Corrections

What we correct

We correct factual errors: a wrong name, title, date, figure or quotation, a misattributed claim, or a description of a law, company, deal or place that the record does not support. Paid features follow exactly the same policy as the rest of the site.

How a correction appears

We fix the error in the article itself, add a dated note that says what was wrong and what the article now says, and update the article's revision date. Substantive corrections are never made silently. Requests to remove accurate reporting are declined.

Clarifications and updates

When a piece was accurate but could be misread, we add a clarification in the same way. When a story develops after publication, we add the new information and label it as an update with its date, rather than rewriting the original account.

Reporting an error

Write to corrections@thecaliforniamagazine.com with the article URL, the specific claim you believe is wrong and, if you can, a source that shows the correct information. We review every report, and we correct the article when the record supports it.