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May 18, 2013
Murad Inc. move: An article in the May 16 Business section about skincare company Murad Inc. relocating its headquarters within El Segundo misidentified the real estate brokerage Newmark Grubb Knight Frank as Newmark Knight Grubb.
May 17, 2013
Catalina Island Museum exhibit: In the May 13 LATExtra section, an article about a Catalina Island Museum exhibition devoted to Ralph Glidden, who looted Native American graves for profit eight decades ago, said that hundreds of skeletons, skulls and thousands of teeth he unearthed were moved to UCLA. The remains are being housed there only temporarily until arrangements are made for repatriation elsewhere.
May 17, 2013
Scully: A May 14 Op-Ed about Vin Scully said he had quit traveling with the Dodgers. Although he has cut back on his out-of-state travel to away games, he still goes to those in California and Arizona.
May 16, 2013
DNA and breast cancer: A Q&A in the May 15 Section A about how genes influence breast cancer risk implied that the average woman's risk of developing breast cancer was 50%. As stated elsewhere in the article, most women face a 12% to 13% lifetime risk of the disease. For women who have certain mutations in their BRCA1 and BRCA2 genes, that risk rises to between 50% and 87%.
USC donors chart: A chart in the May 15 Calendar section with an article about Dr. Dre and Jimmy Iovine pledging $70 million to USC had the headline "Biggest USC donors." The chart listed celebrity donors, not the biggest donors to the university.
Carbon dioxide emissions: An article in the May 13 Section A about efforts to reduce carbon dioxide emissions from coal-fired plants said that American coal plants are the single-biggest source of greenhouse gases in the world. They are the single-biggest source in the United States.
Atomic past: An article in the May 12 Section A about atomic testing in Nevada referred to the bombs dropped on Japan at the end of World War II as hydrogen bombs. They were atomic bombs. In addition, the article said that there were 235 detonations at the Nevada Test Site from 1951 to 1962. There were approximately 100 above-ground detonations at the site.
Court-martial: An article in the May 14 Section A on the court-martial of Army Sgt. John Russell, who was found guilty of murder in the deaths of five fellow servicemen in Iraq, said Navy Cmdr. Charles "Keith" Springle had a degree in clinical psychology. His degree was in social work. In addition, the article said Springle had not met Russell. Springle had seen Russell as a patient once before the shooting.
Arrest in Texas: An article in the May 11 LATExtra section about the arrest in West, Texas, of paramedic Bryce Reed on a pipe-bomb charge said that he was taken into custody Friday. Reed was arrested late Thursday.
May 15, 2013
Healthcare law: An article in the May 11 Section A about President Obama's efforts to get Americans to enroll in health insurance said that a healthcare campaign by the California Foundation had devoted more than $200 million to a Spanish-language media campaign with television giant Univision designed to educate Latinos about the healthcare law. The group is the California Endowment, not the California Foundation, and its $225-million campaign to support implementation of the Affordable Care Act includes, but is not limited to, the Spanish-language campaign with Univision.
Hair extensions: An article in the May 12 Image section about hair loss solutions cited a report in the Atlantic as saying that more than $1.3 billion worth of raw human hair was imported into the United States in 2011 compared with $1.8 billion worth of bananas. The report actually said: "As a commercial item, human hair is insignificant when compared with, say, bananas. In 2011, the U.S. brought in over $1.8 billion worth of fresh bananas. During the same 12 months, around $1.3 million of raw human hair entered this country. Still, it is a noteworthy import, given that it is harvested not from banana plants but from human heads."
Prison plan: An article in the May 3 LATExtra section said that Gov. Jerry Brown's office produced a plan to reduce prison crowding by releasing thousands of inmates early. In fact, the plan proposes releasing hundreds, not thousands, of inmates. In addition, a For the Record item in the May 5 Section A addressing this issue gave the publication date of the article as May 4.
"Dulce Rosa": In the May 14 Calendar section, an article about the new opera "Dulce Rosa" at the Broad Stage in Santa Monica said it would be opening Sunday. It opens Friday.
