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(9/24)</li> </ul> <ul><li>Because of an editing error, a letter by Hal Rowland on Sept. 22 read "yellow citizens" when it should have read "fellow citizens." (9/24)</li> </ul> <ul><li>A letter by Jerome Bronk Sept. 20 should have read "college-aspiring illegals are generally the foreign-born children of illegal immigrants," not "U.S.-born." (9/24)</li> </ul> <ul><li><b>Clarification</b>: Today's story on the Zagat restaurant guide on Page F2 in the Food section describes the French Laundry and Cyrus as tying for the top food rating with a score of 29, which is the way the ratings appear in the guide. The Zagat public relations office, however, notes that the scores were rounded off and that the French Laundry received a fraction of a point more than Cyrus. No other restaurant received a score of 29. (9/24)</li> </ul> <ul><li>Russian Hill resident Helen Spivock's name was misspelled in a column Saturday in the Bay Area section. (9/23)</li> </ul> <ul><li>A listing in Sunday's Pink Section contained the incorrect time for a lecture by Alec Baldwin, who will speak tonight on the family court system and the emotional toll of a bitter divorce. The lecture is scheduled for 6 p.m. and has been moved from the Fairmont Hotel to the Commonwealth Club at 595 Market St., Second Floor, in San Francisco. Call (415) 597-6700 for more information. (9/22)</li> </ul> <ul><li>A story Sunday misstated San Francisco school board member Norman Yee's stance regarding the Junior Reserve Officers' Training Corps program. He voted against eliminating the program and maintains that position. An information box accompanying the story also misnamed the San Francisco Democratic Party. (9/22)</li> </ul> <ul><li>An article on singer Janis Ian in last Sunday's Datebook section misstated the peak chart position of her song "Society's Child (Baby I've Been Thinking)." It reached No. 14. (9/21)</li> </ul> <ul><li>The wrong Little Man symbol appeared with a review of "Ghost Town" in the Datebook section on Friday. It should have been the applauding but seated Little Man. (9/20)</li> </ul> <ul><li>A photo accompanying the review of "Battle in Seattle" in Friday's Datebook section misidentified the actress pictured. She is Connie Nielsen. (9/20)</li> </ul> <ul><li>In Leah Garchik's column in the Datebook section on Thursday, the name of the president of the Sailors' Union of the Pacific was misspelled. He is Gunnar Lundeberg. (9/20)</li> </ul> <ul><li>A story Thursday on the slaying of a man in San Francisco's Richmond District misspelled the name of the victim, Jordan McKay. (9/19)</li> </ul> <ul><li>Tara Sullivan-Lenane's job title was misidentified in C.W. Nevius' column Tuesday. She is a legislative liaison and policy analyst at the San Francisco Planning Department. (9/19)</li> </ul> <ul><li>In a front-page story Wednesday about juvenile offenders in San Francisco, the name of an official with La Raza Central Legal, Renee Saucedo, was misspelled in some editions. (9/18)</li> </ul> <ul><li>Wednesday's article about a UC Berkeley fundraising drive misstated the amount of the school's endowment, which is $2.9 billion. (9/18)</li> </ul> <ul><li>A physicist from Pleasanton who has a nephew with Down syndrome was misidentified in a story about the disorder on the front page on Monday. His name is Don Roberts. (9/18)</li> </ul> <ul><li>The nutritional analysis for the Lard-Roasted Potatoes recipe in Wednesday's Food section was misstated. The per-serving breakdown is 265 calories, 3 grams protein, 26 grams carbohydrates, 17 grams fat (7 grams saturated), 16 milligrams cholesterol, 7 milligrams sodium and 2 grams fiber. (9/18)</li> </ul> <ul><li>A City Insider item on Saturday misstated the name of the artist who created an installation at Ocean Beach depicting Buffalo Bill Cody and his Wild West Show. The artist is Thom Ross. (9/17)</li> </ul> <ul><li>Relying on information provided by authorities, The Chronicle on Tuesday misstated the age and criminal record of a homicide victim in San Francisco. Jamal Beasley was 21 and had recently been released from custody stemming from a robbery conviction. (9/17)</li> </ul> <ul><li>In the review of the TV show "Lincoln Heights" in Tuesday's Datebook section, the involvement of Seth Freeman, the series' creator, was misstated. Freeman created the show and wrote the first episode of the new season. Kathleen McGhee-Anderson is the show's executive producer and writer. (9/17)</li> </ul> <ul><li>A story Sunday misidentified the nation ruled by the Taliban until a U.S.