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Audit: issues identified in draft articles and meeting reporting
Summary
Checklist of potential problems found in the draft reporting and the fixes applied in the revised articles.
spelling: []
clarity: []
chronology: []
framing: []
misinformation: [{"type":"quantitative_uncertainty","description":"Water‑use numbers and whether an environmental impact report (EIR) is required were disputed in the meeting; reporters must not present the MND as final or assert that the water system will definitely be unaffected.","severity":"high"},{"type":"decision_status_uncertainty","description":"The committee 'motion is noted' in the transcript but no roll‑call vote/tally is recorded; the article must not state that the committee formally approved the action." ,"severity":"high"}]
misidentification: [{"type":"speaker_identity_risk","description":"Several speakers are referenced by role or generically in the transcript (e.g., multiple numbered speakers); articles use only names that appear in the transcript and otherwise use generic labels (e.g., 'Resident (SEG 1490)').","severity":"medium"}]
out_of_context: []
Quantitative precision: [{"type":"number_clarity","description":"Staff and public quoted different water‑use figures (facility 400 gallons/day vs. residents' experience); article must attribute each figure to the speaker and avoid implying a single authoritative number.","severity":"high"}]
Process clarity: [{"type":"process_misstate_risk","description":"Ensure article distinguishes committee recommendation, planning commission recommendation and Board of Supervisors final action; do not conflate steps.","severity":"high"}]
Context clarity: []
Agency clarity: []
Question emphasis: []
omission: [{"type":"missing_public_comment_record","description":"Public comments and written submissions (e.g., specific water‑study documents) were referenced as part of the record; the article notes public comments were received and that technical attachments are in the packet but does not list attachments verbatim.","severity":"medium"}]
bias: []
duplicate: []
Attribution Lock: []
Notes on fixes applied: The revised articles (final text above) (a) clearly attribute disputed technical claims to their speakers, (b) state that the committee's motion was 'noted' with no recorded roll‑call in the provided transcript, (c) avoid asserting final approvals, and (d) note which documents (initial study, technical reports) the staff says are in the project packet.
