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A story Wednesday about the fatal shooting of a man at a San Francisco gas station incorrectly reported that police reviewed surveillance tapes from the White Palace convenience store next door. The store had no such tapes. (11/27)
Leah Garchik's Datebook column Tuesday incorrectly described San Francisco law. It is illegal to ride any motorized vehicle text: including a Segway text: on city sidewalks. (11/27)
A story Wednesday described part of Harvey Milk's political career incorrectly. Although he was defeated for political office three times before winning election to the Board of Supervisors in 1977, Milk did not lose an election to Terence Hallinan. (11/27)
A story Tuesday about a jury award of $21 million to a partially paralyzed construction worker misstated the locations of the trial and the man's residence. The trial was in San Francisco Superior Court, and the man lives in Rohnert Park. (11/27)
A story Thursday on a new Smithsonian Institution exhibit misidentified the president whose funeral train was pulled by a locomotive featured in the museum. It was Franklin Delano Roosevelt. (11/26)
A story Tuesday about the California Supreme Court's decision on sexual harassment incorrectly summarized the court's ruling on the liability of employers. Employers remain liable for a supervisor who harasses an employee. However, the court said employers now can minimize the damages they must pay. (11/26)
A story Monday about a new study on water conservation in California misstated two figures from the report. The potential water savings in the state's commercial sector is 714,000 acre-feet a year and in the industrial sector 260,000 acre-feet a year, according to the study by the Pacific Institute for Studies in Development, Environment and Security. (11/26)
Tuesday's Datebook inadvertently reprinted the Commuter crossword puzzle that had run Monday. (11/26)
A story Friday about rocket fire on two Baghdad hotels incorrectly reported that some people working for Bechtel Corp. stayed in the Sheraton Hotel, which was hit in the attack. According to a Bechtel official, they stay within a protected zone elsewhere in the city. (11/25)
In Datebook Monday, the closing date for "Behind the Broken Words'' at the Geary Theater was misstated. The show closed Sunday. (11/25)
In Sunday's Review section, the location of Bird & Beckett Books & Records was misstated in a caption. The store is in the Glen Park neighborhood. (11/25)
An obituary Saturday about longtime local activist Anne Deirup misstated the surname of a friend who wrote a poem about her. The friend is Mattie Scott. (11/25)
An item in the Business section Nov. 11 regarding the resumption of contract negotiations in the Southern California grocery workers' labor dispute incorrectly described its beginnings. On Oct. 11, the United Food and Commercial Workers rejected a contract offer and struck Vons. The following day, Albertsons and Ralphs locked out their employees. (11/22)
Because of an editing error, a story Friday misstated the estimated cost of relocating the Berkeley Art Museum and Pacific Film Archive to downtown Berkeley. The combined estimate ranges from $60 million to $70 million. (11/22)
A story Wednesday on the reaction to a recent court decision by opponents of same-sex marriage incorrectly characterized Proposition 22 as well as the size of its victory in the March 2000 election. The measure was approved 61.4 to 38.6 percent. It added the definition of marriage as being only between a man and a woman to the state Family Code, not the state Constitution. (11/21)
A headline in the Business section Thursday transposed the numbers of a House vote on a bill on mutual fund trading. The number should have read 418- 2. (11/21)
In Ray Ratto's column in Sunday's Sporting Green, the Cal player who intercepted a Washington pass and returned it for a touchdown text: a play that was nullified by a penalty text: was misidentified due to an error in the official play-by-play log. The player was Sid Slater. (11/21)
The stylist for the photo of Salmon & Mushrooms in Puff Pastry in Thursday's Wine section was Jennifer K. Wong. (11/21)
A headline Tuesday on the obituary for Tung-Yen Lin incorrectly identified his profession. He was an engineer. (11/20)
The name of Adrian Cunningham, the son of Carol and Sean Cunningham, was misspelled in a caption in Wednesday's Food section. (11/20)
A Living section story Nov. 9 about Eleanor Coppola and the Circle of Memory at the Oakland Art Gallery misstated the time of an artists' talk Thursday. It will begin at 6 p.m. (11/19)
A headline Tuesday incorrectly stated that unsupervised visits have been approved for John Hinckley Jr. to his parents. In fact, a federal court has not yet ruled on this petition by the man who tried to assassinate President Ronald Reagan. (11/19)
A story Tuesday about Gov. Arnold Schwarzenegger's action to roll back the vehicle license fee misstated the percentage increase in the fee that occurred Oct. 1. The increase was 200 percent. (11/19)
An obituary on engineer Tung-Yen Lin Tuesday misstated the location of his birth. Mr. Lin was born in Fuzhou, China. (11/19)
A story Monday misstated the order candidates finished in San Francisco's Nov. 4 mayoral election. Supervisor Tom Ammiano finished fourth behind Gavin Newsom, Matt Gonzalez and Angela Alioto. (11/18)
A story Sunday misstated where Judge Teri Jackson served in the district attorney's office. She was a prosecutor in San Francisco. (11/18)
A story Saturday incorrectly reported that East Bay developer Kenneth Behring had donated four stuffed big-horn sheep to the Smithsonian Institution.
