of Louis Malle; Frederic Malle is Louis Malle's nephew. In addition, the article identified Angelika Taschen as the wife of Benedikt Taschen; she is his former wife.

Hilary Hahn and Hauschka: In the May 24 Calendar section, a Weekend Picks listing said that Hilary Hahn and Hauschka would be performing at the El Rey in L.A. on Saturday. The performance is Monday at 7 p.m.

Prisons: A May 23 editorial said inmates confined in Security Housing Units have no visitation privileges. In fact, members of the public can request a visit with these inmates subject to approval by prison officials.

Ann Romney: An article in the May 22 Section A about Ann Romney's equestrian activities said New York Mayor Michael Bloomberg's daughter was a dressage rider. She is a show jumper, a different discipline. The story also said Romney has taken the train from Del Mar to Moorpark. The rail station is in Solana Beach, just north of Del Mar.

NATO summit: An article in Section A on May 22 about the NATO summit said the White House had sent a last-minute invitation to Pakistani President Asif Ali Zardari to attend the May 20-21 meeting in Chicago. As the article subsequently noted, NATO said it had sent the invitation, not the White House.

Spanish debt: An article about the effect of public debt on European banks in the May 19 Section A said that Spain was among the nations suffering from debt loads caused by spendthrift governments. Unlike in some other countries, Spain's increasing debt load was primarily caused by a real-estate bust and plunging public revenue. It has been worsened by the government's failure to rein in public spending.

Adam Lambert: A Quick Takes item in the May 24 Calendar section about Adam Lambert's album "Trespassing" debuting at No. 1 on the pop music charts said that it was the lowest-selling No. 1 since Amos Lee's "Mission Bell" a little more than a year ago. "Trespassing" had the lowest sales of any album to have debuted at No. 1 during that time.

Bullet train: In an article in the May 14 Section A and another in the May 16 LATExtra section about construction costs for the California bullet train, the last name of Parsons Brinckerhoff construction expert John Popoff was misspelled as Popov.

Donna Summer: The obituary of singer Donna Summer in the May 18 LATExtra section described her self-titled 1982 album as her first for the Geffen Records label. Her first Geffen album was 1980's "The Wanderer."

Grand Canyon deaths: An article in the April 1 Travel section about the book "Over the Edge: Death in Grand Canyon" incorrectly reported the name of a man who killed himself by jumping from a helicopter over the Grand Canyon in 2004. The article called him Richard Clam; his name was Timothy George Clam.

"Don Giovanni": In the May 21 Calendar section, a review of "Don Giovanni" at Walt Disney Concert Hall said the "Catalog" aria of the Don's 1,003 conquests is performed at a slow tempo. It should have specified that it was the portion of the aria about the Don's 1,003 conquests in Spain that was done slowly.

Water Grill review: In the May 19 edition of Saturday, a review of Water Grill described restaurateurs Sam and Jeff King as brothers. They are cousins.

Sunny Spot review: In the May 19 edition of Saturday, a review of Sunny Spot restaurant in Venice did not include the restaurant's weekend brunch hours. It serves a brunch-only menu 11 a.m. to 3 p.m. Saturdays and Sundays.

Times correction: A For the Record item in the May 18 Section A erroneously corrected a May 17 article about an illegal immigrant seeking to become a lawyer. As the original article correctly said, Sergio C. Garcia passed a moral examination; it was not an oral examination.

Around the Galleries: In the May 18 Calendar section's Around the Galleries, a review of the Daniel Aksten exhibition "Support, Edge, Variation" at CB1 Gallery in Los Angeles said the gallery was closed Mondays through Wednesdays. CB1 is closed Mondays and Tuesdays.

Roger Waters: In the May 17 Calendar section, a Weekend Picks item about Roger Waters' performance of "The Wall" at the Coliseum on Saturday said that he had performed the album at Coachella in 2008. Waters performed "Dark Side of the Moon" at the music festival that year.