Herald Examiner photos: A column in the May 13 Section A about a reunion of Los Angeles Herald Examiner photographers said that the Los Angeles Public Library had scanned about 90,000 images from the defunct newspaper's archives and placed them on the Web. In fact, the library's online collection of 90,000 images contains about 10,000 pictures from the Herald. In addition, the article referred to a photograph of O.J. Simpson carrying the Olympic torch up a hill in Pacific Palisades in 1984. Simpson carried the torch up the California Incline in Santa Monica, which is straddled by Palisades Park.
May 14, 2013
Comedians: In the May 13 Section A, two photo captions with an article about the YouTube channel "Epic Rap Battles of History" misidentified Peter Shukoff and Lloyd Ahlquist. Ahlquist is on the left in the photo on Page 1 and on the right in the photo on Page 12.
Hot Property: The Hot Property column in the May 12 Business section said TV news anchor Kent Shocknek sold his Pasadena home for $2.145 million. The correct price was $2.415 million.
Kings hockey: An On the NHL column in the May 11 Sports section said the Kings rallied for a playoff-series win over St. Louis after the Blues won the first four games in the series. The Blues won the first two games.
Eric Gordon: In the May 11 Sports section, a brief said that New Orleans Pelicans guard Eric Gordon had undergone successful arthroscopic surgery on his left ankle and that the procedure was performed by Dr. Richard Ferkel of the Kerlan-Jobe Clinic in Los Angeles. Ferkel is with the Southern California Orthopedic Institute in Los Angeles.
May 13, 2013
Hotel workers: An article in the May 12 California section about a proposal to hike wages for hotel workers said it would apply to unionized workers. Proponents want the higher $15-an-hour wage to go to both union and nonunion workers at larger hotels in Los Angeles. The article also referred to a unit of the Service Employees International Union that is backing mayoral candidate Eric Garcetti. It is the United Service Workers West, not the Health Care Workers West.
May 12, 2013
Proposition 13 loophole: An article in the May 5 Section A about a loophole in Proposition 13 thatenables businesses to sidestep a tax reassessment examined the purchase of a Santa Monica hotel company by Michael Dell and partners. The article said that Dell's lawyer cited state Revenue and Taxation Code Section 462.180(d)(s) in arguing that a husband and wife can split a property to avoid a change of ownership. The citation is from a section of the Board of Equalization's property tax rules, not the tax code.
Garcetti's Hollywood plan: In the May 11 Section A, an article about mayoral candidate Eric Garcetti's push for "smart growth" in Hollywood included a reference to Larry Gross of the Coalition for Fair Housing. Gross' organization is the Coalition for Economic Survival.
Coaching in L.A.: In the May 5 Sports section, a column about sports coaches in the hot seat said that New York Jets Coach Rex Ryan has coached the team for six seasons and that New York Mets Manager Terry Collins has headed his team for four seasons; in fact, Ryan has coached the Jets for four seasons and Collins is in his third season as Mets manager.
Afghan dam: In the May 5 Section A, an article about the Afghan government assuming responsibility for upgrading the American-built hydroelectric dam project at Kajaki described the U.S. special inspector general for Afghanistan reconstruction as a Pentagon agency. The special inspector general is an independent agency created by Congress and is not part of the Pentagon.
May 10, 2013
Negative campaigning: In the May 4 Section A, a column about the mayoral campaign reported that candidate Wendy Greuel said she resorted to negative campaigning in response to an advertisement by backers of her rival, Eric Garcetti. Greuel cited a video depicting her as cartoon villain Cruella De Vil, which Greuel's campaign said was an ad Garcetti's supporters posted online during the primary campaign. In fact, the video was not an ad and did not appear online until April 25, more than a month after the primary election, when its creator posted it on his YouTube channel and personal blog. The video's creator says he has no connection to Garcetti or his campaign, and he is not a campaign contributor.
"Flashdance" review: In the May 9 Calendar section, a review of "Flashdance the Musical" identified the actress playing Alex as Emily Padgett. Padgett, who was correctly identified in the photograph that accompanied the review, previously played Alex. Jillian Mueller portrayed Alex in the production that was reviewed at the Segerstrom Center for the Arts in Costa Mesa.
May 10, 2013
Book title: The May 7 Jonah Goldberg column had a typo in the subtitle of William Greider's book "Secrets of the Temple." It is "How the Federal Reserve Runs the Country," not "County."
