Arnold offers condolences, but spells Garner's name wrong, too

Nice of all the public officials to issue statements about the death of Deputy Chief Kenny Garner of the LAPD. Garner, a San Pedro High grad, died Sunday at age 53.

But come on everyone. We all make mistakes -- and I'll probably make a big one in the next few days after this blog item -- but for the second day in a row, a politician has misspelled Garner's name in a release to the press. (They called him Gardner.)

Yesterday, it was Janice Hahn's office, which later sent a correction, and today it was Arnold himself. The governor's office sent a corrected release about two hours after the first one.

Here's Gov. Arnold Schwarzenegger's statement:

"Deputy Chief Kenny Garner was a committed public servant who dedicated his career to protecting the city of Los Angeles. He worked to ensure the safety of his community and L.A. is a better place because of his service.

Maria and I join all Californians in sending our deepest condolences to Kenny's family, friends and fellow officers as they mourn this significant loss."

Garner, who supervised the LAPD's South Bureau, was one of his department's highest ranking black officers. The South Bureau includes the Harbor Area.

Garner's funeral is scheduled for Monday.