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  • 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)
  • 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)
  • A story Saturday about a bird fossil at Stanford University misidentified the president of the Black Hills Institute of Geological Science. He is Peter Larson. (12/15)
  • Wednesday's Food section story, "Bay Area wheat makes a comeback," misstated the city in which Star Market is located. It is in Berkeley. (12/13)
  • A story in today's Wine section misstated the age of winemaker Jeff Ames. He is 35 and first made wines for the Tor label in 2003. (12/12)
  • A story on the front page Wednesday about San Francisco's budget problems should have stated that Mayor Gavin Newsom cut nine empty positions in the 311 call center. (12/11)
  • An editorial Nov. 26, "A key victory for foster youth," misstated the name of the organization providing the legal representation for Placer High football player Dalton Dyer. It is the National Center for Youth Law. (12/11)
  • A story Monday about California's budget crisis incorrectly reported when the state would run out of funds for internal borrowing. The funds may run dry by the end of March. (12/9)
  • The caption for a photo accompanying a Chronicle story Monday about the debut of personal computing 40 years ago incorrectly identified the person seated at the early computer console. Shown was Stanford Research Institute engineer Bill English. (12/9)
  • An obituary for Martha "Sunny" von Bulow that ran in some editions Sunday incorrectly described her third child, Cosima Pavoncelli, who is the half-sister of von Bulow's first two children. (12/9)
  • A story Sunday about the slaying of Oakland journalist Chauncey Bailey misidentified an attorney who once represented Yusuf Bey IV. He is Ted Johnson. (12/8)
  • A review of "Towers of Gold" in the Books section last Sunday misstated Isaias Hellman's age. In the spring of 1865, he was 22. (12/7)
  • A story about "American Idol" contestants in last Sunday's Datebook included an incorrect photograph. The contestant pictured was Constantine Maroulis, not Bo Bice. (12/7)
  • A Nov. 23 Style story about author Merla Zellerbach misstated the college her first husband, Stephen Zellerbach, attended. It was UC Berkeley. The story also misstated the nature of the business for which he worked, Crown-Zellerbach. It was a paper manufacturing firm. (12/7)
  • In the review of the book "My Vocabulary Did This to Me" in the Datebook section on Friday, the name of editor Peter Gizzi was misspelled. (12/6)
  • An item in the Business section on Thursday about San Francisco's "Shop S.F., Get More" discount program should have noted that Muni's one-transfer-all-day offer is for Sundays only with the Sunday FunDay Pass. (12/6)
  • The phone number listed in Wednesday's Food section for Boccalone, the salumi maker in San Franciso's Ferry Building, was incorrect. The number is (415) 433-6500. (12/5)
  • An article Tuesday on a federal court ruling about customs agents' questioning of travelers to the United States misidentified the judge in the case. She is U.S. District Judge Claudia Wilken. (12/4)
  • Assemblyman Paul Fong was misidentified in a caption on Page A6 on Tuesday. He is a Democrat from Sunnyvale. (12/3)
  • A photo caption on Nov. 20 incorrectly identified Ann Ravel's position. She is the county counsel of Santa Clara County. (12/2)
  • story Monday about a survey of high school students' honesty misspelled the last name of an expert affiliated with the National Association of Secondary School Principals. He is Mel Riddile. (12/2)
  • A headline on the front page Thursday incorrectly implied that Linda Williams, an aide to former University of California President Robert Dynes, was paid $100,000 as an incentive to take a job on the UC Berkeley campus. Officials said the money was paid as severance for her departure from Dynes' office, and she subsequently took the job at Berkeley. The story also stated erroneously that she left for a higher-paying job. Her salary in Dyne's office was $200,408; her UC Berkeley salary is $200,400. (12/2)
  • The coverage of the movie "Milk" in Datebook last Sunday contained a misstatement. Harvey Milk was not the first openly gay person to be elected to public office. (11/30)
  • A story Thursday incorrectly identified the state Senate seat that outgoing Assemblyman John Laird will seek. Laird has established a committee to seek the seat of state Sen. Joe Simitian, D-Palo Alto, who is termed out in 2012. Laird was appointed this week to the seat on the state's Integrated Waste Management Board previously held by Cheryl Peace, who resigned. (11/29)
  • Leah Garchik's column Tuesday in the Datebook section misstated Gordon Getty's age. He will be 75 in December. (11/26)
  • The Dining Out review of the Moss Room at San Francisco's Academy of Sciences in Sunday's Style section omitted information about the restaurant's wine list. That information is now posted with the review of the restaurant at sfgate.com. (11/25)
  • An item Monday about the cost of gasoline misstated the lowest price in the country. The price in St. Louis was $1.61 for a gallon of regular Friday. (11/25)
  • An obituary Monday misstated the date of the wedding of Barbara Newsom and Ronald Pelosi. They were married in 1956. (11/25)