The sheep were given to another museum. (11/18)
In Monday's Leah Garchik column in Datebook, the site of Cobb's Comedy Club was misstated. It is on Columbus Avenue. (11/18)
Louis Freedberg's Personal Perspective column Monday misstated the size of Arnold Schwarzenegger's victory in the recall election. About 49 percent of California voters, not a majority, voted for Schwarzenegger. (11/18)
A Living section story last Sunday about Eleanor Coppola and the Circle of Memory at the Oakland Art Gallery misstated the time of a Nov. 20 artists' talk. It will begin at 6 p.m. (11/16)
One of the hotels listed in the story "Serenity and Sand South of Cancœn" in the Nov. 2 Travel section has changed ownership. The Qualton Hotel, Xcalococo, is now the Kai-Kaana Hotel, and its Web site is www.kaikaanarivieramaya.com.mx. (11/16)
Because of an editing error, Lt. Gov. Cruz Bustamante's hometown was misidentified in an Open Forum commentary Wednesday by Gerald Haslam. Bustamante was born in Dinuba (Tulare County) but raised in San Joaquin (Fresno County). (11/16)
A story Thursday on the shopping mall under construction in downtown San Francisco misstated the address of Bloomingdale's New York department store. It is located on Third Avenue. (11/15)
The School Notes column in the East Bay Friday section misstated the date of an open house for prospective teachers. The event will be held Saturday, Nov. 22, from 9 a.m. to 2 p.m. at the Alameda County Office of Education, 313 W. Winton Ave., Hayward. Call (510) 670-4179 for more information. (11/15)
Because of an editing error, a story Thursday incorrectly described a UC Berkeley faculty initiative on admission applications. The chair of the faculty committee on admissions said faculty members will review applications from low-scoring students who are recommended for acceptance by admissions officials. The faculty-generated review will be done in collaboration with campus staff and will apply to applications for fall 2004. (11/15)
A report about the Federated Indians of Graton Rancheria Thursday misstated the number of members in the tribe. The number is about 800. (11/14)
A headline on a story Wednesday about fears that shoulder-fired missiles could shoot down commercial airliners bringing U.S. troops to the Persian Gulf erroneously implied that the troops will be flown into Baghdad International Airport. They are likely to be flown into Kuwait and transported to Iraq by land. (11/14)
The high school of North Bay prep athlete of the week J.K. Withers was misstated in the Wednesday Sporting Green. Withers attends Cardinal Newman High School. (11/14)
The father of boxer Andre Ward was misidentified in a feature in Wednesday's Sporting Green. His name is Frank Ward. (11/13)
A caption on Wednesday with a photograph of President Bush laying a wreath at Arlington Cemetery mistakenly said Maj. Gen. Galen Jackman was in the photo. (11/13)
Clarification: A graphic accompanying a story on the national mutual fund scandal Nov. 4 mischaracterized Merrill Lynch's role in the investigation. Merrill Lynch is not under investigation for its mutual fund trading practices, although the firm did provide information to regulators after an industry- wide request for data went out. Merrill Lynch also fired two mutual fund traders after an internal investigation showed the pair had violated company policy. (11/13)
A story Nov. 6 about a failed parcel tax in Danville's San Ramon Valley Unified School District mischaracterized the percentage of the vote required for passage. The story should have said that 66-2/3 percent was required. The headline should have said that the tax measure failed by about 1.5 percent of the vote. (11/12)
A graphic on Terayon stock prices Sunday misstated the peak price. The figure should have been $277.62. (11/11)
A headline in last week's Contra Costa, East Bay, North Bay and San Francisco Friday sections misstated the time of O.J. Simpson's final season with the 49ers. His final season was 1979. (11/11)
A story Tuesday about the appointment of former Los Angeles Mayor Richard Riordan as education secretary to Gov.-elect Arnold Schwarzenegger misstated the affiliation of UCLA Professor William Ouchi. He is with the university's Anderson Graduate School of Management. (11/8)
