For the Record - Feb. 12, 2023

LAPD call: In the Feb. 11 California section, a column about the controversy over a request for police patrols by an aide to Councilmember Hugo Soto-Martinez said the Los Angeles Police Department’s budget is $11.8 billion. The LAPD budget is $1.9 billion; $11.8 billion is the city budget.

Lead testing: In the Feb. 5 edition, an editorial failed to list Children Now as one of the sponsors of a bill that would require California schools to test all of their water fountains and faucets for lead contamination.

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