Good morning and a warm welcome to your show,
Sunny Mornings in San Diego. I'm your host, Melissa,
and it's Wednesday, April 1st. You'll be interested
to know. Today is April Fool's Day. This playful
holiday invites friends and families to share
light pranks and laughter, celebrating creativity
and the joy of surprise with gentle, harmless
tricks. Hopefully... So now you know. And now,
it's time for the surf report. Wednesday at Tourmaline.
This morning, it's looking fair with one plus
foot waves. Conditions are choppy right now,
but they should improve to fair as the morning
goes on. Winds are currently onshore at eight
miles per hour and will stay around that speed
through the day. Expect choppy conditions to
persist into the afternoon. Best time to ride
is at 9 a .m. with a 4 -foot high tide when the
southwest swell is 1 feet at 13 seconds and the
onshore wind is 6 miles per hour. The first high
tide on Wednesday will be 4 .5 feet at 9 .30
a .m., followed by a 0 -foot low tide at 3 .30.
The nearshore buoy at Mission Bay West. Reeds
66 degrees for the water temperature. Thursday
brings fair 2 -foot waves with light northwest
winds, but conditions become choppy by late morning.
Friday sees a rise to 2 to 3 plus feet, offering
clean conditions early before choppy winds develop
in the afternoon. Saturday holds steady at 2
to 3 plus feet with clean conditions throughout,
making it the most favorable day of this period.
This morning, it's mostly cloudy and it feels
like 63 degrees with 5 mile per hour wind. The
sunset will take place at 710 and it will rise
again tomorrow at 636. It looks like we're in
for some mostly sunny weather today with a high
near 69 and a light southwest breeze around 8
miles per hour. If you're inland, it will hit
a high of 69. Tonight. Expect mostly cloudy skies
with a low of 57 and light winds around 8 mph.
Looking ahead in the weather. Thursday will be
mostly cloudy with a high near 67 and northwest
winds 5 to 15 mph, gusting as high as 25. Friday
through Sunday warm up with sunnier skies and
highs rising from the mid -70s to near 77. with
nights mostly in the mid to upper 50s. Bonjour,
food enthusiasts! This podcast is brought to
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to tell them. Sunny mornings send you. In local
news, three San Diego nonprofits, Serving Seniors,
Chicano Federation, and Healthy Day Partners
are set to receive new electric vehicles from
a grant program. run by San Diego Gas and Electric
and Citizens Energy Corporation. The grant program,
which aims to support low -income and marginalized
communities, awarded a total of $14 million to
various organizations. Melinda Forsti, president
and chief executive officer of Serving Seniors,
expressed that rising gas prices have significantly
impacted their expenses, stating, Right now,
we are spending literally thousands of dollars
every week in increased fuel costs alone. This
initiative will help these organizations meet
their operational needs more sustainably. Now
on to sports. Yankees make history not seen in
over 80 years with their third shutout in the
first five games. Max Freid had much to block
out before his opening night start, including
yellow cabs and San Francisco cable cars beyond
the dugouts and fireworks creating a haze over
the ballpark. Freid extended his scoreless inning
streak to 13 -1 with seven outstanding frames,
striking out six while allowing three hits and
one walk, earning his second win in a 5 -0 victory
over the Mariners. Through five games, the Yankees
have allowed three runs this season, tied with
the 1943 Cardinals for the fewest runs by a team
in its first five games in Major League Baseball
history. In local sports, the Padres fall to
the Giants last night at Petco, 9 -3. German
Marquez was roughed up just three innings, eight
hits, four runs. Logan Webb was excellent for
San Francisco. going six innings with five strikeouts.
San Diego gets right back at it this afternoon
at 110. A quick turnaround against a division
rival, and the Friars need a better showing on
their home turf. In injury news, all -star reliever
Jason Adam is right on schedule coming back from
quadriceps surgery. He threw one in a third scoreless
innings for AAA El Paso on Saturday. and has
back -to -back rehab appearances lined up this
Friday and Saturday. If all goes well, he could
be back as early as April 6th, stepping right
into the set -up role in front of closer Mason
Miller. On the ice, the Gulls host the Roadrunners
tonight at 7 at Pechanga Arena, a late -season
rivalry game with real playoff stakes for both
sides. In top news. A school district tried to
help train Waymos to stop for school buses. It
didn't work. The incidents in Austin raise questions
about how self -driving cars learn and adapt
to their surroundings. One of the purported advantages
of self -driving car technology is that every
car can learn from one vehicle's mistakes. Waymo
states the Waymo driver learns from the collective
experiences gathered across our fleet. including
previous hardware generations. However, in Austin,
Waymo's vehicles struggled for months to learn
how to stop for school buses during pickup and
drop -off times. An official with the Austin
Independent School District alleged that the
vehicles had, in at least 19 instances, illegally
and dangerously passed school buses with flashing
red lights. In early December, Waymo issued a
federal recall related to these incidents. acknowledging
at least 12 to federal regulators. In business
news, Applebee's restaurant closures are affecting
several locations after a major franchisee went
bankrupt. Georgia and Florida locations are among
those that have shuttered, including stores near
Walt Disney World, SeaWorld, and the Daytona
International Speedway. A number of Applebee's
neighborhood grill and bar restaurants have closed
due to financial distress and declining foot
traffic. The 10 shuttered stores are all owned
by an Atlanta -based Applebee's franchisee that
sought Chapter 11 protection. Most locations
were closed before the franchisee's bankruptcy
petition on March 24. Applebee's had roughly
1 ,520 franchise locations as of December 2025.
In crypto movement, Bitcoin is unchanged. At
$68 ,000, Ethereum is up 2 % to $2 ,000. And
XRP is up 1 .5 % to $1 .34. 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
science. How a small winter flower has attracted
droves of admirers offers a symbol of resilience.
The snowdrop, or galanthus, blooms when the world
is still frozen. Gardeners enamored with this
plant gather each year in Pennsylvania to celebrate
its subtleties and endurance. A late February
morning, a 220 -year -old Quaker meeting house
in Downingtown, Pennsylvania, fills with revelers
from all over the United States and abroad. People
grasp hands and hug like they're at a family
reunion. Many wear hats, sweaters, and scarves
adorned with little white blossoms bowing toward
the earth. The flower is the snowdrop, and this
is the Galanthus Gala, an annual gathering of
its ardent admirers. and in entertainment news.
The drama is generating buzz, with its first
reviews now available. Starring Zendaya and Robert
Pattinson, this A24 feature drama is directed
by Christopher Borgli, who is known for Dream
Scenario. The plot centers on a happily engaged
couple whose wedding week takes an unexpected
turn. Early reviews are mixed, however. Critics
praised Zendaya and Pattinson's performances.
Deadline's Pete Hammond called the film a darkly
funny yet explosively honest movie that may not
be what you expect at all going in. He also noted
Pattinson's performance as a career best performance.
Canada's CBC described the film as imperfect,
controversial, and fascinating. Well, alrighty
folks, it's time for the quote of the day. And
today, our quote comes from the American humorist
and author, Will Rogers. And he said, Everything
is funny as long as it is happening to somebody
else. 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.