A story in Wednesday's Home & Garden section referred incorrectly to the producer of NPR's "The World" news hour. National Public Radio (NPR) neither produces nor distributes the program. PRI's "The World" is produced by BBC World Service, Public Radio International and WGBH in Boston and is distributed by Public Radio International (PRI) to public radio stations. (11/8)
A candidate's name was omitted from charts of election results Thursday. Kris Weaver should have been listed as the third person elected to the Pleasanton Unified School District board, with 3,403 votes. (11/8)
An Associated Press story Wednesday misstated the city council that voted Monday to oppose an Indian casino proposed for Rohnert Park. It was the Petaluma City Council. (11/7)
A story Thursday about slow automobile sales misspelled the name of J.D. Power's director of industry analysis. His name is Tom Libby. (11/7)
A Datebook story Saturday on photographer Michael Light misidentified the graduate school he attended. Light earned a master of fine arts degree from the San Francisco Art Institute in 1993. (11/6)
Clarification: A story Tuesday about Gov.-elect Arnold Schwarzenegger's appointment of former Los Angeles Mayor Richard Riordan as education secretary should have said that in 1991, Gov. Pete Wilson was the first to make the job a cabinet-level position. The state's first education secretary, Ron Moskowitz, was appointed by Gov. Edmund G. "Pat" Brown in 1964. (11/6)
A San Francisco Symphony review in Monday's Datebook section referred incorrectly to a CD of music by composer Anders Hillborg, conducted by Esa-Pekka Salonen. It is on the Ondine label. (11/4)
A caption with a photograph accompanying a story Friday about an altar for the Day of the Dead misidentified the creator of the altar. It was created by Binh Danh. (11/4)
A headline Friday misidentified 49ers backup quarterback Tim Rattay as a rookie. (11/2)
A photo of Supervisor Tom Ammiano was unintentionally omitted Thursday from a report on the San Francisco mayoral candidates' debate. (10/31)
In Wednesday's In Crowd column in Datebook, the source of a quotation by Tom Ammiano was misstated. It was from San Francisco magazine. (10/30)
A column in Saturday's Home & Garden section incorrectly stated that Halloween falls on Thursday this year. Halloween is Friday. (10/30)
A story Tuesday about campaign money in the San Francisco mayor's race incorrectly described Ross Mirkarimi as a paid member of Supervisor Matt Gonzalez's mayoral campaign. Mirkarimi is an unpaid campaign volunteer. An early edition of the campaign money story contained a misspelling of candidate Gonzalez's name. (10/30)
A story Friday about California and other states suing the U.S. Environmental Protection Agency involving air pollution misstated the name of the California Climate Action Registry, a state program that verifies reductions in greenhouse gases by companies. (10/28)
Santa Clara University water polo player Daniel Figoni's name was misspelled in a story and headline in Sunday's Sporting Green. (10/28)
Three architectural drawings with an Oct. 5 Datebook story on the soon-to-be-built Conservatory of Music in San Francisco should have been credited to illustrator Michael Reardon. A rendering in the Oct. 5 Real Estate section of the new Jewish Community Center also should have been credited to Reardon. (10/26)
Stories on Oct. 19 and 20 about the Bay Area Laboratory Co-Operative (BALCO) in Burlingame misspelled the name of lawyer Robert Holley. (10/25)
A story on Sausalito houseboats in the Oct. 4 Home & Garden section incorrectly stated that Henry and Renee Baer bought their home, the Train Wreck, from the architect. The houseboat was purchased from another owner. (10/25)
In Friday's On/Off feature in Datebook, the date for tickets going on sale for "Beach Blanket Babylon's" New Year's Eve show were misstated. Tickets go on sale Monday, Nov. 3. (10/25)
In Thursday's Business section article "PeopleSoft beats forecasts," the value of Oracle's hostile takeover bid for PeopleSoft was misstated. The bid is worth $7.3 billion. (10/25)
In a story about bluegrass music in Peninsula Friday, the Redwood Bluegrass Associates were incorrectly identified in some references. In addition, the name of the Palo Alto music store was misspelled. It is Gryphon Stringed Instruments. (10/25)