2:12 AM PDT, May 8, 2013
Coaching in L.A.: In the May 5 Sports section, a column about sports coaches in the hot seat said that New York Jets Coach Rex Ryan has coached the team for six seasons and that New York Mets Manager Terry Collins has headed his team for four seasons; in fact, Ryan has coached the Jets for four seasons and Collins is in his third season as Mets manager.
"Sicily" exhibition: In the April 10 Calendar section, a review of the Getty Villa's "Sicily" exhibition misspelled the name of the artist Kimon as Kiron.
Autry museum: In the April 28 Arts & Books section, an article about the Autry National Center of the American West said that Shelby Tisdale, its vice president in charge of curators and exhibitions, began her job in January. She started last September.
May 7, 2013
Proposition 13 loophole: An article in the May 5 Section A about a loophole in Proposition 13 that enables businesses to sidestep a tax reassessment examined the purchase of a Santa Monica hotel company by Michael Dell and partners. The article said Dell's lawyer cited state Revenue and Taxation Code Section 462.180(d)(s) in arguing that a husband and wife can split a property to avoid a change of ownership. The citation is from a section of the Board of Equalization's property tax rules, not the tax code.
Afghan dam: An article in the May 5 Section A about the Afghan government assuming responsibility for upgrading the American-built hydroelectric dam project at Kajaki incorrectly described the U.S. special inspector general for Afghanistan reconstruction. The special inspector general is an independent agency created by Congress. It is not part of the Pentagon.
Urban Drew: The obituary of World War II flying ace Urban Leonard "Ben" Drew in the May 6 LATExtra section incorrectly gave his last name twice as Ryan.
May 5, 2013
Prison plan: In the May 4 LATExtra section, an article about Gov. Jerry Brown's latest plan to reduce prison crowding said that the plan called for the early release of thousands of inmates. In fact, the plan proposes releasing hundreds, not thousands, of inmates.
Military deaths: In the April 28 California section, the obituary of Sgt. 1st Class James F. Grissom said that he was a member of an Army airborne Special Services battalion. He was a member of an airborne Special Forces group.
Amanda Demme: In the May 4 Calendar section, an article about photographer Amanda Demme said that Demme's work is being shown at the Venice gallery Oblivion. The gallery's name is Obsolete.
Channa Horwitz: In the May 4 LATExtra section, the obituary of artist Channa Horwitz misspelled the first name of performance artist Allan Kaprow as Allen.
Santa Monica-Malibu schools: In the April 28 Section A, an article about Malibu schools seeking a split from the Santa Monica-Malibu School District said that Charlotte Biren played violin in Santa Monica High School's top orchestra. She played the viola.
May 3, 2013
Grand Park filming: In the May 1 LATExtra section, an article about Los Angeles County supervisors approving new filming fees for downtown's Grand Park said that crews would have to pay as much as $5,000 a day to use the site, depending on when and where they shoot. Actually, production firms will have to pay as much as $5,000 per block of park space they use.
Daytime Emmy Awards: In the May 2 Calendar section, a Quick Takes item about nominations for the Daytime Emmy Awards misspelled the first name of longtime game show host Monty Hall as Monte.
May 2, 2013
Safety recall: In the April 30 Business section, an article about a Nissan safety recall said that Maxxis — Nissan's spare tire supplier — had a faulty inflation gauge on an air pump and was either overinflating or underinflating spare tires. The faulty equipment belonged to Nissan and was located at the automaker's Canton, Miss., plant.
State environmental laws: In the April 18 LATExtra section, an article about the California Environmental Quality Act said that a group called California Unions for Reliable Energy has filed dozens of environmental lawsuits that can delay construction of power plants. It should have said the group has filed dozens of lawsuits and interventions in regulatory proceedings that can delay construction of power plants.
British war-era poster: In the May 1 Section A, a headline on an article about a British World War II-era poster with the slogan "Keep calm and carry on" said that there was a copyright dispute over the phrase. The dispute is over a trademark. Also, a photo caption that accompanied the story referred to a vendor's copyright. It should have said trademark.
