Sixty percent of people asked say they support an election to extend a temporary tax hike. Only 33 percent backed a Republican plan to balance the budget by slashing state services.
Gov. Jerry Brown wants a special election in June to decide whether to extend temporary tax increases. So far, Republicans refuse to go along with it.
The LA Times/USC poll also found that only 44 percent of Californians approve of the job Brown is doing as governor.