A Chronicle Watch item on Thursday about a repaired drinking water fountain in Golden Gate Park misidentified the fountain's location. The fountain is in front of the San Francisco County Fair Building, which also is known as the Hall of Flowers, not the Conservatory of Flowers. (10/24)
A photo caption with a story Tuesday about the University of California's management of the nation's nuclear weapons laboratories misidentified the person in the picture. The picture was of UC President Robert Dynes. (10/24)
In Thursday's Datebook, the 1978 photographs of Winterland should have been credited to Michael Zagaris. (10/24)
An article Thursday misstated the dates of memorial services for a Marine corporal from San Francisco who was killed in Southern California last weekend. Visitation for Sok Khak Ung will be 2 p.m. to 9 p.m. Sunday at Valencia Street Serra Mortuary (formerly Driscoll's Mortuary), 1465 Valencia St. His funeral is scheduled for 11 a.m. Monday at the mortuary, followed by a military burial at 1 p.m. at Golden Gate National Cemetery in San Bruno. (10/24)
A story on the Science page Monday about Stanford University's new James H. Clark Center mistakenly attributed a comment about the building's design to Stanford scientist Scott Delp. Another researcher, who asked not to be identified, made the comment. (10/23)
In a story Tuesday about Arab governments adopting reforms, the photographs of King Abdullah II of Jordan and Saad Eddin Ibrahim, an Egyptian democracy advocate, were reversed. (10/22)
A story in Monday's Sporting Green misidentified the player who was penalized for unsportsmanlike conduct in Saturday's semifinal of the Tiburon tennis tournament. That player was Dmitry Tursunov. (10/22)
A photo caption in Saturday's Datebook misidentified the work that Lines Ballet dancers were performing. It was "Splash." Another caption misstated the age of the company. It is 21 years old this year. (10/22)
Monday's Chip Johnson column misspelled the name of the owner of the Fat Cat cafe in downtown Oakland. The owner is Mario Pacetti. (10/21)
A caption in Saturday's Business Section misstated PeopleSoft executive Craig Conway's title. Conway is president and chief executive officer of PeopleSoft. (10/21)
The date for the Michelle Branch concert at the Warfield was incorrect in Friday's Weekend Calendar in the Datebook section. Branch will perform at the Warfield on Nov. 21. (10/21)
In the "Around Mount Diablo" column in the Oct. 17 Contra Costa & Tri- Valley and East Bay Friday sections, the average amount paid to settle claims against music file-sharers was misstated. The Recording Industry Association of America has not disclosed the figure. (10/21)
A story in Friday's paper incorrectly described the tribal background of Sacagawea, the Shoshone Indian interpreter who helped guide the Lewis and Clark expedition. (10/21)
Headlines with a story Sunday about the suspect in the bombings of two Bay Area companies did not accurately reflect the article. The headlines should not have attributed information to the FBI. (10/20)
A story last Sunday incorrectly identified the first Democrat elected mayor of San Francisco in the 20th century. It was John "Jack" Shelley, elected in 1963. (10/20)
In the Letters to The Sporting Green on Sunday, a writer misstated the runner and the year of the "non-slide" play for the A's in the postseason. The runner was Jeremy Giambi and the year was 2001. Another writer misstated the count when Terrence Long struck out to end this year's Division Series against Boston. The count was 1-2. (10/20)
The absolute dollar amounts in a Business section story on Friday, Oct. 17, about the losses of University of California's venture fund investments, should have been in the millions, not thousands. (10/20)
An article in Tuesday's paper mischaracterized Pacific Gas and Electric Co.'s contributions to Relief for Energy Assistance through Community Help, a Salvation Army program that pays utility bills for people who can't. Since filing for bankruptcy in 2001, the company has reduced its contributions to REACH but has not completely eliminated them. (10/18)
The telephone number for lottery results was incorrect Tuesday and Wednesday. The number is (800) 555-8355. (10/17)
