Good morning, and a warm welcome to your show,
Sunny Mornings in San Diego. I'm your host, Melissa,
and it's Monday, December 22nd. You'll be interested
to know. 81 years ago, today, in 1944. Allied
forces sealed a hard -fought breakthrough in
the Ardens, pushing back a last -majored German
winter offensive and liberating the siege towns.
That victory marked a decisive turning point
that restored momentum to the Allied advance,
shortening the road to final victory in Europe
and boosting morale across armies and homelands.
So now you know. And now, it's time for the Surf
Report. Monday at Tourmaline. This morning it's
looking clean with one -plus -foot waves coming
in. Conditions will shift to fair by 10 a .m.
and then choppy from noon onwards as the wind
picks up to onshore at 6 miles per hour. Expect
the wind to stay onshore in the afternoon at
around 8 miles per hour. Best time to ride is
at 7 a .m. with the 4 -foot incoming mid -tide
when the west -northwest swell is 1 feet at 10
seconds and the offshore wind is 3 mile per hour.
The first high tide on Monday will be five and
a half feet at 930 a .m. followed by a minus
half foot low tide at five. The nearshore buoy
at Mission Bay West reads 63 degrees for the
water temperature. Conditions start off clean
at two feet on Tuesday but become choppy as winds
pick up to 15 mile per hour. Wednesday sees a
significant increase in size. with waves reaching
three to five feet, yet remain choppy due to
strong winds around 25 mile per hour. By Thursday,
the swell settles to two to four feet with improved
conditions, especially in the afternoon, offering
more favorable surf. This morning, there's patchy
fog, and it feels like 58 degrees with five mile
per hour wind. The sunset will take place at
447. and it will rise again tomorrow at 6 .51.
It looks like we're in for some patchy fog before
10 a .m., then mostly cloudy skies with a high
near 67 and a light northwest breeze tonight.
Expect mostly cloudy conditions with a low around
55 and very light winds. Looking ahead in the
weather, Tuesday brings rain likely after 10
a .m. with a high near 66 and a south wind 5
to 15 miles per hour, gusting as high as 25.
Showers continue into Tuesday night and Wednesday
with some storms possibly producing heavy rain.
Highs near 66 and lows in the upper 50s into
Thursday morning. Bonjour, food enthusiasts!
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Sunny mornings send you. In local news, San Diego
enters 2026 with a worsening budget deficit.
The city's Department of Finance and Independent
Budget Analyst's office warn of weak revenue
collections and overspending by public safety
departments. A projected deficit of $22 .9 million
this fiscal year is attributed to various factors,
including a drop in hotel tax revenues and delays
in implementing parking fees in Balboa Park.
Independent budget analyst Charles Modica stated
that cuts to services in 2026 will be unavoidable,
emphasizing that the city cannot provide current
services with insufficient resources. Looking
ahead, deficits are expected to worsen, with
projected shortfalls of $88 .8 million in fiscal
year 2027 and $106 .9 million in fiscal year
2028. Now on to sports. Drake May guided New
England to a pair of fourth quarter touchdowns.