-led invasion in 2001. It was Afghanistan. (9/16)</li> </ul> <ul><li>A story Monday about remedial classes misidentified a California school. It is Long Beach City College. (9/16)</li> </ul> <ul><li>Clarification: A story Sunday might have given the impression that the Mills Building on Montgomery Street was built in 1908. The building was built in the 1890s. It survived the 1906 earthquake but was heavily damaged in the ensuing fire and was rebuilt in 1908. (9/16)</li> </ul> <ul><li>In last Sunday's Style section, a story misstated the first name of a UC Berkeley professor who conducted a long-term marriage study. He is Robert Levenson. (9/14)</li> </ul> <ul><li>A map that appeared Friday, depicting battleground states in the presidential election, should have colored Massachusetts blue. (9/13)</li> </ul> <ul><li>In Thursday's 96 Hours, the San Francisco neighborhood of Hotel Drisco was incorrect. It is in Pacific Heights. (9/13)</li> </ul> <ul><li>A chart in Thursday's paper on state propositions on the November ballot misstated the minimum funding the state would allocate for local law enforcement under Prop. 6. The funding is $965 million per year. (9/13)</li> </ul> <ul><li>In a story Sunday about the ties between San Francisco and Alaska, the name of University of Alaska Fairbanks was misstated, and the name of Claus Naske, who taught Alaskan history at the university, was misspelled. (9/12)</li> </ul> <ul><li>The age of Charles Mansfield, winemaker at Hop Kiln Winery in Healdsburg, was misstated in Friday's Tasting Room review in the Wine section. Mansfield is 24. (9/11)</li> </ul> <ul><li>A quotation attributed to Robert Setrakian, director emeritus of the Saroyan Foundation, in a story Thursday about writer William Saroyan was incorrect. Setrakian said Saroyan gambled and lost because he wanted to be "hungry." (9/9)</li> </ul> <ul><li>A story in Sunday's Style section misstated the opening date for San Francisco Opera's "The Bonesetter's Daughter." The world premiere will be Saturday at the War Memorial Opera House. (9/8)</li> </ul> <ul><li>A Sunday Datebook story on the documentary "Stealing America: Vote by Vote" misstated the number of Ohio counties that used Diebold voting equipment in the 2004 presidential election. Two counties used the equipment. (9/7)</li> </ul> <ul><li>A story on Friday mentioned just one of the categories of students whose low scores led Hoover Middle School in San Francisco to miss making "adequate yearly progress" under the federal No Child Left Behind Act. Another group was the school's Latino population, which scored too low on the state math test. (9/6)</li> </ul> <ul><li>Clarification: In Monday's front-page story "New Deal left mark on Bay Area," an accompanying map titled "A Bay Area Legacy" shows Bill Graham Civic Auditorium as an example of "the landscape created by federal workers during the Great Depression." In fact, the Civic Auditorium in San Francisco was built from 1913 through 1915 and opened in 1915. It was renovated during the New Deal era by the Works Projects Administration. (9/6)</li> </ul> <ul><li>In the Golden Gate Gardener column in Home & Garden on Wednesday, a headline in some editions was misleading. Boxwood hedges should be pruned back to bare wood only when absolutely necessary to reduce the size of the hedge. (9/5)</li> </ul> <ul><li>A story Thursday about Meg Whitman, GOP presidential candidate John McCain's national co-chair, misidentified the state office formerly held by Democrat Steve Westly. He served as California state controller. (9/5)</li> </ul> <ul><li>In Tuesday's front-page story about the reopening of Walden House, Rod Libbey, the organization's chief operating officer, was mistakenly referred to as Reed in subsequent mentions. (9/4)</li> </ul> <ul><li>Clarification: An article Wednesday on an increase in the reward offered for information about the stabbing death of a pit bull puppy in San Francisco should have made clear that private organizations, not the city, are putting up the reward money. (9/4)</li> </ul> <ul><li>In Jon Carroll's column Friday in the Datebook section, the term Tel-Hi was misidentified. It refers to the Telegraph Hill Neighborhood Center. (9/3)</li> </ul> <ul><li>In Saturday's Home & Garden section, the answer to a reader's question in the Rent Watch column should have said that a renter is entitled to a 60-day written notice to move in the event of a foreclosure on the owner's property. (9/3)</li> </ul> <ul><li>A story Sunday incorrectly reported that the American Petroleum Institute and four other business groups are seeking to challenge the listing of the polar bear as a threatened species. The groups are trying to enjoin the federal government from implementing a rule that subjects projects in Alaska to extra environmental scrutiny. (9/2)</li> </ul> <ul><li>In Saturday's Sporting Green, an article about Cal football incorrectly described the program's current run of success. The team is going for its seventh straight winning season. That would be its best streak since the Bears had eight straight winning seasons, 1918-25. (9/2)</li> </ul> <ul><li>A photo caption Sunday showing two people sampling cheese during a Slow Food Nation event misstated the location; they were at Fort Mason. (9/1)</li> </ul> <ul><li>In a story about the musical "Spring Awakening" in today's Datebook section, the name of the lighting designer is incorrect. The designer is Kevin Adams. (8/31)</li> </ul> <ul><li>Clarification: Saturday's column by C.W. Nevius incorrectly reported that Supervisor Jake McGoldrick is the sponsor of Measure K, a Nov. 4 ballot initiative that would decriminalize prostitution in San Francisco. McGoldrick supports the measure, but it is being primarily advocated by the Erotic Service Providers Union. (8/31)</li> </ul> <ul><li>In Friday's Sporting Green, a photo accompanying the obituary of Formula One race car driver Phil Hill was actually a photo of racer Dan Gurney. (8/30)</li> </ul> <ul><li>The date of the deaths of John Lennon and Darby Crash was misstated in the review of "What We Do Is Secret" in the Datebook section Friday. It was Dec. 8, 1980. (8/30)</li> </ul> <ul><li>An article Friday on a U.S.-led raid on an Afghan village failed to clarify Oliver North's role in an investigation into the attack. He is a Fox News reporter who accompanied a U.S. special forces unit during the attack. (8/30)</li> </ul> <ul><li>Clarification: A story on Thursday's front page should have made clear that a poll conducted by the Public Policy Institute of California posed two separate questions to likely voters on the issue of same-sex marriage. In one question, respondents were asked if they favored allowing same-sex marriages, and the results were 47 percent supporting and the same amount opposing. Another question asked likely voters if they would support Proposition 8, the proposed ban on same-sex marriage; the results were 54 percent opposed and 40 percent in favor. (8/29)</li> </ul> <ul><li>A story in Tuesday's Datebook section misidentified the character that actor Charles Dean will play on Broadway. He will play Gen. Henry Waverly in "White Christmas." (8/28)</li> </ul> <ul><li>An editorial on Tuesday, "His cause endures," stated incorrectly that Sen. Edward Kennedy is the nation's longest-serving senator. That distinction, among current senators, is held by Robert Byrd of West Virginia, who was elected in 1958, four years before Kennedy. (8/27)</li> </ul> <ul><li>A chart published Tuesday about Bay Area companies on Inc. magazine's list of the 100 fastest-growing private firms misstated the way companies were ranked. Their ranking was based on their three- year growth rate, not on their income. (8/27)</li> </ul> <ul><li>An Open Forum piece Tuesday comparing John McCain with Bob Dole and Barack Obama with Michael Dukakis misstated the date of Democrat Dukakis' run for president. He ran in 1988. (8/27)</li> </ul> <ul><li>A Datelines item in Monday's