- Associated Press - Thursday, March 6, 2014

Your daily look at late-breaking California news, upcoming events and the stories that will be talked about Thursday:

1. WEALTH GAP

Poverty, disparity grow along with prosperity in Silicon Valley’s boom.



2. ISRAELI PRIME MINISTER

Benjamin Netanyahu concludes three-day California tour with visit to the Museum of Tolerance in Los Angeles.

3. GOVERNOR’S RACE

Jewish lawmaker wants apology from Assemblyman Tim Donnelly, a Republican candidate for governor who compared President Barack Obama’s gun control policies to those of dictators such as Adolf Hitler, Joseph Stalin and North Korea’s Kim Jong Il.

4. COLLEGE FRESHMEN SURVEY

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Percentage attending their first-choice school has reached its lowest level in almost four decades.

5. GEOFF EDWARDS

Hip-looking 1970s and ’80s host of TV game shows including “Jackpot!” and “Treasure Hunt” has died in Santa Monica at 83.

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