WEBVTT 00:00:01.820 --> 00:00:04.740 Good morning and a warm welcome to your show, 00:00:05.259 --> 00:00:09.099 Sunny Mornings in Encinitas. I'm your host, Melissa, 00:00:09.560 --> 00:00:13.619 and it's Wednesday, February 25th. You'll be 00:00:13.619 --> 00:00:18.780 interested to know. 62 years ago, today, in 1964, 00:00:20.079 --> 00:00:22.480 a young Cassius Clay stunned the boxing world 00:00:22.480 --> 00:00:25.620 by defeating Sonny Liston to claim his first 00:00:25.620 --> 00:00:28.219 heavyweight crown. and boldly announcing his 00:00:28.219 --> 00:00:32.380 new identity as Muhammad Ali. That victory marked 00:00:32.380 --> 00:00:35.399 a transformative milestone for sport and social 00:00:35.399 --> 00:00:39.079 visibility, as Muhammad Ali embodied fearless 00:00:39.079 --> 00:00:42.579 skill, outspoken conviction, and a redefinition 00:00:42.579 --> 00:00:46.859 of what a champion could represent. So now you 00:00:46.859 --> 00:00:51.320 know. And now, it's time for the Surf Report. 00:00:54.240 --> 00:00:58.000 Wednesday in Ensenada. This morning, it's looking 00:00:58.000 --> 00:01:01.399 clean with one -plus -foot waves rolling in. 00:01:02.039 --> 00:01:03.920 Conditions should stay similar through the morning, 00:01:04.239 --> 00:01:07.180 but expect them to shift to fair by noon as the 00:01:07.180 --> 00:01:11.000 wind picks up to onshore at five miles per hour. 00:01:11.840 --> 00:01:14.500 By the afternoon, it could get a bit choppy, 00:01:14.700 --> 00:01:17.500 with the wind increasing to seven miles per hour. 00:01:18.519 --> 00:01:21.859 Best time to ride is at 6 a .m. with a three 00:01:21.859 --> 00:01:24.739 -foot outgoing high tide. when the west swell 00:01:24.739 --> 00:01:27.980 is one feet at 10 seconds and the offshore wind 00:01:27.980 --> 00:01:32.400 is one mile per hour. The first low tide on Wednesday 00:01:32.400 --> 00:01:36.379 will be a half foot just before 1130 a .m., followed 00:01:36.379 --> 00:01:39.640 by a three -foot high tide just before seven. 00:01:40.480 --> 00:01:44.519 The nearshore buoy at Beacons reads 63 degrees 00:01:44.519 --> 00:01:49.219 for the water temperature. Conditions start clean 00:01:49.219 --> 00:01:52.329 with one -plus foot waves on Thursday. gradually 00:01:52.329 --> 00:01:56.069 becoming choppy by midday. Friday holds steady 00:01:56.069 --> 00:01:58.829 at two feet, remaining clean in the morning before 00:01:58.829 --> 00:02:02.909 choppy conditions develop in the afternoon. Saturday 00:02:02.909 --> 00:02:05.849 sees a slight increase to two to three feet with 00:02:05.849 --> 00:02:08.490 fair conditions throughout, offering the best 00:02:08.490 --> 00:02:11.389 surf of the period as the wind stays manageable. 00:02:13.569 --> 00:02:16.389 This morning there's patchy fog and it feels 00:02:16.389 --> 00:02:20.900 like 59 degrees with no wind. The sunset will 00:02:20.900 --> 00:02:24.400 take place at 543, and it will rise again tomorrow 00:02:24.400 --> 00:02:28.639 at 621. It looks like we're in for some patchy 00:02:28.639 --> 00:02:31.620 fog this morning, clearing up by mid -morning 00:02:31.620 --> 00:02:36.000 with mostly sunny skies and a high near 65, along 00:02:36.000 --> 00:02:40.460 with a light west wind. Tonight, expect partly 00:02:40.460 --> 00:02:44.159 cloudy skies and patchy fog after 10 p .m. with 00:02:44.159 --> 00:02:51.110 a low around 57 and a calm southeast wind. Looking 00:02:51.110 --> 00:02:54.870 ahead in the weather. Thursday starts with patchy 00:02:54.870 --> 00:02:58.270 fog before 10am, then becomes