Facebook IPO: A May 17 article in Section A about the economic boom in Silicon Valley said that Tony Hsieh was the founder of online shoe retailer Zappos. Hsieh is the firm's chief executive.

State bar: An article in the May 17 LATExtra section about the California Supreme Court considering a request by the state bar to allow an illegal immigrant to practice law said that Sergio C. Garcia had passed a written test and a moral examination. It was an oral examination. [For the Record, 11:32 a.m. PDT May 18: Because of an editing error, a For the Record item in the May 18 Section A erroneously corrected a May 17 article about an illegal immigrant seeking to become a lawyer. As the article stated, Sergio C. Garcia passed a moral examination; it was not an oral examination.]

Medal of Honor: An article in the May 17 Section A about the posthumous awarding of the Medal of Honor to Vietnam War veteran Spc. Leslie H. Sabo Jr. referred to his military unit in one instance as Company D. Sabo served in Company B, 3rd Battalion, 506th Infantry Regiment, 101st Airborne Division.

Tim Morehouse: An article in the May 15 Sports section about fencer Tim Morehouse said that the U.S. won an Olympic medal in fencing in 1984 but did not win another until 2004, when women were invited to participate in the sport at the Olympics. Women have competed in Olympic fencing for decades; the women's sabre event began in 2004.

Taylor Kitsch: An article in the May 17 Calendar section about actor Taylor Kitsch said that his new film, "Battleship," had earned more than $250 million overseas. As of Wednesday, the total was about $221 million.

Disney club: An article in the May 8 LATExtra section about Disneyland's Club 33 opening to new members said that Walt Disney died in 1967. He died in December 1966.

Tax proposals: The headline on a column in the May 16 Section A said that Molly Munger, who is leading a tax initiative campaign, described the $10 billion a year it would generate as a Band-Aid for California's problems. In fact, Munger was describing a rival tax plan proposed by Gov. Jerry Brown.

Umamicatessen: A review of Umamicatessen restaurant in the May 12 Saturday section said that the restaurant's pastrami sandwich was created by Micah Wexler. It was created by Adam Fleischman.

Brisket recipe: A recipe for La Sandia's brisket in the May 12 Saturday section gave the number of servings as 6 to 8. The recipe yields 12 to 16 (4-ounce) servings.

Donald "Duck" Dunn: The obituary in the May 15 LATExtra section of Memphis musician Donald "Duck" Dunn said that John Belushi and Dan Aykroyd's "Blues Brothers" routine on "Saturday Night Live" was expanded into a feature film in 1977. The movie was released in 1980.

Penguin exhibit: An article in the May 15 LATExtra section about a new penguin exhibit at the Aquarium of the Pacific gave the age of young visitor Natalie Wallis as 6. She is 4, as noted in the photo caption that accompanied the article.

Choate: Michael Kinsley's May 13 column misspelled the name of a Connecticut school. It is Choate, not Choat.

Adelanto: A March 28 Op-Ed and Jim Newton's May 14 column, both of them about parents' efforts to reform a school, said the town of Adelanto was in the Antelope Valley. The high desert community is not part of the Antelope Valley.

James Franco: In the May 14 Calendar section, an article about James Franco and the "Rebel" exhibition at Los Angeles' Museum of Contemporary Art said that filmmaker Harmony Korine shot a six-minute video for the show featuring real girl gangs on BMX bikes with machetes. Only two women in the video were gang members; the rest were actresses.

Melissa Chan: An article in the May 14 LATExtra section about Al Jazeera English correspondent Melissa Chan's expulsion from China quoted the journalist as saying that her report on black jails in China was "probably the first" to get coverage on TV. This was in reference to her first black jails piece in 2009, not her recent follow-up in March 2012. The article also said that Chan was stuck in Hong Kong for all of April, unable to cover the story of blind dissident Chen Guangcheng. In fact, she was in Beijing during this period, but was unable to cover the story because her press credentials were revoked.

