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  • An article Wednesday about the Archdiocese of San Francisco refusing to pay a property transfer tax misstated the total annual tax collected by the city. San Francisco collected $144 million in property transfer taxes in the 2006-07 fiscal year and $86.2 million in transfer taxes in the 2007-08 fiscal year. (1/15)
  • A story about workplace furloughs in the Dec. 27 Business section mischaracterized the kinds of employees affected at the San Francisco Art Institute. The furlough there included most faculty members. (1/15)
  • A story in Monday's Technology section on Facekoo should have said that eBay consolidated with auction site EachNet. (1/14)
  • Chip Johnson's column on Tuesday inaccurately said that crime in Richmond had dropped in 2007. The column should have said that violent crime, homicides and aggravated assaults had decreased in 2008. -- In Monday's Datebook section, the Today calendar misstated the date of the Martin Luther King Jr. Community Day: A King and an Emperor event. It will take place noon-4 p.m. Sunday at the Oakland Museum of California, 10th and Oak streets, Oakland. For more information, call (510) 238-2200 or go to www.museumca.org. (1/14)
  • In Monday's Sporting Green, the caption under a photo of St. Mary's basketball player Diamon Simpson misidentified the USF player pictured. He was Dior Lowhorn. (1/13)
  • Wednesday's story about a video showing a shooting at an Oakland BART station misstated the location of the city of Madera. It is in Madera County. (1/13)
  • A story Dec. 3 about the Joint BioEnergy Institute in Emeryville misidentified the academic credentials of Chief Executive Officer Jay Keasling. He is a professor of chemical engineering. (1/13)
  • A story in last Sunday's Datebook gave an incorrect date for the ODC/Dance company's engagement at the Yerba Buena Center for the Arts. The show runs March 12-29. (1/12)
  • The clue for 23-Down in the Commuter puzzle on Page C7 on Wednesday was incorrect. The clue should have been "DEA agent." (1/10)
  • In a story Dec. 30 about the Season of Sharing, the name of Fernando Sanchez's case worker was misspelled. She is Angela Picado. (1/10)
  • A story Sunday about the pending sale of San Francisco artist David Ireland's house misstated the concern about the timing of the sale. By mid-April, Ireland will have lived elsewhere for more than three years, which will disqualify him for the tax exemption on as much as $250,000 in capital gains from the sale. No change in law will occur. (1/10)
  • An article on oxytocin and voles on Wednesday misstated the university affiliation of Larry J. Young. He is a professor at Emory University in Georgia. (1/9)
  • In the Dec. 31 Food section's "Inside Scoop" column, Peter Snyderman's name was misspelled. Also, Voda Vodka Bar remains open at 56 Belden Place in San Francisco until the close of escrow. (1/7)
  • A story on the front page Friday misstated findings from an American Psychological Association survey published in October. The survey showed that 83 percent of American women and 78 percent of American men were experiencing heightened stress about money. Women, the study said, are today more concerned with money issues than personal health. For women over 63, worries about the economy rose from 74 percent in April to 92 percent in September. (1/7)
  • A story in Tuesday's Bay Area section misstated the number of meeting dates for the proposed Helios Energy Research Facility. There will be just one public meeting on the research facility, at 6:30 p.m. today at the North Berkeley Senior Center, 1901 Hearst Ave., Berkeley. (1/7)
  • An article and caption Dec. 29 mischaracterized Oakland merchant Paul Silvera's protest against Mayor Ron Dellums' leadership. Silvera refused for a month last year to collect state or local sales taxes. Silvera said he paid sales taxes on all sales. (1/6)
  • A story on the front page Sunday ("Dismal 2009 forecast for retail") incorrectly stated that the Video Room on Piedmont Avenue in Oakland was empty. The store has reduced its space but remains open. (1/6)
  • A story Dec. 23 on alternative energy contracts for Pacific Gas and Electric Co. incorrectly stated that bio-gas - a kind of natural gas derived from cow manure - does not count toward meeting California's goal for increasing the use of renewable power. California law requires that by the end of 2010, the state's investor-owned utilities must derive 20 percent of the electricity they sell from renewable sources, and the state has determined that bio-gas qualifies as a renewable resource. (1/6)
  • Chip Johnson's columns on Dec. 9 and Sept. 12 misstated the roles that Oakland Mayor Ron Dellums' senior education aide, Kitty Kelly Epstein, played before, during and after Dellums' 2006 campaign for mayor. Epstein helped organize the effort to persuade Dellums to run for mayor and later was in charge of the community task forces he convened. (12/31)
  • Clarification: A story Monday about new state laws taking effect Jan. 1 should have said that navigational devices, such as GPS systems, will be allowed to be mounted on the lower right and left portions of a vehicle's windshield as long as they do not block an airbag. (12/30)
  • The obituary Friday for playwright Harold Pinter incorrectly described the occupation of Hugh Fraser, the first husband of Lady Antonia Fraser. He was a politician. (12/27)
  • A Dec. 4 Open Forum piece that argued Attorney General Jerry Brown would be wrong to defend Proposition 8 incorrectly identified the California attorney general who also refused to defend a newly enacted ballot measure. Timothy Lynch, who just had been appointed to succeed Stanley Mosk in 1964, was the state attorney general who opposed Proposition 14, which would have allowed racial discrimination in property sales and rentals. (12/27)
  • Sunday's Datebook included an incorrect phone number for the "Kung Pao Kosher Comedy" shows. Tickets can be ordered by calling (415) 522-3737 or (925) 275-9005. (12/22)
  • A caption on the Fresh page in the Dec. 7 Datebook was incorrect. The Flock of Flutes is not the Bay Area's only flute choir. (12/21)
  • A story in Thursday's Datebook section contained an inaccuracy about George Packer's play "Betrayed." The play's West Coast premiere is part of the Aurora Theatre's current season. (12/19)
  • A phone number for the California Audubon Society in a photo caption in the Bay Area section on Monday was incorrect. The number is (510) 601-1866. (12/19)
  • A story Tuesday about a Ventura County judge's decision to drop his order barring a local newspaper from publishing information about an affidavit in a murder case misstated the judge's timetable for lifting the order. He said it would be dissolved at 5 p.m. today. (12/17)
  • The name of the venue for the next performance of Boxcar Theatre's "The American Dream" was incomplete in a story in Wednesday's Datebook section. It is Viking Trader Furniture Store, 2585 Shattuck Ave., Berkeley. (12/17)
  • A caption Monday misquoted Muntadar al-Zaidi, who threw shoes at President Bush. He said: "This is your farewell kiss, you dog." (12/16)
  • The NFL Monday notes on the front page of Monday's Sporting Green said the Colts had tied the league mark for consecutive seasons with 10 or more wins, with seven. The 49ers hold that record at 16, from 1983 through 1999. (12/16)
  • In Sunday's Sporting Green, a college football column was accompanied by a photo caption that misidentified two Utah players. In the photo, Utah quarterback Brian Johnson is on the right and teammate Sean Smith is on the left. (12/16)
  • In Friday's Sporting Green, college football coach Kirk Ferentz was misidentified. He is the University of Iowa's coach. (12/16)