mostly sunny with 00:02:58.270 --> 00:03:02.469 a high near 68 and a light west wind. Friday 00:03:02.469 --> 00:03:05.090 and Saturday are dry and mostly sunny with highs 00:03:05.090 --> 00:03:08.949 around 70 and 69 respectively, each night featuring 00:03:08.949 --> 00:03:13.930 patchy fog after 10pm and lows in the upper 50s. 00:03:14.509 --> 00:03:17.569 Sunday brings patchy morning fog and partly sunny 00:03:17.569 --> 00:03:21.159 skies with a high near 66. at a mostly cloudy 00:03:21.159 --> 00:03:26.180 night near 56. Bonjour, food enthusiasts. This 00:03:26.180 --> 00:03:29.039 podcast is brought to you by Versailles Cafe 00:03:29.039 --> 00:03:33.039 and Pastries in Encinitas. Nestled on El Camino 00:03:33.039 --> 00:03:36.240 Real South, just north of Encinitas Boulevard, 00:03:36.759 --> 00:03:41.340 this cafe is a haven for culinary delights. Indulge 00:03:41.340 --> 00:03:44.560 in their amazing Eggs Benedict or their gluten 00:03:44.560 --> 00:03:48.009 -free crepes. You can grab a panini for lunch 00:03:48.009 --> 00:03:50.750 or just breeze on through to get your morning 00:03:50.750 --> 00:03:54.590 coffee. They are open every day from 8 to 5. 00:03:55.110 --> 00:03:58.229 So stop on by, and don't forget to tell them. 00:03:58.650 --> 00:04:04.150 Sunny mornings send you. In local news, the San 00:04:04.150 --> 00:04:07.189 Diego Unified School District Board of Education 00:04:07.189 --> 00:04:10.110 is considering a nickname change for Claremont 00:04:10.110 --> 00:04:12.930 High School's athletic teams from chieftains 00:04:12.930 --> 00:04:16.259 to captains to comply with a state law. banning 00:04:16.259 --> 00:04:20.300 derogatory Native American terms. Principal Carly 00:04:20.300 --> 00:04:23.220 Johnstone explained that CAPTNS was chosen for 00:04:23.220 --> 00:04:26.660 its inclusive application and represents a title 00:04:26.660 --> 00:04:30.459 students can aspire to attain. If approved, the 00:04:30.459 --> 00:04:34.279 change would take effect for the 2026 to 2027 00:04:34.279 --> 00:04:37.779 school year. Local tribal leaders have expressed 00:04:37.779 --> 00:04:40.240 support for the change. which is fifth on the 00:04:40.240 --> 00:04:43.000 meeting agenda, scheduled for 5 p .m. at the 00:04:43.000 --> 00:04:45.620 Eugene Bruckner Education Center auditorium. 00:04:51.079 --> 00:04:55.100 Now on to sports. Local officials representing 00:04:55.100 --> 00:04:58.500 World Cup host cities warned Congress on Tuesday 00:04:58.500 --> 00:05:01.740 about security concerns, coordination problems, 00:05:02.160 --> 00:05:05.430 and inadequate federal funding. risking catastrophe 00:05:05.430 --> 00:05:09.110 with just over 100 days before the games begin. 00:05:09.949 --> 00:05:12.990 Witnesses emphasize the urgent need to unfreeze 00:05:12.990 --> 00:05:15.850 federal emergency management agency money for 00:05:15.850 --> 00:05:19.649 security. Drone threats, human trafficking, and 00:05:19.649 --> 00:05:22.850 recent cartel violence in Mexico further complicate 00:05:22.850 --> 00:05:26.389 the situation. Officials testified that local 00:05:26.389 --> 00:05:29.050 agencies struggle to coordinate with federal 00:05:29.050 --> 00:05:33.509 authorities on security details. Funding is critical 00:05:33.509 --> 00:05:35.990 as delays could lead to catastrophic planning 00:05:35.990 --> 00:05:38.990 issues for events like the World Cup and the 00:05:38.990 --> 00:05:43.209 2028 Olympics. The FIFA World Cup kicks off on 00:05:43.209 --> 00:05:49.490 June 11th in Mexico City in local sports. Tyler 