Santa Monica-Malibu schools: In the April 28 Section A, an article about Malibu schools seeking a split from the Santa Monica-Malibu School District said that Charlotte Biren played violin in Santa Monica High School's top orchestra. She played the viola.
May 1, 2013
Mayoral contributions: In the April 30 LATExtra section, an article about a Los Angeles mayoral debate said that a union representing Department of Water and Power workers had spent $3.5 million on behalf of candidate Wendy Greuel. In fact, the union has given $1.45 million to an independent committee that has reported spending $3.6 million on efforts to elect Greuel.
Valley fever risk: In the April 30 LATExtra section, an article about a recommendation to move inmates from some California prisons because of the risk of contracting valley fever said that a state health official wrote to the department of corrections seeking assistance in combating the disease. The state official sought assistance from the federal Centers for Disease Control and Prevention.
Sneaks list: In the April 28 Calendar section's Summer Sneaks list of coming movies, the character name Themistokles was misspelled as Themistocles in an item for "300: Rise of an Empire" as well as in a caption under a photo of actor Sullivan Stapleton from that movie.
April 30, 2013
Military deaths: The obituary in the April 28 California section about the death of Sgt. 1st Class James F. Grissom said he was a member of an Army airborne Special Services battalion. He was a member of an airborne Special Forces group.
Sneaks list: A preview in the Summer Sneaks list in the April 28 Calendar section said that the movie "Still Mine," opening July 12, takes place in New Brunswick, N.J. It is set in New Brunswick, Canada.
Ed Schultz: A Quick Takes item in the April 26 Calendar section about Ed Schultz returning to MSNBC on weekends said it had been announced in March that he was losing his weekly prime-time show on the cable news network. His show aired weeknights.
Sally Kellerman: In the Classic Hollywood column and an accompanying graphic in the April 29 Calendar section, the character Sally Kellerman played in the 1970 movie "MASH" was identified as "Hot Lips" Houlihan. The character's last name in the movie was O'Houlihan. It was shortened to Houlihan in the TV series "MASH," in which Loretta Swit played the character.
"The Big Wedding": A movie review of "The Big Wedding" in the April 26 Calendar section misspelled Colombia as Columbia.
April 28, 2013
San Gabriel dispute: In the April 5 LATExtra section, an article about the dispute over San Gabriel Councilman-elect Chin Ho Liao's place of residence said that resident Fred Paine sent a complaint about Liao's residency to the Los Angeles County district attorney's office. The district attorney's office did receive such a complaint, but Paine says he did not send it.
Boston bombings timeline: In the April 21 Section A, a timeline of events in the Boston Marathon bombings misidentified the surviving suspect who was hospitalized under heavy guard. His name is Dzhokhar Tsarnaev, not Dzhokhar Tamerlane.
April 27, 2013
Herbalife meeting: In the April 26 Business section, an article about Herbalife's shareholder meeting indicated that investor Robert L. Chapman Jr. said that board members answered his questions openly after the meeting. He did not say his questions were answered openly. What he said was: "If a shareholder had a question the purpose of which was to obtain an answer … and such Q&A didn't violate [securities regulations], it was right there for the asking."
Leo Branton Jr.: In the April 26 LATExtra section, the obituary of attorney Leo Branton Jr. said that Dorothy Dandridge was the first African American actress nominated for an Academy Award. She was the first African American nominated as best actress.
Boston bombings: In the April 26 Section A, an article about the Boston bombings identified Eugene Fidell, a legal expert on U.S. military law, as a professor at the Yale School of Law. He is a lecturer at the school, which is known as Yale Law School.
HIV vaccine trial: In the April 26 LATExtra section, an article about an HIV vaccine trial that was halted ahead of schedule said that the vaccine was administered in a three-shot regimen. The regimen also involved a booster, for a total of four shots.
Motorcycle deaths: In the April 26 Business section, an article about an increase in motorcycle deaths in 2012 listed one cause as "fewer states without helmet laws." The sentence should have said "fewer states with helmet laws."
April 26, 2013
"Arthur Newman": An article about the film "Arthur Newman" in the April 24 Calendar section said that the movie was the first that Colin Firth signed onto after winning an Oscar for "The King's Speech." In fact, the first was "Gambit," a remake of a 1966 film.
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