Millions of dollars of security improvements just don’t seem to be enough — Metro is asking that riders be their “eyes and ears” in protecting the transit system against terrorist attack, writes the Examiner. To that end, Metro’s System Safety and Risk Protection Department and Transit Police have announced a series of Emergency Management Outreach events, the first taking place tomorrow from 7:30 – 9:30 a.m. at Union Station. We feel we’ve done our part — our “Overheard in D.C.” feature has encouraged, celebrated even, nosy commuters.

MLB Agrees to Baseball Lease: Phew. It’s done. And at the last minute, as has been the trend of most of the major decisions in the on-going stadium drama. Late yesterday MLB officials agreed to the $611 million lease endorsed by the D.C. Council in early February, writes the Post. The league’s signature — a final step in what has been a long process in acquiring a team, agreeing to build a stadium, and actually getting the stadium through the council — came with the condition that it would only be legally binding if no more changes were made to the stadium funding plan. Now will the Nationals finally be sold? We hope so, but given the pace of these negotiations, we’re not crossing our fingers.

National Zoo Gets Pimped Out: Our current National Zoo is a Buick. New zoo director John Berry wants it to be a Cadillac, notes the Post. Berry is proposing changes to the existing zoo that could include a new, $60 million elephant house; a Northern Virginia annex with safari tours in open vehicles; and increased funding for educational and research programs. All told, Berry wants the National Zoo to be the world’s finest zoo by 2016, an ambitious goal for a zoo known not long ago for poisoning some of its more endangered inhabitants. Two words, Mr. Berry: More Buttersticks.

Capitol Police Chief Steps Aside: The chief of the U.S. Capitol Police resigned late Friday night, reports NBC 4. Terrance Gainer, first appointed in 2002, chose to step aside after objections were raised over the hiring of his son-in-law to the police force, which is charged with protecting members of Congress.

Briefly Noted: Redskins release LaVar Arrington … Maryland Governor Robert Ehrlich backs paper ballots … D.C. cab drivers protest 2001 law … Final week of General Assembly starts in Richmond.

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