Datebook section misstated information about the cast of the SHN Best of Broadway production of "Phantom of the Opera." Casting will be announced in October. (8/26)</li> </ul> <ul><li>A story on Sunday incorrectly identified the person killed Aug. 15 in a traffic accident at Mesa and Crawford streets in Concord. The victim was Rina Zavala Chavarria, 30, of Concord. (8/23)</li> </ul> <ul><li>An article Friday on the state Supreme Court's ruling on paroles misstated the prison sentence of defendant Sandra Lawrence, which was life with the possibility of parole. (8/23)</li> </ul> <ul><li>The result of Thursday night's MLS match between the Chicago Fire and the Los Angeles Galaxy and the affiliations of player John Thorrington and coach Bruce Arena were misstated in Friday's Sporting Green. Chicago won 1-0, and Thorrington plays for Chicago, and Arena coaches Los Angeles. (8/23)</li> </ul> <ul><li>An article Thursday on a proposed federal regulation dealing with abortion and contraception misspelled the last name of Planned Parenthood Affiliates' chief executive in California, Kathy Kneer. (8/22)</li> </ul> <ul><li>Thursday's obituary about Christopher Gillam misspelled the last name of his daughter, Karen Palumbo. He had three children - Karen Palumbo, Kristen Schultz and Gregory Gillam - with his first wife, Sheila Gillam. (8/22)</li> </ul> <ul><li>A caption in Friday's Green section misspelled the name of a chef. Chef Tim Goss created a vegetarian black bean and rice burger with garlic aioli. (8/21)</li> </ul> <ul><li>Due to incomplete data provided by the state Education Department, an interactive database in which The Chronicle invited readers to view California Standards Test results for Bay Area schools might include inaccurate percentages at schools with at least one grade with fewer than 11 students. For full test results, visit star.cde.ca.gov/star2008/Viewreport.asp. (8/20)</li> </ul> <ul><li>A story Saturday misstated the date of a hearing on workers' compensation rates by the California Department of Insurance. The hearing will be on Sept. 16. After that, the insurance commissioner has 37 days to set a new pure premium rate. (8/20)</li> </ul> <ul><li>The headline for a letter in Tuesday's Letters to the Editor incorrectly read, "No less than Chevron." It should have read, "No less than Chevrolet." (8/20)</li> </ul> <ul><li>In Scott Ostler's column on Monday, the nationality of basketball player Pepe Sanchez was misstated. Sanchez is from Argentina. (8/19)</li> </ul> <ul><li>Because of a production error, the first paragraph of the Home & Garden story about the Margarido house on Saturday contained extraneous words. It should have read as follows: "When Mike McDonald built his home on Margarido Drive in Oakland, he decided to go for the nation's top green building rating, and one of the keys was using local resources." Also, several photo credits were transposed. The photo at bottom left on Page F1 is by Mark Rogero/Concreteworks, and the one at bottom middle is by Melissa Kaseman/Courtesy Mike McDonald. The large photo of the stairway on Page F6 should have been credited to Paul Ivy/McNichols. (8/19)</li> </ul> <ul><li>In a chart accompanying a story Thursday about the closing of Bay Meadows racetrack, the site of jockey Bill Shoemaker's first win was misidentified. He won his first race at Golden Gate Fields. (8/16)</li> </ul> <ul><li>A story Friday about House Speaker Nancy Pelosi misstated the broadcast time of "This Week in Northern California." The show is shown at 7:30 p.m. Fridays on KQED. (8/16)</li> </ul> <ul><li>In Friday's Datebook crossword puzzle, the clue was missing for 32-Across. The clue was "Liza's role in 'The Sterile Cuckoo.' " (8/16)</li> </ul> <ul><li>In a story Wednesday about the women's 200 freestyle swimming finals at the Beijing Olympics, the nationality of second-place finisher Sara Isakovic was misstated. She is from Slovenia. (8/15)</li> </ul> <ul><li>C.W. Nevius' column on Tuesday misstated the number of recent killings in the Excelsior district. There have been eight homicides the past four months. (8/14)</li> </ul> <ul><li>A story Wednesday by the Associated Press on the U.S. agricultural