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The Sommelier Selections column in Thursday's Wine section misstated the number of wines by the glass available at Chow and Park Chow in San Francisco. The correct number is 16, which is true also of Chow Lafayette. (6/3)
A caption in Sunday's Sporting Green had the incorrect site of the game-winning home run by the Atlanta Braves' Chipper Jones on Tuesday. It came in Atlanta. (6/2)
A headline in Sunday's Sporting Green had the incorrect time for the "soft" goal by Anaheim in Game 3 of the Stanley Cup Finals. That goal came in the second period. (6/2)
A song was incorrectly credited in Saturday's Diana Krall review. Mose Allison wrote "Everybody's Cryin' Mercy." (6/2)
A Page 1 story May 11 about the wedding of Carol Channing and Harry Kullijian misspelled the names of two of their junior high school classmates. Their names are Sam Porrazzo and James Furey. (6/1)
A Magazine article last Sunday on Oxbow School incorrectly stated that the Capp Street Project was on hiatus. The project continues under the auspices of the California College of Arts and Crafts' Wattis Institute for Contemporary Arts. (6/1)
The Bites section of Insight last Sunday misspelled the name of Annika Sorenstam. (6/1)
A Datebook story last Sunday previewing the Black and White Ball misstated the name of one of the groups scheduled to perform at the event. It's Porter, Batiste and Stoltz of the Funky Meters. (6/1)
The Departures column in last Sunday's Travel section overstated the length of the journey Ellen Sheeley will make on behalf of Brad Newsham's Backpack Nation charitable organization. Sheeley will travel for no more than three months. (6/1)
A story Thursday about local taxes misstated the hometown of Gwen Regalia. She is mayor of Walnut Creek. (5/30)
A story Thursday about San Francisco school resource officers misstated a school board resolution. The board's resolution asks the city to reallocate funding for school counselors and asks the Police Department for resource officers to "concentrate on keeping schools secure from intruders." (5/30)
A caption accompanying a photograph in Thursday's news section misidentified Mariposa County supervisors Lee Stetson and Garry Parker. Parker is on the left, and Stetson is on the right. (5/30)
A story in the Wine section Thursday on charity auctions misstated the Web address of the Sonoma Valley Harvest Wine Auction. It is www.sonomavalleywine.com. (5/30)
The item about the possible reopening of Eli's Mile High Club in Wednesday's Inside Scoop column misstated the cross street. The address is 3629 Martin Luther King Jr. Way (near 37th Street), Oakland. (5/30)
A garden tour listing in Wednesday's Green Stuff column in the Home & Garden section was incorrect. The Open Days Garden Tour of seven San Francisco gardens, sponsored by the Garden Conservancy, will take place from 10 a.m. to 4 p.m. June 8. Visitors may begin the tour at the Muther/Aftergut Garden, 153 Upper Terrace. Call (415) 563-2427 or (888) 842-2442 for information. (5/30)
A story in Sunday's Datebook section about the Black & White Ball misstated the name of one of the groups performing at the event on Saturday. It's Porter, Batiste and Stoltz of the Funky Meters. (5/30)
Because of incorrect information supplied to the state attorney general, a chart printed May 19 misstated the amount a telemarketing firm, Telefund, had raised for Planned Parenthood Golden Gate. Telefund raised $47,973 and deducted $15,028 for expenses, a 69 percent return. (5/30)
A story Wednesday about a planned office-recreation project on Piers 27-31 misstated the amount of square footage for restaurants and shops. Mills Corp.'s plan includes 145,000 square feet for those uses, 219,000 square feet for offices and 110,000 square feet for a YMCA. (5/29)
Saturday's Home & Garden story on Airstream trailers misstated the title of Allison Arieff. She is editor in chief at dwell magazine. The name of Bryan Burkhart, an author of "Airstream: The History of the Land Yacht," was misspelled in the same story. (5/29)
