For the Record - Dec. 21, 2020

Santa Monica politics: In the Dec. 20 California section, an article about a power shift on the Santa Monica City Council said the city’s operating budget shrank nearly 24% this year, with a projected deficit of $102 million. The budget is balanced after being cut by nearly 24% to resolve the projected deficit.

Hospital cleaners: In the Dec. 19 Section A, an article about COVID-19 vaccines for hospital custodial staff misspelled the first name of environmental services worker Rosalvina Baez of Rady Children’s Hospital in San Diego as Rosalina.

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