outlook misspelled the surname of a U.S. Department of Agriculture economist. He is Ephraim Leibtag. (8/14)</li> </ul> <ul><li>A story Tuesday about CVS Caremark's purchase of Longs Drug Stores mischaracterized CVS' presence in Northern California. The company has no full-service drugstores, but it does have several small specialty pharmacies that operate under the name CarePlus CVS. (8/14)</li> </ul> <ul><li>Kathleen Pender's column Sunday misstated the size of a fine the FTC recently collected from a telemarketing firm. The penalty levied against DirectTV was $5.3 million. (8/14)</li> </ul> <ul><li>In Wednesday's Sporting Green, a column by Ray Ratto misstated Green Bay quarterback Aaron Rodgers' place in the 2005 NFL draft. Rodgers was the 24th player chosen. (8/14)</li> </ul> <ul><li>A story Tuesday on an appellate ruling in a discrimination suit against the state Public Utilities Commission misidentified the trial judge because of an erroneous listing on the court docket. He is Superior Court Judge Ronald Quidachay. (8/13)</li> </ul> <ul><li>A story Saturday on a state appeals court ruling on homeschooling misstated the process for parents to certify their homes as private schools. They must file statements with the state school superintendent's office declaring that their children are being educated in all legally required subjects, in English, by a person "capable of teaching." (8/13)</li> </ul> <ul><li>A story Tuesday about the oil spills in the Mississippi River and San Francisco Bay should have described the Cosco Busan as a container ship. It should also have stated that the bay spill led to efforts to reform on-board safety requirements for ships. (8/13)</li> </ul> <ul><li>A story Tuesday about the Berkeley election in November misspelled the name of City Council candidate Terry Doran. (8/13)</li> </ul> <ul><li>A photo caption on the PiX page in Sunday's Style section mistakenly identified T.J. Arnold as the daughter of the late football coach Bill Walsh. (8/12)</li> </ul> <ul><li>The story "Employers eye costs of on-the-job bullies" in Sunday's Business section contained incorrect information about the city of Watsonville. It is in Santa Cruz County. (8/12)</li> </ul> <ul><li>Clarification: C.W. Nevius' Saturday column included a quote from San Francisco Supervisor Bevan Dufty implying that he complained to Board of Supervisors President Aaron Peskin about Supervisor Chris Daly's behavior at a recent hearing. Dufty went into Peskin's office but spoke to his aide. (8/12)</li> </ul> <ul><li>A front page photo caption accompanying a story Saturday about robberies in Oakland erroneously reported that Kevin Quan was dining at a restaurant during a takeover-style holdup last Wednesday. Quan lives near the restaurant, but was not a customer that night. (8/11)</li> </ul> <ul><li>In last Sunday's Chronicle Magazine article about private schools, the average annual cost cited for parochial schools in the Bay Area may have been misleading. The figure includes all Catholic schools, both parochial and private. (8/10)</li> </ul> <ul><li>A story Thursday about the firefighting history of Carson Helicopters misstated how long the company has been using its aircraft to fight fires. It has been battling fires for more than 20 years. However, the company shifted heavily to firefighting several years ago. (8/9)</li> </ul> <ul><li>A string of three Muni accidents that injured 34 people occurred over the last eight weeks, not three weeks as stated in an editorial Thursday. (8/8)</li> </ul> <ul><li>A headline about the 96 Hours section at the top of the front page Thursday mistakenly referred to a story that did not appear in the section. It will appear in Sunday's Datebook section. (8/8)</li> </ul> <ul><li>In some editions of Thursday's 96 Hours section, the last few lines of a story about the Santa Cruz Dream Inn were omitted. The end of the story should have read: "The bottom line: A luxury hotel in a fabulous location is a fabulous combination. Being first on the waves? At 6 a.m., I counted more than a hundred surfers already out. Still, I saw them with my own eyes." Also in 96 Hours, a caption in Street Date identifying