Haha my friend (a U.S. citizen) recently asked me for help to figure out how to take public transportation to her new job in Los Angeles because she was sick of gas prices and traffic. She lives about 40 miles from where she works, and it took her 3 hours to get there. So while I support the idea of building a better transit system and I plan on taking it even when I have a license, I do think a license is almost a necessity in California if you are a student or have a job.