For the record - July 15, 2011

Debt talks: In the July 14 Section A, the headline on an item referring readers to an article in the LATExtra section about talks on raising the nation’s debt ceiling said, “Obama walks out of talks.” As the article said, Democratic officials denied reports that President Obama had “walked out” of the meeting. “Left abruptly is perfectly fair,” one official said. “But the meeting was over — in no sense did he walk out on it.”

Keystone XL pipeline: An article in the July 13 Section A about a proposed pipeline to ship crude oil from Alberta, Canada, to Gulf Coast refineries stated that David Goldwyn, a former State Department energy envoy, now works on Canadian oil sands issues at Sutherland, a Washington lobbying firm. Sutherland is also a law firm. Goldwyn does not lobby on behalf of the Canadian oil sands issue.

Vaginal implant: An article in the July 14 Section A about a Food and Drug Administration advisory on a surgical mesh implanted in women to strengthen vaginal tissue said that the advisory warned that the mesh could become weakened. It did not. The advisory was issued after an increase in reported complications involving the device. The article should have said that the device was intended to treat tissue that can become weakened.

State pay: An article in the July 13 Section A said that prison doctor Jeffrey Rohlfing was the highest paid state employee in California last year, taking home $777,423. Although the government records that show his earnings cover all state departments, state agencies and the California State University system, they do not include employees of the University of California. Some UC employees were paid more, though UC Media Relations Director Steve Montiel said significant portions of their earnings came from non-taxpayer sources.

All-Star game protest: An article in the July 9 Sports section about demonstrations planned for baseball’s All-Star game in Phoenix in protest of Arizona’s immigration law said the legislation makes it a crime not to carry citizenship or immigration papers. Citizenship papers are not part of the requirement.

Long Beach travel guide: A July 3 Travel section article on Long Beach and environs described the Palos Verdes Peninsula as north of the Los Angeles Harbor area. It is mostly west of the harbor area.

KCSN-FM: An article in the July 11 Calendar section about the new music programming at KCSN-FM (88.5) said that earlier attempts at an eclectic format had died, including KSCA-FM (“The Edge”). Although KSCA does occupy the same frequency as did the Edge (101.9), the station’s call letters during that period in 1989 were KEDG-FM.