For the record - July 26, 2015
Colorado River: In the July 19 Section A, a map with an article about the shrinking Colorado River showed the National Oceanic and Atmospheric Administration’s Colorado River Basin forecast area, not the hydrologic region. Also, the Gulf of California was mislabeled as the Gulf of Mexico. The corrected map is above.
Arizona water: In the July 19 Section A, a photo caption accompanying an article about dwindling water supplies in Arizona said that the water behind Imperial Dam is diverted in part to New Mexico. Imperial Dam is in the Colorado River’s Lower Basin; New Mexico’s water allocation is from the Upper Basin.
Donald Trump and Latinos: In the July 23 Section A, an article about Latino voters and their response to Donald Trump said that New Mexico Gov. Susana Martinez’s grandfather came to the U.S. illegally. Although Martinez has said that in the past, the Associated Press more recently discovered documents showing that her grandfather came to the U.S. legally.
Homeless woman: In the July 24 Section A, an article about a homeless, mentally ill woman being prosecuted after hoisting a police officer’s dropped nightstick referred to a charge of attempted assault. There is no such crime in the penal code; the correct term is assault.
Tobacco taxes: In the July 24 California section, an article about possible effects of a proposed state cigarette tax identified Erin Gabel as the executive director of First 5 California. She is deputy director of First 5 California’s external and governmental affairs division.
Howard Rumsey obituary: In the July 25 California section, pianist Thelonious Monk’s first name was misspelled as Thelonius in the obituary of jazz musician Howard Rumsey.
Special Olympics: In the July 25 Section A, an article about athletes visiting Los Angeles for the Special Olympics World Games was accompanied by a photo caption that referred to the Forum in Inglewood as being in Irvine.
