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Russ Roca, a local bicycle advocate and photographer, has made a video of riding the city of Long Beach's newly installed 2nd Street bike lanes, also known as sharrows. Read all about the new green lanes that run from Livingston Drive to Bayshore Avenue in Belmont Shore here.

Roca's video is enlightening, illustrating what anyone who has ever ridden a bike down 2nd Street already knew -- traffic moves so slowly along there, bicycles really don't get in the way. Here's the video:

We know the holiday sales at big-name retailers in Lakewood, Signal Hill and Cerritos can be tempting, especially in an economy when folks are tightening their proverbial belts to the last notch.
But Long Beach city and business folks are hoping for the granting of this holiday wish - that residents buy their gifts at Long Beach businesses, particularly small businesses.

The city and its four retail Business Improvement Districts (BIDs) today announced the kick-off of "Shop Local, Shop Long Beach," a campaign encouraging residents to shop at Long Beach retailers for the holidays.

Those included in the campaign are BIDs representing 4th Street, Belmont Shore, Bixby Knolls and Downtown Long Beach.

"The "Shop Local, Shop Long Beach" campaign reminds Long Beach residents that supporting our retailers is very, very critical," City Manager Pat West said in a statement. "We know the national economy may make it a slow holiday shopping period, and we'd like everyone in Long Beach to 'Shop Local, Shop Long Beach' to make sure our retail dollars are spent in the City. Retail sales create jobs, and retail sales tax dollars provide a major source of City funding."

Read more about the campaign in Wednesday's Press-Telegram.