Good morning and a warm welcome to your show,
Sunny Mornings in San Diego. I'm your host, Melissa,
and it's Friday, February 27th. You'll be interested
to know. 94 years ago, today, in 1932, James
Chadwick discovered the neutron, identifying
a neutral particle in atomic nuclei after experiments
with beryllium and radiation. changing how scientists
understood atomic structure. This breakthrough
established a foundation for nuclear physics
and enabled advances in atomic theory, nuclear
reactors, and medical isotopes, marking a major
scientific milestone. So now you know. And now,
it's time for the Surf Report. Friday at Tourmaline.
This morning, it's looking clean with waves at
2 feet. Conditions remain steady throughout the
morning before shifting to fair by 9 a .m. and
onshore winds pick up to 4 miles per hour. By
noon, expect choppy conditions as winds increase
to 7 miles per hour. Best time to ride is at
6 a .m. with a 5 -foot high tide when the southwest
swell is 1 feet at 18 seconds. and the offshore
wind is 3 mile per hour. The first low tide on
Friday will be minus 1 foot at 1 p .m., followed
by a 4 foot high tide at 7 .45. The nearshore
buoy at Mission Day West reads 63 degrees for
the water temperature. Expect clean conditions
with waves around 2 to 3 feet on Saturday morning,
ideal for a fun session. As the day progresses,
wind shifts to one shore, creating fair but choppy
conditions by afternoon. Sunday sees a steady
swell with waves building to two plus feet, but
choppy conditions develop later, making Saturday
the more favorable day. This morning, it's sunny
and it feels like 63 degrees with no wind. The
sunset will take place at 545. and it will rise
again tomorrow at 6 .19. It looks like we're
in for a sunny Friday with a high near 82 and
a light northwest breeze. Tonight, expect patchy
fog after 10 p .m. with partly cloudy skies and
a low around 59 with a gentle northeast wind.
Looking ahead in the weather. Saturday starts
with patchy fog before 10 a .m., then turns mostly
sunny with a high near 78 and a light southwest
wind up to 10 miles per hour. Sunday morning
may have patchy fog before 10 a .m., then stays
mostly sunny with a high near 74, followed by
a cool trend Monday and Tuesday with highs near
68 and nights in the low to mid 50s. Bonjour,
food enthusiasts! This podcast is brought to
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to tell them. Sunny mornings send you. In local
news, Grammy Award -winning singer Ziggy Marley
will be bringing his North American Bright Side
Tour to San Diego. The concert is scheduled for
Saturday, June 20th, at the Calco's Credit Union
Open Air Theater. Marley, the son of reggae legend
Bob Marley, has won nine Grammys and is set to
release his latest album, Brightside, on vinyl
April 18th and digitally May 1st. Artist presale
tickets will be available starting Wednesday
at 10 a .m. with general sales beginning Friday
at 10 a .m. The new album features themes of
resilience and strength, along with a tribute
track titled Many Mourn for Bob. Now onto sports.
Kavin Sullivan made history with a remarkable
performance, helping the Philadelphia Union soar
past Trinidad and Tobago Defense Force Football
Club and into the round of 16 of the 2026 CONCACAF
Champions Cup on February 26, 2026. The 16 -year
-old midfielder scored his first two senior team
goals and provided two assists in the round one
finale. which ended in a 7 -0 victory. With his
first goal, Sullivan became the youngest American
goal scorer in CONCACAF Champions Cup history.
He now awaits a significant round of 16 matchup
with Club America in mid -March, after they won
their series against Club Olympia. In local sports,
The Padres are expected to set a record for the
sale price of an MLB franchise when the team
changes hands. Five BIDs have reportedly been
submitted to the current ownership group, led
by the Siedler family, which announced its intention
to explore a sale last November. The franchise
is anticipated to sell for more than $2 .5 billion,
potentially reaching $3 billion, surpassing the
previous record of $2 .4 paid for the New York
Mets. Multiple bidders, including Joe Lechub,
Jose E. Feliciano, and Joe Kudla, are involved
in the fast -moving sale process, with optimism
for completion by opening day. In top news, mortgage
rates have fallen below 6 % this week for the
first time in more than three years, a welcome
change for house hunters entering the busy spring
home buying season. The average rate for a 30
-year fixed mortgage was 5 .98%, the lowest since
September of 2022, according to Freddie Mac.
This drop is expected to attract more buyers
and increase refinance applications. However,
existing home sales fell 8 .4 % in January, and
buyers face high home prices and economic uncertainties.
Despite this, the lower rates may empower more
negotiations for buyers. In business news, Home
Depot, one of the largest United States home
improvement retailers, continues to face challenges
as shoppers shift their discretionary spending
habits in stores. The retailer's chief executive
officer has raised alarm bells about how shifting
consumer sentiment and market pressures could
impact the company's future performance and sales.
In the fourth quarter of 2025, Hone Depot's United
States comparable sales increased by a minor
0 .3 % year over year. Amid weaker consumer demand,
the retailer's operating income dropped by 14
.4%. Home Depot executives have pinpointed the
cause of weak demand in stores. The current mortgage
rate environment has impacted housing affordability.
In crypto movement, Bitcoin is up 3 % for the
week to just over $67 ,000. Ethereum is up 8
% to $2 ,000. And XRP is up 4 % to $1 .40. 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. In 2026, the global restaurant automation
market is projected to reach $28 billion. Miso
Robotics, known for its robot Fry Cooks, has
developed Flippy, an artificial intelligence
-powered robot arm that effectively flips burgers
and has expanded to fry stations at major baseball
parks. Miso's CDO, Rich Hull, emphasized that
Flippy operates twice as fast and never takes
breaks. Despite challenges and declining revenues,
MISO continues to innovate and recently acquired
Zignal to enhance restaurant operations. However,
experts caution that automation has yet to prove
its economic value, with many still preferring
human workers over machines. Entertainment news.
In streaming ratings, Bridgerton returns higher
with its fourth season debut. Prime Video's fallout
also had its best week of the second season so
far. A 19 -month wait between seasons of Bridgerton
did little to diminish the ardor for the Netflix
series. Season 4 premiered at number one overall
on the Nielsen streaming charts from January
26 to February 1, scoring 3 billion and 30 million
minutes of viewing for the week. This is 10 %
higher than the opening week of Season 3 in May
2024. Stranger Things held second place with
1 billion and 300 million minutes of watch time.
Well, all righty, folks. It's time for the quote
of the day. And today, our quote comes from the
British physicist and Nobel laureate, Ernest
Rutherford. And he said, All science is either
physics or stamp collecting, emphasizing the
importance of fundamental discoveries like the
neutron, which transform our understanding of
the universe. And that's a wrap for this morning.
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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.