Banner week for SFist as the site's new editor introduced himself -- hooray for Brock! While the NY Times weighed in on SF's mayoral race, only SFist had the (insert tongue firmly into cheek) hard-hitting latest on candidate/activist Josh Wolf. Coverage of a protest vs. gentrification spawned a fantastic debate amongst SFist's readers. Finally, from the sublime to the ridiculous: video of a man that confused a Board of Supes meeting with "open mic night" and sang a custom version of Madonna's "Borderline" to a much-beleaguered board member.

Phillyist has had a busy week, looking for power outlets while liveblogging the First Annual BlogPhiladelphia "unconference." (Here's day 1 and day 2 of their coverage, and a video from the event.) They also interviewed Chris Funk of the Decemberists (since those guys are in town this weekend to play with a local orchestra), reviewed that little indie film about the wizard child, and helped out with tips on how to act if you run into that annoying ex of yours. Finally, they warned the suburbs to Beware of the Blob!

For LAist, it was a week of new beginnings. Soccer Star, David Beckham, made his official move to Los Angeles just in time for LAist's Neighborhood Project, which will cover the 170+ neighborhoods in the city. They interviewed the Los Angeles Fire Department and found that they may be the most Web 2.0 savvy government office in the world. In other government fun, a bill in the state senate is being pushed through to ensure that a particular person remains in office indefinitely. Speaking of things that remain forever, you have probably seen TV shows and movies that were shot at the rickety-almost-alling-over Lacy Street Studios.

You might have Duck Tours in your city by now, Bostonist has been watching them roll the streets and rivers for years -- now there are two, and a court case. A couple weeks ago news came out that former governor, now presidential hopeful Mitt Romney strapped his dog to the roof on family vacations, now blogs have gone to the dogs. A new name for a subway stop has Bostonist coming up with their own suggestions. They said goodbye to a beloved by some, hated by others, personality. Oh, and, as usual in Boston, Sox fans believe.

After the jump: monkey business in Toronto! Dragon fruit in N.Y.C.! Naked shopworkers in London! And why shouldn't you swim in D.C.'s Potomac River?

Video of man singing Madonna's "Borderline" during a San Francisco Board of Supervisors meeting from CUIP-SF via SFist.

For us Giants fans what this will mean is that every time Barry bats, we'll all have to hold our breath hoping he doesn't destroy his knees. The good news is that he'll DH, which means less wear and tear, and he'll also be facing real live pitching, good pitching, instead of some kid right out of Double A ball. That could mean sharper Barry.

But why would Barry be doing such a thing? After all, nobody quite associates Barry with self-sacrificing for the good of well, anyone. Which is probably reason #1 why he's doing it. Nothing like a little wrapping yourself around the flag to bring the good P.R. Also, it'll mean that the ultra-competitive, ultra-serious, ultra-training camp hating Bonds will be able to use the World Cup as his automatic "Get Out of Training Camp Free" card.

And then there's the fact that the World Cup will have super-serious drug policies, policies right out of the World Anti-Doping Agency. If he passes the piss test and continues on hitting homers every time he's not intentionally walked, how could anyone say his home run barrage is entirely because of better living through chemistry and not his God given talent?

Either way, U-S-A! U-S-A! U-S-A!