Survey: Californians Pessimistic About Economy, Leaders Most Of Those Polled Called Budget Deficit A Big Problem POSTED: 2:44 p.m. PST February 25, 2003 UPDATED: 5:39 p.m. PST February 25, 2003 SAN FRANCISCO -- A new survey by the Public Policy Institute of California finds Californians deeply pessimistic about the state's economy, fearful of a war in Iraq, and skeptical of elected leadership at nearly every level. The poll found 28 percent of Californians believe the economy and jobs are the biggest problems facing the state and 60 percent said their region of the state is in an economic recession. Seventy-one...