Good morning and a warm welcome to your show,
Sunny Mornings in San Diego. I'm your host, Melissa,
and it's Thursday, February 12th. You'll be interested
to know. 102 years ago, today, in 1924, George
Dershwin unveiled his Rhapsody in Blue in a landmark
concert blending classical technique with jazz
rhythms, thrilling a cosmopolitan audience. The
premiere signaled a major American musical achievement,
legitimizing jazz within concert halls and inspiring
composers and audiences toward fresh national
artistic identity. So now you know. And now,
it's time for the Surf Report. Thursday at Tourmaline.
This morning it's looking fair with waves around
three to four plus feet. The wind is sideshore
at four miles per hour. Conditions stay fair
until about 10 a .m. when they become choppy.
By noon, the waves drop to two to four feet as
the wind shifts to onshore at 11 miles per hour.
Best time to ride is at 7 a .m. with a four -foot
outgoing high tide when the west swell is four
feet at 11 seconds and the sideshore wind is
The first low tide on Thursday will be zero -foot
at 1 .15 p .m., followed by a three -foot high
tide just before eight. The nearshore buoy at
Mission Bay West reads 63 degrees for the water
temperature. Expect Friday to start with choppy
conditions around two to three feet, improving
slightly in the afternoon. Saturday sees a steady
swell of 4 to 6 feet with clean conditions, making
it the best day of the period. By Sunday, conditions
become choppy again with sizes around 3 to 4
feet, as onshore winds pick up throughout the
day. This morning, it's partly sunny and it feels
like 55 degrees with 5 mile per hour wind. The
sunset will take place at 532. and it will rise
again tomorrow at 635. It looks like we're in
for a partly sunny day with a high near 66 and
a light north wind at 5 to 10 miles per hour,
gusting up to 20. Tonight, expect cloudy skies
with a low around 54 and a gentle north wind.
Looking ahead in the weather, Friday will be
mostly sunny with highs near 68. at a northwest
breeze near 10 miles per hour, then mostly clear
overnight with lows around 50. Saturday stays
mostly sunny with highs near 69 before clouds
increase on Sunday with a chance of rain after
10 a .m. and highs near 66, becoming rainy Sunday
night through Washington's birthday with highs
near 62 and lows near 53 into Monday night. Bonjour,
food enthusiasts! This podcast is brought to
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to tell them. Sunny mornings send you. In local
news, Qualcomm, the San Diego -based wireless
pioneer, ended its first fiscal quarter with
record revenue of $12 .3 billion, marking a 5
% increase from $11 .7 billion a year ago. However,
President and Chief Executive Officer Cristiano
Eman warned that our near -term handset's outlook
is impacted by industry -wide memory supply constraints,
as a shortage of memory chips affects sales to
smartphone customers. Despite the challenges,
Qualcomm's stock closed up over 1 % at $148 per
share, although it fell over 9 % in after -hours
trading following the earnings announcement.
Now onto sports. American speed skater Jordan
Stolls won his first gold medal in a weird way,
setting an Olympic record in the 1 ,000 meters
with a time of 106 .28 seconds, beating Dutch
rival Jenning de Boe by a fraction of a second.
However, Stolls had to wait 15 minutes for another
skater, Joe Puenemars, to race again after being
cut off in a previous heat. When Puenemars finished
in fifth place, Stolls celebrated by skating
a lap with a flag overhead, joined by Snoop Dogg
and Eric Haydn. Stolls aims to win three more
races, feeling less pressure now that he has
one gold medal. In local sports, The Pac -12
announced its 2026 football schedule, marking
a new era with six full -time members joining
this fall. The old Pac -12 disbanded in 2024,
leaving only Oregon's state and Washington state
before a legal battle secured control of conference
rights. This fall, the conference welcomes five
teams from the Mountain West, including Aztecs,
along with Texas State, to maintain bowl eligibility.
The schedule features a four -game non -conference
slate starting on September 5th, followed by
a seven -game round robin, culminating in a championship
game at the highest seeds venue. In a twist,
Week 13 will feature flex matchups to enhance
playoff positioning. In top news, drug cartels
are shifting their money laundering to cryptocurrency,
leaving law enforcement struggling to keep pace.
A vast ecosystem, supported by the gig economy,
has emerged to clean this cash. David Skotis
operated his illicit business out of Victory
Park in Murrieta, California, converting cash
into cryptocurrency through more than 4 ,000
transactions. Arrested in June 2023, Skotis'
case highlights the evolving landscape of money
laundering, where participants range from gig
workers to brokers for organized crime. Experts
warn that without proper oversight, these operations
may slip beyond government control. The future
of money laundering is increasingly digital and
decentralized. In business news, the Dutch have
quietly adopted a four -day workweek, raising
questions about its sustainability. Gavin Arm,
co -founder of Positivity Branding, emphasizes
the importance of family time. stating, your
kids are only young ones. His company switched
to a four -day week seven years ago, maintaining
a 32 -hour work schedule without salary cuts.
Barm's colleague, Bert DeWitt, believes in working
smarter, not harder, despite skepticism from
some staff. The Netherlands boasts high productivity
with fewer hours, but challenges remain as the
workforce ages. Experts caution that expanding
labor supply is crucial for maintaining quality
of life. In crypto movement, Bitcoin is down
2 % to $67 ,000. Ethereum is down 2 .5 % to just
under $2 ,000. And XRP is down 2 % to $1 .38.
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. Elon Musk addressed the recent departures
of ex -AI staff members on February 11th, 2026.
stating the company was reorganized to improve
the speed of execution. This week, two co -founding
members announced their resignations, with Tony
Wu stating it was, time for my next chapter,
while Jimmy Ba confirmed it was his last day.
These exits leave half of the founding team still
at XAI, following Greg Yang's step back due to
health issues. Several technical staff members
also announced departures. with one former employee
citing crazy working hours and a lack of growth
potential. Another former member expressed his
desire to start something new. Entertainment
news. Guy Purse, Jared Harris, and Merab Ninnyaz
will star in Anthony McCartan's The Price of
Peace. This political thriller is set during
the pivotal 1945 Potsdam Conference. The film
chronicles the historic meeting between President
Harry S. Truman, Prime Minister Winston Churchill,
and Soviet leader Joseph Stalin as they negotiated
the future of post -war Europe. Principal photography
is scheduled to begin in London and Potsdam during
summer 2026, with delivery anticipated in 2027.
McCartan, known for his work on Darkest Hour
and Bohemian Rhapsody, stated, this is not a
biopic, but rather a political thriller where
the stakes are frankly enormous. Well, all righty,
folks, it's time for the quote of the day. And
today, our quote comes from the American composer
and conductor Leonard Bernstein. And he said,
music can name the unnameable. and communicate
the unknowable, capturing the essence of human
experience and emotion, transcending boundaries,
and uniting diverse cultures. 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.