Gasoline prices: An article in the May 8 Business section about gasoline prices said the closure of two fuel refineries and the temporary closure of four other refineries in California had left the state with about 4.46 million gallons of gasoline as of April 27, compared with about 6.61 million gallons a year earlier, according to the California Energy Commission's Weekly Fuels Watch Report. In fact, the report gave the measurement in barrels, not gallons.

Kings hockey: In the May 14 Sports section, a photo caption accompanying an article about the Kings' victory on Sunday over the Phoenix Coyotes identified a Kings player celebrating the go-ahead goal as Dustin Brown. The player pictured is his teammate Dwight King.

Travel survey: An item in the Travel Briefcase column in the May 14 Section A about the effectiveness of business trips credited a survey of business travelers to Concur Technologies Inc. In fact, the survey was conducted by the Global Business Travel Assn., a trade group for travel managers. Concur Technologies sponsored the survey.

Wango Tango: In the May 14 Calendar section, the review of Saturday's Wango Tango concert in Carson misidentified the title of the Gym Class Heroes song "Stereo Hearts" as "Stereo Heart."

Amarillo Slim: In the May 1 LATExtra section, the obituary of professional poker player Thomas Austin Preston Jr., better known as Amarillo Slim, included a photo of Slim at a 1974 game. The caption erred in referring to a second player at the table, actor Elliott Gould, as Elliot Gould.

Bias: An April 7 editorial about political bias at the University of California said that a report by the California Assn. of Scholars cited three complaints about writing teachers bringing politics into the classroom. In addition to those examples, the report referred to complaints from other students, family members, a teacher and a UC San Diego faculty commission.

Israeli navy: A Section A photo caption May 12 accompanying an article about Israel's navy incorrectly stated that the vessel was a battleship. It was an unidentified warship.

Baseball: An incorrect photo and caption were published in the May 9 Sports section with an article about the Texas Rangers' Josh Hamilton hitting four home runs in a game Tuesday. The caption said that the photo showed Hamilton hitting a home run in the ninth inning of a game in which he hit four homers in all. Hamilton did not homer in the ninth inning of Tuesday's game. The photo was from the Rangers-Orioles game Monday, when Hamilton did hit a home run in the ninth.

Judge James R. Browning: The obituary in the May 9 LATExtra section of Judge James R. Browning, former chief justice of the U.S. 9th Circuit Court of Appeals, said that President Kennedy was the United States' youngest chief executive sworn into office. In fact, Theodore Roosevelt was 42 when he took office after the assassination of William McKinley. Kennedy was the youngest person elected president, but he was 43 when he was sworn in.

Online film financing: An article in the May 10 Calendar section about crowd-sourced financing for independent films said that the website Kickstarter accepts donations only tied to U.S. bank accounts. The site accepts donations from all over the world, but the recipient of any donation must have a U.S. bank account.

LAUSD layoffs: A column in the May 9 Section A about potential layoffs in the Los Angeles Unified School District said that a state service tax had been proposed by a reform group called California Forward. In fact, the proposal was made by the Think Long Committee for California.

Norah Jones: An article in the May 6 Arts & Books section about singer Norah Jones said that she would be performing at the Hollywood Bowl on Aug. 12. She will be playing the Bowl on Aug. 10.

Austin Beutner: An article in the May 9 LATExtra section about Austin Beutner's decision to leave the race for Los Angeles mayor identified supporter David Fleming as a former head of the Los Angeles County Metropolitan Transportation Authority. Fleming served as an MTA director but not as chief executive.

Cardio machines: In the May 5 Saturday section, an item in the Gear column reviewing exercise equipment gave an incorrect phone number for information about the Relay Fitness Evo ix Fitness Bike. The correct phone number is (866) 714-0009.

