Despite the drought, water cutbacks, and the recent recession, California voters are giving high marks to Governor Jerry Brown. The latest NBC Bay Area Field Poll finds his approval numbers are near a record high.
Nearly six in 10 voters approve of the job Brown is doing as governor and only 26 percent disapprove.
That's despite the sharp split among voters on whether California is on the right track. Forty percent of voters say California is moving in the right direction and 40 percent believe the state is seriously off-track.
