For the record - May 1, 2013
Mayoral contributions: In the April 30 LATExtra section, an article about a Los Angeles mayoral debate said that a union representing Department of Water and Power workers had spent $3.5 million on behalf of candidate Wendy Greuel. In fact, the union has given $1.45 million to an independent committee that has reported spending $3.6 million on efforts to elect Greuel.
Valley fever risk: In the April 30 LATExtra section, an article about a recommendation to move inmates from some California prisons because of the risk of contracting valley fever said that a state health official wrote to the department of corrections seeking assistance in combating the disease. The state official sought assistance from the federal Centers for Disease Control and Prevention.
Sneaks list: In the April 28 Calendar section’s Summer Sneaks list of coming movies, the character name Themistokles was misspelled as Themistocles in an item for “300: Rise of an Empire” as well as in a caption under a photo of actor Sullivan Stapleton from that movie.
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