  • On the Pix page in last Sunday's Style section, the names of Therese La Londe and Flin McDonald were misspelled. (11/23)
  • The Army unit of Ethan Kreutzer, a veteran of the war in Afghanistan, was misidentified in a Nov. 11 Open Forum piece. He was a member of the 18th Airborne Corps. (11/22)
  • Leah Garchik's column in the Datebook section Friday misstated the affiliation of Stevanne Auerbach. As Dr. Toy, she maintains a Web site that evaluates toys. Neither she nor her Web site is affiliated with any manufacturer of toys. (11/22)
  • The headline for an item in Date Lines in the Datebook section on Friday about the Aurora Theatre Company's Global Age Project was inaccurate. It is not a program for young people. (11/22)
  • A story Friday mischaracterized planned job cuts at Washington Mutual's largest outlet in San Francisco. Some workers at 123 Mission St. will receive notices, a bank spokesman said. (11/22)
  • An item in the Matier and Ross column Thursday omitted a word from the resignation letter submitted by Shawnda Westly, San Francisco Mayor Gavin Newsom's former senior policy adviser. The excerpt should have read, "In my short time here, I quickly learned that this position is not a fit for me, neither personally or professionally." (11/21)
  • The image of a poster that accompanied an article about the Doors in San Francisco in Monday's Datebook section was incorrectly credited. The credit should have read: "Copyright 1967 by Neon Rose, courtesy Victor Moscoso." (11/20)
  • In today's Food section, the title of the dressing recipe in Michael Mina's Thanksgiving menu is misstated. It should be Roasted Pecan, Cranberry & Sausage Dressing. (11/19)
  • A graphic that accompanied a story on Saturday about dangerous intersections in San Francisco contained incomplete information. The map identified locations of collisions involving Muni vehicles. (11/19)
  • The corner of 20th and Connecticut streets is in San Francisco's Potrero Hill district, not Bernal Heights as reported in Saturday's ChronicleWatch column. (11/19)
  • A story in Sunday's Business section listed Sen. Arlen Specter, R-Pa., as a co-sponsor of the Employee Free Choice Act in Congress, an effort to make organizing members easier for unions. Specter co-sponsored the legislation in two previous attempts to pass it, but he was not a co-sponsor of the bill that failed last year in the current, 110th Congress. (11/18)
  • Chip Johnson's column on Friday misstated when Don Perata was first elected to office. He won a seat on the Alameda County Board of Supervisors in 1986. (11/18)
  • Clarification: Sunday's front-page picture of Harvey Milk and George Moscone should have been credited to Bob McLeod/San Francisco Examiner/Bancroft Library. (11/18)
  • Clarification: An article Saturday about a judge's ruling overturning a settlement that required California public schools to train non-nursing employees to administer insulin to diabetic children should have noted that the lead plaintiff in the lawsuit was the American Nurses Association of California. (11/18)
  • Last Sunday's Style section story about Michelle Obama incorrectly reported her height. She is 5 feet 11 inches tall. (11/16)
  • In a story about the light brown apple moth that ran last Friday, Michael Jarvis should have been identified as a spokesman for the state Department of Food and Agriculture. (11/14)
  • Clarification: In a story that appeared in Sunday's Chronicle about the John McCain campaign, Jonathan Stonham should have been identified as an owner of a small Web-hosting business. He was apprehensive about Barack Obama's tax policies and was concerned that he would be taxed more heavily as his small business grows. Also, the article should have been labeled as "news analysis." (11/14)
  • A story in Wednesday's Chronicle misidentified the committee that U.S. Sen. Dianne Feinstein is in line to head next year. Feinstein is likely to become the first woman to chair the Senate Intelligence Committee. (11/13)
  • A New York Times article in Wednesday's editions about corruption charges against former Taiwanese President Chen Shui-bian misstated how and when he left office. Chen stepped down from the presidency in May. (11/13)
  • A story in Wednesday's Datebook about the exhibition of modern Asian American art at the M.H. de Young Memorial Museum misstated Irene Poon's position at San Francisco State University. She is the art department's visual resource curator. (11/13)
  • A sentence was omitted inadvertently from a letter to the editor by Bob Nystrom of Mountain View published Tuesday. The full paragraph should have read: "The Biblical definition of 'marriage' predates our state and federal constitutions by over four millennia. 'The state's' choice of this word for civil union legislation does not ordain state operatives clad in black robes to redefine this intellectual property of 'The church.' " (11/12)
  • Clarification: In Leah Garchik's column in Monday's Datebook, a song was misidentified. She was referring to the song "Tomorrow" from the musical "Annie." (11/11)
  • A story Tuesday on an investigation by the Alaska State Personnel Board into the actions of Gov. Sarah Palin incorrectly reported that Palin appointed the board. Her Republican predecessor selected the board's three members; Palin reappointed one, who is the chairwoman. (11/9)