" A few years back the Sac Bee did a study on what legislators drive. They recieve a stipend and a credit card, the state does not provide vehicles, only the money to lease/buy them. The vehicle of choice seemed to be the Lincoln Navigator. The politician with the oldest, high mileage car was Tom McClintoc. "

" Well I just made a big mistake. I was thinking of the U.S. Congress that went out on break. I apologize. "

" Actually Wayne, they just went out on their summer break.

As for our legislators being provided transportation, there are valid reasons for their receiving these vehicles although they shouldn't have the most expensive and opulent forms of conveyance.

As each member of the State Senate and Assembly represent Californian's in each district, they will either need to be compensated for the use of their own vehicles as they travel back and forth to Sacramento, or as a convenience to them for the jobs that they do we can continue to provide them with these vehicles. I certainly don't know what the costs are either way, but I'm confident that their having government-provided vehicles is not breaking the State treasury's bank. "