For the record - Sept. 2, 2010

Children’s services: An article in Tuesday’s Section A about an audit of the Los Angeles County Department of Children and Family Services’ handling of cases involving child deaths said auditors had found that the department was “asking law enforcement agencies to object to the release of documents before investigators had the chance to review the case files.” That phrase was ambiguous — it could have been interpreted to mean the department was demanding that agencies file objections to the release of documents. It should have said the department gave criminal investigators no opportunity to review case files before objecting to their release.

Ethanol subsidies: An article in Saturday’s LATExtra section about subsidies promised to a corn ethanol business founded by former California Secretary of State Bill Jones said Gov. Arnold Schwarzenegger’s chief environmental advisor, Dan Pellissier, had never met Jones. After publication, Pellissier said he had met Jones on a number of occasions but had never spoken to him about the subsidies.

Angels baseball: The Angels game story in Monday’s Sports section said the Baltimore Orioles had the worst record in baseball. The Orioles at that point had the worst record only in the American League, at 48 wins and 83 losses. The Pittsburgh Pirates of the National League had a 43-87 record, the worst in the major leagues.