Gasp!

After 11 hard, long years of phallic rule by Tom Margro -- who left to head the toll operation in Orange County, so let's all say a prayer for him -- our new BART chief, Dorothy Dugger, is the first-ever female to hold the position. We think that this might be a good thing, a woman in the lead position. No reason as to why we think so, other than our love of sweeping generalizations based off a person's sex.

The "board voted 6-3 to put Dorothy Dugger in charge of the regional agency," claims the Chronicle. Beverly Scott, general manager of the Sacramento Regional Transit District, was the other candidate for the job, but blew it after the swimsuit competition, or whatever.

Anyway, congratulations, Dorothy.