Glenn Dickey's column in Tuesday's Sporting Green misidentified the manager of the Sacramento River Cats. Tony DeFrancesco is the manager of that team. (5/28)
In Ken Garcia's column Monday, "Supervisors go for the gold," the number of citizens represented by Los Angeles supervisors and council members was misstated. Each county supervisor represents about 1.9 million people, and each City Council member about 245,000 people. (5/28)
In a story Thursday about Ecuadorans protesting ChevronTexaco's oil- drilling practices in the Amazon, the name of protester Eduardo Silvio Chapal Quintero was misspelled. In addition, the caption to a photograph accompanying the story misidentified an Ecuadoran man reading a letter to a Chevron employee. His name is Toribio Aguinda. (5/28)
Because of incorrect information provided by the Boston Globe, a business story in early editions Tuesday (May 20) incorrectly characterized remarks by Richard H. Koppes, the former general counsel of the California Public Employees' Retirement System. Koppes said the fund always has drawn special-interest groups that "wanted to spend CalPERS money, which is not their money, to do other things." He added, "I don't think they're doing anything unusual or fiduciarily unsound. They're very aware that they're managing other peoples' money. That doesn't mean they can't ask questions of corporations." (5/20)
A story in last Sunday's Sporting Green misstated the medal bicyclist Nelson Vails won at the 1984 Olympics. Vails won a silver medal. (5/25)
An article Friday mischaracterized a bill sponsored by Sen. Ron Wyden, D-Ore., to require U.S. agencies to explain why they haven't used an open bidding process for contracts in Iraq. If enacted, the amendment would have the force of law. (5/24)
Bruce Jenkins' column in Friday's Sporting Green misidentified the ballpark in which Terrence Long hit his inside-the-park home run against the Yankees. Long's hit was in Oakland. (5/24)
Debra J. Saunders' column Thursday, "Why not win?," contained two errors. Toni Casey is a former mayor of Los Altos Hills. Republican Bill Jones was re-elected secretary of state in 1998, thus Pete Wilson was not the last Republican elected to statewide office. (5/23)
A Business story Wednesday about the state of San Francisco's restaurant industry misstated when Gordon's House of Fine Eats closed. It closed in January. Gordon Drysdale, the restaurant's former owner, is now co-owner of Pizza Antica, which was misspelled. (5/23)
In a story about the Prague Marathon published Monday in the Sporting Green, the Associated Press misreported the name of the winner. The winner of the race was Willy Cheruiyot. (5/23)
In "Quattrone's Axis of Ego" (Open Forum, May 2), writer Bill Lessard misidentified the company that brought out the record-breaking initial public offering for www.theglobe.com; Bear Stearns and Volpe Brown Whelan managed the offering. Another error in the piece was made in a reference to a $100 million fine paid by CSFB. Neither Frank Quattrone nor his investment banking group at CSFB was charged in that case. (5/23)
The Inside Scoop column in Wednesday's Food section misidentified an organization. The correct name is the Presidio Trust. (5/22)
An article Wednesday failed to list KUSF in San Francisco as one of the radio stations that carry ChevronTexaco-sponsored Saturday broadcasts of the Metropolitan Opera. (5/22)
A story in Datebook May 12 about Bay Area booksellers' top picks for summer reading inaccurately described the premise of the memoir, "Life al Dente: Laughter and Love in an Italian-American Family" by Gina Cascone. It is the story of a young woman whose father was a lawyer who represented alleged mobsters. (5/22)
A photo of slain Antioch resident Kathleen Aiello-Loreck's family, published Tuesday, was incorrectly credited. It was taken by Chronicle staff photographer Frederic Larson. (5/21).
