{"version":"1.0","provider_name":"Smart Tan News","provider_url":"https:\/\/news.smarttan.com","title":"San Diego Contemplating Selling Sunshine - Smart Tan News","type":"rich","width":600,"height":338,"html":"<blockquote class=\"wp-embedded-content\" data-secret=\"D3Xm30s1kV\"><a href=\"https:\/\/news.smarttan.com\/index.php\/san-diego-contemplating-selling-sunshine\/\">San Diego Contemplating Selling Sunshine<\/a><\/blockquote><iframe sandbox=\"allow-scripts\" security=\"restricted\" src=\"https:\/\/news.smarttan.com\/index.php\/san-diego-contemplating-selling-sunshine\/embed\/#?secret=D3Xm30s1kV\" width=\"600\" height=\"338\" title=\"&#8220;San Diego Contemplating Selling Sunshine&#8221; &#8212; Smart Tan News\" data-secret=\"D3Xm30s1kV\" frameborder=\"0\" marginwidth=\"0\" marginheight=\"0\" scrolling=\"no\" class=\"wp-embedded-content\"><\/iframe><script type=\"text\/javascript\">\n\/* <![CDATA[ *\/\n\/*! This file is auto-generated *\/\n!function(d,l){\"use strict\";l.querySelector&&d.addEventListener&&\"undefined\"!=typeof URL&&(d.wp=d.wp||{},d.wp.receiveEmbedMessage||(d.wp.receiveEmbedMessage=function(e){var t=e.data;if((t||t.secret||t.message||t.value)&&!\/[^a-zA-Z0-9]\/.test(t.secret)){for(var s,r,n,a=l.querySelectorAll('iframe[data-secret=\"'+t.secret+'\"]'),o=l.querySelectorAll('blockquote[data-secret=\"'+t.secret+'\"]'),c=new RegExp(\"^https?:$\",\"i\"),i=0;i<o.length;i++)o[i].style.display=\"none\";for(i=0;i<a.length;i++)s=a[i],e.source===s.contentWindow&&(s.removeAttribute(\"style\"),\"height\"===t.message?(1e3<(r=parseInt(t.value,10))?r=1e3:~~r<200&&(r=200),s.height=r):\"link\"===t.message&&(r=new URL(s.getAttribute(\"src\")),n=new URL(t.value),c.test(n.protocol))&&n.host===r.host&&l.activeElement===s&&(d.top.location.href=t.value))}},d.addEventListener(\"message\",d.wp.receiveEmbedMessage,!1),l.addEventListener(\"DOMContentLoaded\",function(){for(var e,t,s=l.querySelectorAll(\"iframe.wp-embedded-content\"),r=0;r<s.length;r++)(t=(e=s[r]).getAttribute(\"data-secret\"))||(t=Math.random().toString(36).substring(2,12),e.src+=\"#?secret=\"+t,e.setAttribute(\"data-secret\",t)),e.contentWindow.postMessage({message:\"ready\",secret:t},\"*\")},!1)))}(window,document);\n\/\/# sourceURL=https:\/\/news.smarttan.com\/wp-includes\/js\/wp-embed.min.js\n\/* ]]> *\/\n<\/script>\n","description":"Smart Tan is always saying that if pharmaceutical companies could sell sunshine, they would in a heartbeat. It looks like one municipality is considering selling it themselves. Jerry Sanders, the mayor of San Diego, recently proposed that the city should sell its \u201csunshine rights\u201d and then lease those rights back over time. According to the San Diego Reader, Sanders believes this arrangement could help balance the city\u2019s budget. \u201cWhen people think of San Diego, they think of sunshine,\u201d Sanders says in the article. \u201cI\u2019m here to tell you we can make money off that.\u201d This isn\u2019t the first time that a government has considered a sale-leaseback on assets. In 2010 Arizona sold some of its legislature buildings, which they now lease, in order to raise cash in the short term. \u201cWe\u2019ll still enjoy all the benefits of the sun \u2014 warmth, light, unlimited free tanning \u2014 so why not sell to the highest bidder?\u201d Sanders asked. City Councilman Carl DeMaio seems willing to entertain the idea. \u201cAs the Council\u2019s self-described taxpayer watchdog, I\u2019ll have to give the mayor\u2019s plan a thorough sniff-sniffing,\u201d he says in the article. \u201cBut on first glance, I do like that it commits money away from city employees.\u201d Read the full article at the San Diego Reader","thumbnail_url":"https:\/\/smarttan.com\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2011\/01\/moneysun.jpg"}