Getty cuts: In the May 1 Calendar section, an article about the J. Paul Getty Trust's plans to cut 34 jobs in its museum division, including the staff teachers who lead gallery tours, said that according to the Getty's most recent tax return, 132 tours guided by such teachers were given in 2009-10 at the Getty Center in Brentwood and the Getty Villa antiquities museum near Malibu. That figure reflects only specially arranged tours and does not include regular tours for visiting school groups and the general public.

High school football: In the May 7 Sports section, an item in a high-school sports column said that UCLA running back Steven Manfro scored 123 touchdowns in two seasons at Valencia High School. Manfro scored 75 touchdowns in those two seasons.

San Gabriel pageant: A column in the May 4 Section A about plans to revive the Mission Play pageant said that one of the child actors who appeared in the play in 1947 had introduced an Indian song to the play's author, John Steven McGroarty. McGroarty was not involved in the production when the Indian song was incorporated into the play.

Politics: A May 4 Op-Ed article about political coalitions referred to Franklin D. Roosevelt's 1938 court-packing scheme. The correct year is 1937.

Politics: A May 6 Op-Ed about historical views of the federal government referred to Barry Goldwater's 1968 presidential campaign. He ran for president in 1964.

Box office chart: In the May 7 Calendar section, the chart listing the 10 films that brought in the most money at box office in the U.S. and Canada over the weekend named Disney as the distributor of "The Hunger Games." Lionsgate is the distributor.

Plaschke Lakers-Nuggets: In Bill Plaschke's column in the May 7 sports section, the game statistics for Lakers forward Pau Gasol were incorrect. Gasol finished Game 4 with 13 points, nine rebounds and six assists.

Fred Segal: An article in the May 4 Business section about the purchase of worldwide rights to the Fred Segal name said that the buyer, Sandow Media, was a New York design firm. Sandow Media is a media firm that has a design management division.

Ari Emanuel: An article about the movie "Battleship" in the May 6 Calendar section misspelled William Morris Endeavor talent agent and co-chief executive Ari Emanuel's last name as Emmanuel.

Daniel Boorstin: A headline and a letter in the May 6 Calendar section's Feedback column misspelled history author Daniel Boorstin's last name as Boorstein.

CalSTRS lawsuit: An article in the May 4 LATExtra section about the California State Teachers' Retirement System suing Wal-Mart Stores Inc. executives and board members erroneously referred to the retirement system in one instance as CalPERS, rather than CalSTRS. CalPERS — the California Public Employees' Retirement System — is not involved in the lawsuit.

Orange County government building: An article in the May 5 LATExtra section about a potentially toxic government building in Orange County said that the employees union sought a restraining order to prevent soil from a nearby construction site from being disposed of. Those seeking the restraining order were former and current employees of the county's social services agency, not the union.

"Battleship": In the May 6 Calendar section, an article about the movie "Battleship" included a photo of actor Scott Porter from the TV series "Friday Night Lights." The photo should have shown Taylor Kitsch, also from "Friday Night Lights," who stars in "Battleship."

Joseph Pereira: In the May 6 Arts & Books section, an article about timpanist Joseph Pereira said that Gustavo Dudamel would be conducting Tuesday's Green Umbrella concert, which includes a new composition by Pereira. After the section went to press, Dudamel withdrew from the concert. Jeffrey Milarsky will conduct.

Expo Line map: In the April 29 California section, a map with articles about the opening of the Expo light rail line erroneously showed a portion of the route paralleling the 110 Freeway on the east. From the 23rd Street station until it turns west at Exposition Boulevard, the route runs along Flower Street, which is west of the 110.

Kings-Blues hockey: In some copies of the April 29 Sports section, a photo caption accompanying an article about the Los Angeles Kings' 3-1 playoff victory over the St. Louis Blues misspelled the last name of St. Louis player Chris Stewart as Steward.

Book festival: An article in the April 21st LATExtra section about the Los Angeles Times Book Festival misstated the title of a Stephen King novel. It is "11/22/63," not "11/22/1963."