Kensington Fine Foods' Larry Lefebvre and the Arlington Pharmacy was omitted from some editions. (8/8)</li> </ul> <ul><li>A story Wednesday incorrectly stated that the family of a high school student trying to go to UC Davis had come to the United States illegally. The Mkoian family entered the country on a tourist visa and applied for asylum, which was denied. A deportation order then was issued. (8/7)</li> </ul> <ul><li>Wayne Pacelle is president of the Humane Society of the United States, a group that was misidentified in a story Tuesday about firebombs targeting two UC Santa Cruz researchers. (8/6)</li> </ul> <ul><li>An article Sunday about government statistics on the incidence of new HIV infections misstated the trend of new infections among African Americans. While African Americans account for the largest share of new HIV infections, the overall rate of new infections among African Americans has been relatively stable since the mid-1990s, according to the federal Centers for Disease Control and Prevention. (8/5)</li> </ul> <ul><li>A story Saturday misstated the San Francisco transportation agency whose governing structure Mayor Gavin Newsom wants to change in a measure on the November ballot. The agency is the San Francisco County Transportation Authority, which is made up of the Board of Supervisors, which oversees the allocation of the city's half-cent sales tax for transportation. (8/5)</li> </ul> <ul><li>In a story about backyard ponds in the July 30 Home & Garden section, the price of the Pondmaster 700 gph pump was incorrect. It costs $149.98. Also, the rubber liner may be returned if there's a manufacturer's flaw, not simply a tear or leak. (8/4)</li> </ul> <ul><li>Clarification: A story Friday about fundraising by San Francisco Board of Supervisor candidates omitted the figures for Claudine Cheng, a candidate in District Three. She has raised more than $100,000 in campaign contributions, and she reported just under $45,000 cash on hand in the filing period that ended June 30. (8/4)</li> </ul> <ul><li>In a story about the Diablo Grande land development published in the July 20 Real Estate section, a home that has been for sale for $149,000 for a year was mistakenly reported to be owned by Claudio and Kristina Ross-Ortiz. It is actually owned by a neighbor of theirs. (8/3)</li> </ul> <ul><li>The photo accompanying the Cheese Course column in Friday's hard-copy Wine section was not of Clochette. For the correct photo, <a href="https://web.archive.org/web/20080930193121/http://www.sfgate.com/cgi-bin/article.cgi?f=/c/a/2008/08/01/WIGV11RMIE.DTL">see the online version</a>. (8/2)</li> </ul> <ul><li>The varietal in the Off the Shelf feature in Friday's Wine section was misidentified. It was Vernaccia. (8/2)</li> </ul> <ul><li>A story in Thursday's Business section about the Scrabble copyright infringement lawsuit misidentified Henry Sneath, an intellectual-property attorney in Pittsburgh. He is a member of the board of directors at DRI-The Voice of the Defense Bar. (8/2)</li> </ul> <ul><li>A story in some editions Friday about Bruce Ivins, a suspect in the anthrax mailings, misstated how long he had worked at the government's research laboratories at Fort Detrick, Md. He worked there for 28 years. (8/2)</li> </ul> <ul><li>A story Thursday about a proposed San Francisco law to get more people out of their cars should have stated that, as outlined in federal tax code, employers may provide workers with up to $115 per month in tax-free transit and vanpool benefits this year. Employees participating in the program can save up to 40 percent on their commute costs. (8/1)</li> </ul> <ul><li>A story on Manic Hispanic in Thursday's 96 Hours section misstated the time of the band's performance. The group appears at 9 o'clock tonight at Slim's in San Francisco. For information, call (415) 255-0333. (8/1)</li> </ul> <ul><li>A story on Thursday about the San Francisco budget stated incorrectly that city gardeners could be affected by job cuts. Leaders of the union representing garden employees made concessions to the city earlier this year and therefore are unlikely to lose jobs. 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