mcafee all took part of this survey. in this survey they talked about if they are hiring, what their concerns on and what they need to survive 2011. the ice was broken when governor jerry brown was given this gift for his dog. >> do you have anything for the legislature? >> reporter: brown was given beer which he joked would be helpful while hashing out differences with legislators in sacramento. brown sat on a panel of ceo analysts. among business leaders top concerns. >> the issues that are important in the boardroom are equally important in the living room. what are the top issues? housing that people can afford. a good transportation system. quality k-12 and higher education system. >>> with the state facing a $26 billion shortfall and proposed cuts. companies worry if the future generation is being prepared. >> in order to turn out the engineers that companies that my company needs, other companies need adds well. other companies hire technical people. we need to have basic math and science. >> reporter: 20,000 companies added jobs and more than half expect more job growth this year. >> that's all business invasion. i want to encourage that and whatever they need