00:05:49.490 --> 00:05:52.810 Heaves, the sporting director for San Diego SC, 00:05:53.269 --> 00:05:55.670 received a contract extension that keeps him 00:05:55.670 --> 00:06:00.230 in his role through the first half of 2029. This 00:06:00.230 --> 00:06:02.870 comes after Heats built a roster that set Major 00:06:02.870 --> 00:06:05.350 League Soccer expansion records for wins and 00:06:05.350 --> 00:06:10.730 points during the 2025 season. San Diego SC has 00:06:10.730 --> 00:06:15.089 started strong in 2026, defeating Pumas 4 -1 00:06:15.089 --> 00:06:18.129 in the CONCACAF Champions Cup and winning their 00:06:18.129 --> 00:06:23.110 NLS season opener against Montreal 5 -0. Despite 00:06:23.110 --> 00:06:25.910 the ongoing uncertainty regarding Mexican star 00:06:25.910 --> 00:06:29.180 Chucky Lozano, ownership remains confident in 00:06:29.180 --> 00:06:33.980 heat's leadership moving forward. In top news, 00:06:35.060 --> 00:06:38.519 a massive rift is splitting Africa in half, and 00:06:38.519 --> 00:06:41.199 may form Earth's sixth ocean, scientists say. 00:06:42.279 --> 00:06:45.620 In northeast Ethiopia, the rift shoved continental 00:06:45.620 --> 00:06:49.699 plates apart by 25 feet in just a few days, completely 00:06:49.699 --> 00:06:53.500 shocking researchers. The ground split wide open 00:06:53.500 --> 00:06:57.430 in September 2005, amidst volcanic eruptions 00:06:57.430 --> 00:07:01.290 and hundreds of earthquakes. Cynthia Ebinger, 00:07:01.610 --> 00:07:05.149 a geologist at Tulane University stated, we had 00:07:05.149 --> 00:07:08.790 never seen something like this. The Davahoo Fisher 00:07:08.790 --> 00:07:11.790 may lead to Africa splitting into two continents, 00:07:12.089 --> 00:07:16.209 creating a new ocean in millions of years. Ebinger 00:07:16.209 --> 00:07:18.730 predicts that dramatic episodes will continue 00:07:18.730 --> 00:07:24.889 every 50 to 100 years. In business news, Big 00:07:24.889 --> 00:07:28.170 Tech is buying up America's land, and home builders 00:07:28.170 --> 00:07:31.910 cannot compete. In Prince William County, Virginia, 00:07:32.269 --> 00:07:35.149 Steve Alloy, chief executive of Stanley Martin, 00:07:35.730 --> 00:07:38.910 noticed tech giants like Microsoft and Google 00:07:38.910 --> 00:07:41.730 acquiring land instead of housing developers. 00:07:42.810 --> 00:07:46.269 For instance, a data center developer paid $31 00:07:46.269 --> 00:07:50.889 million for land, meant for 250 housing units. 00:07:51.500 --> 00:07:54.620 As artificial intelligence grows, developers 00:07:54.620 --> 00:07:57.319 find selling to data centers more profitable 00:07:57.319 --> 00:08:00.879 than housing. In Northern Virginia, a housing 00:08:00.879 --> 00:08:05.060 shortage exceeds 75 ,000 homes, while data centers 00:08:05.060 --> 00:08:08.660 dominate land development. Local officials and 00:08:08.660 --> 00:08:11.439 residents express concerns over the impact on 00:08:11.439 --> 00:08:15.439 housing and community needs. In crypto movement, 00:08:16.439 --> 00:08:22.040 Bitcoin is up 2 % to about $65 ,000. Ethereum 00:08:22.040 --> 00:08:27.819 is up 3 .5 % to just over $1 ,900. And XRP is 00:08:27.819 --> 00:08:35.700 up 1 .5 % to $1 .37. Moving on to a more local 00:08:35.700 --> 00:08:39.840 vibe. In our community spotlight on health and 00:08:39.840 --> 00:08:42.679 wellness, we are working with a national Pilates 00:08:42.679 --> 00:08:46.100 studio to bring you some free classes, so listen 00:08:46.100 --> 00:08:50.580 up. Check out Club Pilates. With several locations 