rallying his team from an 11 -point deficit to
a 28 -24 victory over Baltimore on Sunday night,
which clinched a postseason spot for the Patriots
and dealt a devastating blow to the Ravens' playoff
hopes. Down 24 -13 in the fourth quarter, May
answered with a 37 -yard scoring strike to Kyle
Williams, and a two -point conversion pass to
Ramandre Stevenson made it a three -point game
with nine minutes to play. After New England
forced a punt, the Patriots drove 89 yards for
the winning touchdown. The Ravens, who lost Lamar
Jackson to a back injury in the second quarter,
turned the ball over on their final drive on
a fumble by Zay Flowers. And tonight on Monday
Night Football, the 49ers are at the Colts at
8 .15 Eastern on ESPN and ABC. The odds favor
the 49ers by 6 points. Against the spread, the
49ers are 9 -5, while the Colts are 8 -6. In
a last meeting, the Colts defeated the 49ers
30 -18 on October 24th. The 49ers offense ranks
10th overall, with a scoring rank of 11th. The
Colts offense ranks 8th overall, with a scoring
rank of 6th. Look out for 49ers wide receiver,
Joann Jennings. who caught two touchdown passes
last game, bringing his total to six in the last
six games. The key matchup will be San Francisco's
run defense against Jonathan Taylor, who is chasing
his second league rushing title. In local sports,
Justin Herbert is getting more comfortable by
the week with his broken left hand that is heavily
protected. Facing a beleaguered defense that
is not getting the quarterback on the ground
sure helps. perpered through two touchdown passes
and ran for a score. And the Los Angeles Chargers
closed in on a playoff spot with a 34 -17 victory
over the Dallas Cowboys on Sunday. This fourth
consecutive victory gives the Chargers a chance
to clinch their second postseason berth in two
seasons under coach Jim Harbaugh. In top new,
Sony Group has agreed to acquire a 41 % stake
held by Canadian entertainment company Wild Brain
in Peanuts Holdings for $457 .2 million. The
Japanese conglomerate announced on Friday that
two of its subsidiaries, Sony Music Entertainment
Japan and Sony Pictures Entertainment, will purchase
the stake for $630 million. After this transaction,
the subsidiaries will indirectly own an 80 %
equity interest in peanuts, which will become
a consolidated subsidiary of Sony. This transaction
is subject to regulatory approvals and other
closing conditions. In business news, stocks
rallied on Friday, capping a mixed week for major
averages in the final full trading week of 2025.
The tech -heavy NASDAQ composite rose about 0
.4%, while the blue -chip Dow Jones Industrial
Average fell about 0 .7%. All three major indexes
will enter the final seven trading sessions of
2025 within 3 % of record highs. Investors will
focus on the prospects of a Santa Claus rally
and upcoming economic data from the Conference
Board. American consumers are entering the holidays
with less joy as consumer sentiment remains significantly
below last December's levels. Traders are hopeful
for a Santa Claus rally despite lingering concerns
about valuations. In crypto movement, Bitcoin
is up 2 % over the weekend to $89 ,000. Ethereum
is up half a percent to just over $30 ,000. And
XRP is up half a percent, to $1 .92. Moving on
to a more local vibe. In our community spotlight
on health and wellness, we are working with a
national Pilates studio to bring you some free
classes, so listen up. Check out Club Pilates,
with several locations in the San Diego area.
Pilates presents a comprehensive wellness approach.
cultivating strength, reducing tension, and elevating
mental well -being. Scientific research affirms
its benefits. So now you can check out Club Pilates
for a free class, with locations in Encinitas,
Solana Beach, Oceanside, La Jolla, and more.
Just be sure to tell them Sunny Morning sent
you by. And now, back to the show. Let's talk
tech. Google has filed a lawsuit against SERP
API, a company that offers tools to scrape content
on the web, including Google search results.
SERP API is accused of violating the Copyright
Act by using deceptive means to automatically
access and take Google search results at an astonishing
scale. Google argues that its search results
include a substantial amount of copyrighted content,
including images. It alleges that SERP API undermines
its investment in licenses by making the content
available to other services that need not incur
similar costs. Google asks the court to order
SERP API to stop circumventing its restrictions
against scraping. Entertainment news. Avatar
Fire and Ash sets the box office ablaze with
a scorching $345 million global premiere. The
success of James Cameron's fantasy three goal
marks the fifth major weekend in a row at the
domestic box office. Despite a downturn from
Avatar, The Way of Water, each entry in the franchise
has proven an enduring success. racking up hundreds
of millions. New premieres occupied the leading
spots, including the animated Christian film
David, the erotic thriller The Housemaid, and
the comical family film The SpongeBob Movie,
Search for SquarePants. Cameron's franchise has
now earned over $5 .6 billion globally, breaking
every record for profitability. Well, all righty,
folks. It's time for the quote of the day. And
today, our quote comes from the American economist
and author Milton Friedman. And he said, And
that's a wrap for this morning. You can check
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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.