The Lowell High athletic director was misidentified in Wednesday's Sporting Green. He is John Donohue. (10/16)
A review in Tuesday's Datebook section of a concert by the Symphony Silicon Valley misidentified the trombone soloist in Rimsky-Korsakov's "Russian Easter Festival" Overture. It was Donald Couch. (10/16)
A story on the Lincoln-Galileo football game in Saturday's Sporting Green contained several errors. Galileo running back Daniel Mullens was misidentified in the story and photo caption, Galileo's streak of victories over Lincoln lasted 12 years, and Kevin Adams has won three AAA championships in his 11 seasons as Galileo's head coach. (10/16)
A story Tuesday on San Francisco mayoral candidates' views on the economy mischaracterized Proposition L on the Nov. 4 city ballot. It would raise the minimum wage for people working in San Francisco to $8.50 an hour. Also, a chart accompanying the story misstated the quarter of the most recent figures for taxable sales in the city. It was the third quarter of 2002. (10/15)
A headline in Tuesday's Business section misidentified the government agency investigating a board member's pay package at a Walnut Creek charitable foundation. Attorney General Bill Lockyer's office is looking into the pay by Franklin Holding Corp. (10/15)
Headlines with a story Sunday about the suspect in the bombings of two Bay Area companies did not accurately reflect the article. The headlines should not have attributed information to the FBI. (10/15)
Ambassador Wilson was misidentified in a caption in Monday's Letters to the Editor. His first name is Joseph. Also, in Saturday's Letters to the Editor, the name of the Gov.-elect Arnold Schwarzenegger's wife was misspelled. It is Maria Shriver. (10/14)
An obituary Monday for Michael Driscoll misspelled the name of one of his daughters, Julie Farrah. (10/14)
A calendar in Monday's Sporting Green misstated the location of Wednesday evening's preseason basketball game between the Warriors and Seattle. The game will be at the Lawlor Events Center in Reno. (10/14)
The "Benefits" listing in last week's Friday section misstated the phone number for the Asian Art Museum's "Chuseok Gala," which will be held Friday in San Francisco. The correct phone number is (415) 581-3776. (10/14)
A story in the Peninsula Friday section Sept. 26 misidentified Hari Subramaniam. He is a cross-country runner at Saratoga High School. (10/14)
An obituary last Thursday on Matt Beer, a journalist who died in Phnom Penh, Cambodia, mischaracterized his job at the Cambodian Daily. He was a reporter. (10/14)
A story in Sunday's newspaper on Bay Area liberal voting habits incorrectly stated whom Bill Clinton defeated in the 1992 presidential election. He defeated incumbent Republican President George H.W. Bush. (10/13)
Stories published March 2 and April 24 overstated the number of times between 1995 and 2001 that the San Francisco Police Department did not take timely action on cases in which the Office of Citizen Complaints had found officers engaged in misconduct. OCC reports indicate that the department did not act quickly enough on 24 cases, which then had to be dropped because of a one-year statute of limitations. (10/12)
A story in last Sunday's Living section misspelled the name of a prospective bride. Her name is Kaela Matranga. (10/12)
Because of production problems, some copies of the Datebook section Friday did not include the paid film listings. We apologize for any inconvenience this may have caused. (10/11)
In Thursday's review in Datebook of the Kirov Ballet, the lead for "Scheherazade" was misstated. Uliana Lopatkina danced the role of Shah Shahryar's favorite wife. (10/11)
A Thursday profile of San Francisco district attorney candidate Kamala Harris misspelled the name of Darrell Salomon, former chief assistant district attorney in San Francisco. (10/10)
A story in Thursday's Business section misstated the amount and percentage by which shares of Genentech stock fell at the close of the market. Shares fell by 75 cents, or .94 percent. (10/10)
A chart that accompanied a Saturday story on campaign spending limits misidentified the type of financial help given to Gov.-elect Arnold Schwarzenegger's campaign by City National Bank. The $1.5 million was a personal loan to Schwarzenegger, not a campaign donation. (10/10)
