Cease, a long-time activist with the Sierra Club who has a master’s degree in engineering from the University of Arizona, is pushing for a new “Green Start” for the city.

He wants the city to start a revolving fund to offer low-interest loans to residents to make their homes more energy-efficient as well as compatible with solar panels.

Cease also serves on the environmental justice task force and wants what he calls “social and economic justice” to those who live in areas with TCE contamination.

“They are still getting sick and they are still dying,” Cease said. “People are trapped, they can’t sell their home because it is a Superfund side.”

Oatman wants the city to move in a new direction when it comes to raising revenues, not through tax increases but by partnering with private companies or with federal grants.

He had a long-running public access show on Access Tucson called “Illegal Knowledge.”

It went off the air about two years ago and Oatman says he wants the council to put out a new contract for public access shows, saying Creative Tucson, which took over the city’s access TV program, has failed to live up to its expectations.

Contact reporter Joe Ferguson at jferguson@tucson.com or 573-4197. On Twitter: @JoeFerguson

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