Weather: Today will be partly cloudy with highs in the 60s as a high pressure system hovers over the Eastern Seaboard. Cloud cover will increase in the afternoon and evening, with a 10 percent chance of precipitation.

Taxi Strike Called for Today: A taxi work stoppage we reported yesterday has been called today by a taxi association to protest legislation proposed by Mayor Anthony Williams which would increase the regulation of taxis in the district, and explore the use of meters in some cabs. The strike was called for 11 a.m. until 11 p.m. today, but it is unclear how many taxi drivers will participate. The Post observes: “The District’s cabdrivers have opposed numerous attempts by city officials to abolish the zone system, which dates to the Depression era.”

Checkpoints Return to Capitol Hill: If you thought the abrupt removal of checkpoints from Capitol Hill a little less than one week ago was too good to be true, you were correct – the checkpoints are back. The W. Times and the Post report the decision, which drew harsh criticism from D.C. Del. Eleanor Holmes Norton as “outrageous” and “cosmetic.”

WMATA Holds Town Hall Meeting: WMATA invited the public to their headquarters yesterday and everyone seems no worse for the wear the morning after. See our coverage, or the write-up in the W. Times.

Blogs: The recent White House fence jumper has spurred the author of blog White House Fence Jumpers into action after a five month hiatus. Wonkette is all over the retirement of NY Times columnist William Safire, and DC Art News keeps pumping out Artomatic top ten lists.

Briefly Noted: D.C. government turns to online auctioneer eBay to sell unclaimed property … A badly injured man was found trapped in a minivan off I-95, who indicated to officials he had been trapped in the car for three days … water pressure is very low in parts of Georgetown and Burleith.