The Literary Guide in Sunday's Book Review contained an incorrect listing for an appearance by Tanya Shaffer, author of "Somebody's Heart Is Burning: A Tale of a Woman Wanderer in Africa." She is reading at 7 p.m. Tuesday at Lafayette Bookstore, 3579 Mount Diablo Blvd., Lafayette, (925)
284-1233. (5/21)
A story Monday about the Bay to Breakers race misstated the time of Harry Cordellos, a blind runner from Novato. Cordellos finished in 1 hour, 16 minutes. (5/20)
A story Monday about investment banks leaving Sand Hill Road in Menlo Park misstated their location. The banks were along a section of road east of the Santa Cruz Mountains. (5/20)
The Real Estate Bulletin in Sunday's Real Estate section contained an error. The 1031 Tax-deferred Exchange workshop sponsored by Starker Services Inc. is not scheduled today. The next workshop will be announced later. The phone number also was misstated. The number is (800) 332-1031. (5/20)
In "The man behind 'total war' in the Mideast" (Open Forum, Wednesday), William O. Beeman, a contributor to Pacific News Service, misattributed a quote to Michael Ledeen, the subject of the opinion piece. The quote, describing the aim of "total war" as "permanently forcing your will onto another people," should have been attributed to Adam G. Mersereau, a former Marine and an Atlanta attorney. (5/20)
The coach of the Las Lomas High School baseball team was misidentified in the May 13 Sporting Green. The coach is Dan Ward. (5/20)
A Page 1 story last Sunday incorrectly identified Democratic U.S. Sen. Robert Byrd's home state. He is from West Virginia. (5/19)
A Datebook story last Sunday should have said that along with San Francisco, Chicago has three Tony-recognized regional theater companies: Steppenwolf, Goodman and Victory Gardens. (5/19)
A photo caption in The Circuit in today's Magazine misidentifies San Francisco Police Department's acting Chief Alex Fagan. (5/19)
Due to an editing error, Oakland real estate agent Dee Knowland was incorrectly identified as being from Montclair in San Bernardino County in a story in the Real Estate section, May 11, 2003. Knowland's office is located in Montclair, a district of Oakland. (5/19)
Former Examiner columnist P.J. Corkery says his lawsuit against publisher Florence Fang, reported in The Chronicle on Friday, misstated his expense allowance. It was $500 a month. (5/17)
An article Friday about earthquakes included an inaccurate statement from a U.S. Geological Survey news release concerning November's Denali earthquake in Alaska. The largest quake in North America in the past 150 years was not Denali but the 1964 earthquake centered in Alaska's Prince William Sound near Anchorage, according to the USGS. (5/17)
The In Crowd in Friday's Datebook section said the Navy ship San Francisco was a battleship. It is a cruiser. (5/17)
In some editions of the May 16 Marin-Napa-Sonoma Friday section, a restaurant review box listed the wrong city for Hank's Creekside Restaurant/Emile's Creekside Bistro. It is in Santa Rosa. (5/17)
An Associated Press graphic on Thursday incorrectly defined systolic and diastolic blood pressure. Systolic refers to the pressure exerted on artery walls as the heart contracts and pumps blood out. Diastolic refers to the pressure on the walls when the heart relaxes. (5/17)
In Thursday's Coming Up This Weekend column in Datebook, the day to view Eve Donovan's work at "Art About Music" was incorrect. The event is 1 to 4 p.m. Sunday at the Addison Street Windows Gallery in Berkeley. (5/16)
The prices listed for the Oakland East Bay concert tonight at the Paramount Theatre were incorrect in Thursday's Datebook Calendar. Tickets are $15 to $55. (5/16)
A story about hydrogen fuel cell vehicles Thursday incorrectly described a California Highway Patrol motorcycle. It was a BMW. (5/16)
A ChronicleWatch item on Thursday incorrectly stated the type of currency accepted by AirBART ticket machines at Oakland Airport. The machines accept both dollar bills and dollar coins. (5/16)
A phone number in the Wednesday Food section was incorrect. The number for Canvas Ranch is (707) 766-7171. (5/16)
An article Tuesday about the late labor lawyer Victor Van Bourg stated erroneously that he spent eight years as an attorney for Cesar Chavez's United Farm Workers Union. The UFW says Van Bourg was the lawyer for another union that merged with the UFW in 1966, and he then spent about two months as interim attorney for the merged union. (5/16)
A review of the San Francisco Symphony's two London concerts in Tuesday's Datebook incorrectly stated soprano Barbara Bonney's nationality. She is American. (5/16)
Danny Clinch of Skyline Music was credited for the wrong photograph in Tuesday's coverage of the lawsuit by musicians Johnny and Edgar Winter. Clinch took the photograph of Johnny Winter that appeared on Page A10. (5/14)
