Good morning and a warm welcome to your show, Sunny Mornings in San Diego.
I'm your host Melissa and it's Thursday, May 16th.
Coming up on today's show, we'll get into the surf report and the weather outlook, then
we'll jump into some local news and a few interesting happenings in business, science
and entertainment.
But first, you'll be interested to know 38 years ago, today, in 1986.
The action blockbuster, Top Gun, was released in American theaters and had made Tom Cruise
an international star.
So now you know.
And now you know what time it is.
It's time for the surf report.
Expect increasing wave heights throughout the week, building from waist-high surf on
Friday morning and shoulder-to-head high waves by the weekend.
The southwest swell will provide occasional larger sets, including stomach-high waves
on Friday and one-to-two feet overhead on Sunday.
Mornings will offer cleaner conditions with light offshore wind, but expect a shift to
onshore wind in the afternoons, increasing to 10-15 mph and creating bumpier conditions.
Thursday at Tourmaline and South San Diego, it's looking good and clean at 2-3 feet
until noon.
After that, it's looking pretty choppy until sunset.
Best time to ride is at 6 a.m. with the 3-foot outgoing tide when the west-southwest swell
is 2 feet at 14 seconds and the onshore wind is just about zero.
The first low tide Thursday will be 1 feet at 1130 a.m. with a 4-foot high tide just
before 630.
The nearshore buoy at Scripps in La Jolla reads 64 degrees for the water temperature.
Checking out the weather in the San Diego area.
This morning it's cloudy and feels like 63 degrees with 2 mph wind.
The Sunside will take place at 741 and it will rise again tomorrow at 548.
It looks like we're in for a mostly cloudy day with a high near 67 and wind of 5-10 mph.
Tonight, cloudy with a low of 59.
Looking ahead in the weather.
Friday will be mostly cloudy and breezy with a high near 69 degrees.
This weekend will be partly sunny with highs in the upper 60s to near 70.
Saturday will start cloudy then gradually become mostly sunny.
Next week starts mostly cloudy on Monday with a high near 66 and mostly cloudy skies Monday
night.
Tuesday will be cloudy with a high near 66.
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Sunny mornings send you.
In local news, Encinitas is set to expand its network of automated license plate readers,
proposing 17 new cameras.
This initiative adds to seven existing cameras installed in 2022 as part of a partnership
with the San Diego County Sheriff's Department.
The technology aimed at capturing vehicle data to enhance security has faced criticism
from privacy advocates like the ACLU and Electronic Frontier Foundation.
A class action lawsuit alleging misuse of location data by a company is underway.
Despite privacy concerns, the city reports a 14% drop in crime due to these cameras.
The City Council will soon decide on this expansion, with the new installations costing
$53,550 for a year.
Now on to sports.
University of Southern California spent nearly $20 million on Lincoln Riley during his first
season as head football coach, according to federal tax returns.
Riley received nearly $10 million in base salary and $9.6 million in other compensation,
including a $4.5 million buyout to the University of Oklahoma.
Former defensive coordinator Alex Grinch, also hired from Oklahoma, earned a total of
over $4.3 million.
USC additionally paid nearly $4 million in severance to former coach Clay Helton.
Overall, USC spent $28 million on coaching salaries in 2022.
Last night in local sports.
The Padres at home beat the Rockies 8-0.
And tonight, there are no major sports in San Diego.
Good night to do some yoga.
In top news.
In the first quarter, Berkshire Hathaway made several significant changes to its portfolio.
It completely exited its position in HP, selling about 23 million shares and reduced its holdings
in Apple, Chevron, and Paramount Global.
Specifically, Berkshire sold 160 million Apple shares, 56 million Paramount shares, and 3
million Chevron shares.
Meanwhile, Berkshire increased its investment in Liberty Sirius XM by buying 35 million
shares and also acquired 26 million shares of Insurer Chub, now holding a 6% stake worth,
approximately, $6.6 billion.
In business news.
Soros Fund Management, founded by billionaire George Soros, sold its entire stake in New
York Community Bank during the first quarter, divesting over $15 million.
This move came amid a Fitch Ratings downgrade of the company into deeper junk territory,
with the bank shares down 64% year-to-date.
Conversely, Soros Fund Management increased its holdings in Google stock, adding over
270,000 shares to reach nearly 1.5 million shares, valued at around $225 million.
In other news about this bank, news broke they are selling $5 billion worth of loans
to JP Morgan.
Interesting.
In crypto movement, Bitcoin is now $66,000, Ethereum is $3,000, and Solana is $160.
Moving on to a more local vibe.
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Scientific research affirms its benefits.
So now you can check out Club Pilates for a free class, with locations in Encinitas,
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Just be sure to tell them Sunny Morning sent you by.
And now back to the show.
Let's talk science.
Dopamine drives us to undertake difficult tasks, such as marathons or challenging work
projects, even without immediate rewards.
This chemical messenger in our brains is linked to processing rewards and motivation.
While dopamine is often associated with pleasure-seeking behaviors like smartphone use, it also encourages
us to value and pursue challenging activities.
Psychologist Michael Inslich calls this the effort paradox, where we sometimes prefer
hard work over easy, finding more satisfaction in tasks that require perseverance.
This intrinsic motivation can foster a balanced, sustainable pursuit of challenges and rewards.
And in entertainment news, Netflix will pay $150 million to air two NFL games on Christmas
Day this year, featuring the Kansas City Chiefs' first Pittsburgh Steelers and the Baltimore
Ravens' first Houston Texans.
This is part of a three-year deal with the NFL, ensuring Netflix airs at least one Christmas
Day game in the 2025 and 2026 seasons.
The Chiefs, led by stars Patrick Mahones and Travis Kelce, will face the Steelers, potentially
quarterbacked by Russell Wilson or Justin Fields.
The Ravens' Texans game showcases MVP Lamar Jackson against offensive rookie of the year
C.J. Stroud.
Well, alrighty folks, it's time for the quote of the day.
And today, our quote comes from the opening credits of the most quotable movie of all
time, Tach Gun.
On March 3, 1969, the United States Navy established an elite school for the top 1% of its pilots.
Its purpose was to teach the lost art of aerial combat, and to ensure that the handful of
men who graduated were the best fighter pilots in the world.
They succeeded.
Today, the Navy calls it Fighter Weapons School.
The Flyers call it Top Gun.
And that's a wrap for this morning.
You can check out our Instagram, YouTube, and TikTok for some captivating aerial videos
with local news and the surf reports.
Have an amazing day, my good friends.
We'll see you tomorrow with another episode of Sunny Mornings in San Diego.