I've had good luck over the last 3-4000 miles with 700x32 Panaracer Urban Max tires. They don't have white sidewalls but they handle the (glass-strewn) roads and (thorn-strewn) bike paths down here in Tucson. They are rated up to 90 psi but most times I run them at 100 or so without issues (I'm about 165 lbs and used to carry around 20 lbs of crap on my commutes).

Can't say how fast/slow they are compared to others. I switched to these from the stock Kenda 25s and don't remember any significant change in speed.

Tread is minimal. $20 each. YMMV