A story Sunday about Saturday's wedding of Carol Channing and Harry Kullijian inaccurately reported the name of the reception's caterer. The caterer was Gary Goldman. (5/14)
A Friday May 9 article about FBI investigations of the Middle Eastern terror groups Hamas and Hezbollah may have left the impression that James Zogby, president of the Arab American Institute, is a supporter of Hezbollah. He is not. In the article, Zogby was quoted as saying: "By criminalizing attempts to send money to Hezbollah or to support it, the FBI is confusing and alienating people here who could be allies in the war on terrorism." (5/14)
In a story published Saturday, CARE USA advocacy director Kevin Henry was speaking about Iraq, not Afghanistan, when he said the Bush administration "didn't even really invite NGOs (nongovernmental organizations) to compete for funding" and as a result, although some nonprofit groups were awarded contracts, the bulk of the contracts went to for-profit companies. (5/13)
A story on altars in Saturday's Home&Garden; section mistakenly suggested that the book "Altars and Icons, Sacred Spaces in Everyday Life," was written by Jean McMann. She was the book's editor. (5/13)
An article in Saturday's business section misstated Jim Barksdale's role with Netscape Communications. He is a former president and chief executive officer of the company. (5/13)
A listing in the Datebook calendar in Friday's edition had an incorrect date. Janet Campbell, Jeff Fields and Pamela Sebastian will perform at Calvary Presbyterian Church in San Francisco on May 16. (5/11)
A caption on Page 11 of today's Datebook is incorrect. The photo is of "Wicked" director Joe Mantello. Also, the correct spelling for the caption on the Datebook cover is Kristin Chenoweth. (5/11)
A Living section story last Sunday incorrectly stated the Navy achievements of Sev Kristofich. He was injured and did not complete SEAL training, according to members of AuthentiSEAL, a watchdog group of former SEALs formed to uphold the integrity of being a member. (5/11)
A Magazine story last Sunday about top Bay Area attorneys misstated the medical condition of James Meredith. He was shot during a civil rights march in 1966 but survived. (5/11)
The Money Talks column in the Business section last Sunday carried a headline that misrepresented the target of Mayor Willie Brown's comments at a celebration for Levi Strauss & Co.'s 150th anniversary. Brown jokingly mocked Chairman Robert Haas' jeans during the event. (5/11)
A story Thursday about an education rally at the state Capitol misidentified Dolores Huerta's relationship to Cesar Chavez. The pair co- founded United Farmworkers of America. (5/10)
Also, Huerta's name was misspelled in a story and photo caption Friday about protests at the state Capitol. (5/10)
An article on United Nations Plaza May 6 should have mentioned that vendors sell crafts and antiques at the plaza on both Thursdays and Fridays. Also, landscape architect Lawrence Halprin's age was misstated. He is 86. (5/10)
A local division of the Salvation Army was misidentified in a story on charitable giving in Thursday's Business section. John Hayes works for the Golden State division. (5/9)
An erroneous byline appeared on a story about the Los Angeles Lakers and San Antonio Spurs playoff game in Thursday's Sporting Green. The story was written by Tim Brown of the Los Angeles Times. (5/9)
A photo caption accompanying a review in Thursday's Datebook section misidentified the conductor of the world premiere of Kevin Beavers' "Essay for Orchestra." The performance, by the California Symphony, was conducted by Music Director Barry Jekowsky. (5/9)
The name of a band was misstated in a caption in Thursday Datebook's calendar listings. It is the 4:20 Band. (5/9)
An article Wednesday describing a new species of jellyfish misstated the location of the Gumdrop Seamount. It is approximately 30 miles south-southeast of the main Farallon island. The map showed its location correctly. (5/9)
The location of the Sunday Garden School program of the Sunday Garden Market listed in the West Bay edition of Wednesday's Home & Garden section was incorrect. The program, now called the Sunday Gardener, is held at the Ferry Building at 11 a.m. every Sunday. (5/9)
Wednesday's listing of Bay Area Farmers' Markets contained incorrect information about the location of the Half Moon Bay market. A market is scheduled every Saturday through November, 9 a.m.-1 p.m., in the parking lot of Cetrella restaurant, 845 Main St. Call (650) 726-1249 or (650) 726-4090 for more information. (5/9)
A caption on Page A17 Wednesday accompanying a story about how the war on Iraq has affected Bay Area families misidentified a man kneeling behind Alice Cannan. He is Kevin Knudtson and is not Cannan's husband. (5/9)
A San Jose Ballet dancer was misidentified in a photograph in Monday's Datebook. The dancer in the background is Tiffany Glen. (5/9)
