In other words, size matters.
Any idiot can see that shade, insulation and pedestrian-friendly streets are important.
No, it takes firm leadership and a local government willing to enforce beefed-up building codes. But, of course, that's precisely what Tucson has always lacked. Democrat Carol West is stepping down from the top spot at the Tucson Regional Water Council to seek mayoral candidate Janet Marcus 's eastside Ward 2 seat. That leaves an opening at the top of the TRWC, a water-policy organization which has long supported direct delivery of CAP water to Tucson homes. Jim Ronstadt , who recently stepped down from his longtime post atop Tucson's Park and Rec Department.