00:08:50.580 --> 00:08:54.620 in the San Diego area, Pilates presents a comprehensive 00:08:54.620 --> 00:08:58.000 wellness approach, cultivating strength, reducing 00:08:58.000 --> 00:09:02.360 tension, and elevating mental well -being. Scientific 00:09:02.360 --> 00:09:06.440 research affirms its benefits. So now you can 00:09:06.440 --> 00:09:09.940 check out Club Pilates for a free class with 00:09:09.940 --> 00:09:14.100 locations in Encinitas, Solana Beach, Oceanside, 00:09:14.460 --> 00:09:18.399 La Jolla, and more. Just be sure to tell them, 00:09:18.720 --> 00:09:22.500 Sunny Morning sent you by. And now, back to the 00:09:22.500 --> 00:09:28.519 show. Let's talk tech. Apple's OLED touchscreen 00:09:28.519 --> 00:09:31.879 MacBook Pros, set to launch this fall, will feature 00:09:31.879 --> 00:09:35.200 a dynamic island, similar to what is available 00:09:35.200 --> 00:09:38.299 on iPhones, according to Bloomberg's Mark Gurman. 00:09:39.299 --> 00:09:41.820 This feature was first introduced with the iPhone 00:09:41.820 --> 00:09:46.669 14 Pro and iPhone 14 Pro Max. and will be smaller 00:09:46.669 --> 00:09:49.929 on the MacBook Pro. The new models will come 00:09:49.929 --> 00:09:53.350 in 14 -inch and 16 -inch screen sizes and will 00:09:53.350 --> 00:09:56.970 look similar to current versions. Apple will 00:09:56.970 --> 00:10:00.309 update the user interface to be dynamic for better 00:10:00.309 --> 00:10:04.190 touch or point -and -click functionality. Perman 00:10:04.190 --> 00:10:06.769 notes that touchscreen Macs won't be announced 00:10:06.769 --> 00:10:09.289 during the March 4th event, but are expected 00:10:09.289 --> 00:10:17.259 to release closer to the end of 2026. Entertainment 00:10:17.259 --> 00:10:20.820 news. Sunny Pictures is set to reboot the Spider 00:10:20.820 --> 00:10:24.159 -Man universe with new people after several box 00:10:24.159 --> 00:10:27.840 office disappointments. Film boss Tom Rothman 00:10:27.840 --> 00:10:31.539 revealed that Spider -Man No Way Home was banned 00:10:31.539 --> 00:10:34.460 in China due to the depiction of the Statue of 00:10:34.460 --> 00:10:37.639 Liberty. He confirmed a fresh reboot for the 00:10:37.639 --> 00:10:40.940 franchise despite the success of the Venom films. 00:10:42.000 --> 00:10:45.279 Rothman stated scarcity has value. you gotta 00:10:45.279 --> 00:10:48.500 make the audience miss you. He also expressed 00:10:48.500 --> 00:10:52.539 frustration that No Way Home made $1 .9 billion 00:10:52.539 --> 00:10:56.159 globally, which could have exceeded $2 billion 00:10:56.159 --> 00:11:00.120 with Chinese approval. The live -action films 00:11:00.120 --> 00:11:02.820 have struggled overall, with Morbius earning 00:11:02.820 --> 00:11:09.399 $162 million. Well, alrighty, folks. It's time 00:11:09.399 --> 00:11:13.299 for the quote of the day. And today... Our quote 00:11:13.299 --> 00:11:15.840 comes from the American author and motivational 00:11:15.840 --> 00:11:20.960 speaker, Les Brown. And he said, shoot for the 00:11:20.960 --> 00:11:23.860 moon, even if you miss, you'll land among the 00:11:23.860 --> 00:11:32.480 stars. And that's a wrap for this morning. You 00:11:32.480 --> 00:11:35.399 can check out our Instagram, YouTube, and TikTok 00:11:35.399 --> 00:11:39.019 for some captivating aerial videos with local 00:11:39.019 --> 00:11:42.940 news and the surf reports. Have an amazing day, 00:11:43.179 --> 00:11:45.519 my good friends. We'll see you tomorrow with 00:11:45.519 --> 00:11:48.440 another episode of Sunny Mornings in Encinitas.