It's no secret, most of us would like to stay in our own home as we age. Yet, sometimes our loved ones just need a little extra help to remain comfortable at home. That's where Always Best Care can help....we are dedicated to exceeding expectations....always.
They say that your golden years are the best years of your life. For most older Americans, that's how it should be - a time to relax, reflect, and live life in a familiar place. After all, senior citizens in the U.S. have worked tirelessly to build a better economy, serve their communities, and raise families.
However, as seniors grow older, completing daily tasks like showering and enjoying activities such as visiting the historic Mormon Battalion Historic Site gets harder without someone by their side. Unfortunately, many older Americans aren't able to rely on their adult children for help. The reality in today's world is that family members do not have the skills or time to dedicate to caring for their parents. That's where Always Best Care Senior Services comes in.
Our in-home care services are for people who prefer to stay at home as they grow older but need ongoing care that family or friends cannot provide. More and more older adults prefer to live far away from long-term, institutionalized facilities and closer to the place where they feel most comfortable - their home. Home care in San Diego, CA is a safe, effective way to give your loved ones the care they need when they need it the most.
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Service AreasSince 1996, Always Best Care has provided non-medical in-home care for seniors to help them maintain a healthy lifestyle as they get older. We are proud to have helped more than 25,000 seniors maintain higher levels of dignity and respect. We focus on providing seniors with the highest level of in-home care available so that they may live happily and independently.
Unlike some senior care companies, we genuinely want to be included in our clients' lives. We believe that personalized care is always the better option over a "one size fits all" approach. To make sure our senior clients receive the best care possible, we pair them with compassionate caregivers who understand their unique needs. That way, they may provide care accordingly without compromising their wellbeing.
The Always Best Care difference lies in life's little moments - where compassionate care and trustworthy experience come together to help seniors live a fruitful, healthy life. Whether you are an aging adult that can't quite keep up with life's daily tasks or the child of a senior who needs regular in-home services, Always Best Care is here to help.
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“I have been with Always Best Care for about 2 years, caring for my 86 year old father. Although I am his main caregiver, I still need help. My dad has 2 caregivers assigned to him which allows me to still keep my job. Dawn, his daily caregiver, goes that extra mile. Treating my dad as if it was her father. And Martesha, a newer caregiver for my dad, knew just what to do. And with a little background about my father, she didn't need much prompting ABC is so thoughtful and really shows their employees and client's how much they are appreciated.”
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“My name is Gabriela, I have been with Always Best Care for seven years and I have to say, it's really a great company to work for. The owners and manager are very professional, attentive, kind and flexible. As a caregiver is important that my client's needs are met and that we are a good match, and ABC does this perfectly. It's been a rewarding experience, taking care of my clients and Always Best Care has a huge heart towards people in need of care. Thank you ABC”
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“My experience with the clients with them have been great.Plus they have a very flexible hours.”
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“I'm a caregiver with Always Best Care. I've work for the agency since early April 2023. My experience has been fun, challenging at times but very rewarding. My clients are very nice. It is a great place to work. Management and administration are very communicative and attentive. They always address any concerns I have whether it is schedule issue, a client issue, or a special request. I love working for ABC. I highly recommend our company for any prospective or experienced caregivers. ????”
“My name is Haley Maddox and I’ve been with Always Best Care for a few months now and I would just like to say I absolutely LOVE and appreciate the company because they are always willing to work with you and your schedule to fit your personal life as well. Not only that but they make sure you know it’s ok to report any and every kind of complications at work and they always encourage you to ask questions and I like that a lot because not many jobs give you that comfortable feeling that YOU matter too. Thank you to ALWAYS BEST CARE for taking great care of not just their clients but their employees as well!❤️”
“So grateful to be apart of this wonderful community of people, it is such a great company! My clients treat me as I am their family and I truly take great pride in being able to care for them.”
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“Chelsea from the day she manager has been sweet and wonderful, making sure my schedule which is very complicated was met. She is a blessing to me”
“This is Gloria Brown and Ive been with always best care for some years. Its always been a great company to work for, but it even got better when Chelsea became the manager. With my super busy schedule she's alway been able to accommodate me, witch is not easy. It has been a blessing having her in my life. I've never worked for a company that shows appreciation and rewards us often. It feels wonderful to be appreciated. Thank you.”
“Always Best Care has been and continues to be a great working environment. The flexibility in my schedule has made it one of the most beneficial advantages working here. I have had the pleasure to have such great clients that have been very compatible both ways. Overall working at Always Best Care is and continues to be a great, flexible, compatible, understanding environment. Thank you Always Best Care”
“Aida Gomez is truly an Angel in disguise She is patient with me & attend to all my needs as a caregiver.. Her appearance & personality is awesome!!????. Am very pleased with Aida. I love her flexibility.”
“For me it is a honor to be part of this company called ALWAYS BEST CARE . From the first moment they always treated me with great respect , always worried about what I need . For me , my clients are part of my family, they are people who needs heard,respected and loved♥️I feel very blessed to be their caregiver ????.. Thank you very much for allowing me to be part of your beautiful company ????”
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“Always best care provides an excellent service as a caregiver. They care about the staff and the patient needs. The Leadership team are very compassion because they have a good level of communication and it also wants to do the right things.”
“Ophelia Carter is the best thing that ever happened to Bobby Wigley. She has a lot of patience and she is so good for him. She manages to do everything in a timely manner for him. She's amazing. I don't know how much money she makes but she deserves more. Thank you”
“Hello ???????? there this is Leonardo Martínez I’m one of the formal Care givers associates for Always best Care I would like to thanks not only always best care in general for the amazing management but specially to my manager the best and most caring manager I have ever had ever, specially when it comes to work and making things work for everyone, awesome communication stills and training, always showing the best guidance for work,making me learn something new I can apply for work, honestly couldn’t be more great full and satisfied for chelsy Boscarino being by manages. God bless sincerely.”
“I am getting the best quality of care”
“Always Best Care Senior Services meets each of their client's needs regardless of the intensity of the illness. Health and safety are #1 with this agency without question as to the complexity or time frame. They are committed for the duration. Customer service is not a lost cause. The staff will go beyond its means to comply to request.”
“From the start everyone (I've interacted with) has been awesome. You can tell they really care and so do their jobs well. From Chelsea in admin to Steven the phone nurse and especially Martesha Dad's caregiver. They make taking care of my father so much easier than it would be if I were on my own. I appreciate all of you and all you do. Thank you.”
Home is where the heart is. While that saying can sound a tad cliche, it is especially true for many seniors living in America. When given a choice, older adults most often prefer to grow older at home. An AARP study found that three out of four adults over the age of 50 want to stay in their homes and communities as they age.
When you begin to think about why, it makes sense. Home offers a sense of security, comfort, and familiarity.
The truth is, as we age, we begin to rely on others for help. When a family is too busy or lives too far away to fulfill this role, in-home senior care is often the best solution. Home care services allow seniors to enjoy personal independence while also receiving trustworthy assistance from a trained caregiver.
At Always Best Care, we offer a comprehensive range of home care services to help seniors stay healthy while they get the help they need to remain independent. As your senior loved one gets older, giving them the gift of senior care is one of the best ways to show your love, even if you live far away.
To give our senior clients the best care possible, we offer a full spectrum of in-home care services:
If your senior loved one has specific care needs, our personal care services are a great choice to consider. Personal care includes the standard caregiving duties associated with companion care and includes help with tasks such as dressing and grooming. Personal care can also help individuals with chronic conditions like diabetes.
Common personal care services include assistance with:
Sometimes, seniors need helpful reminders to maintain a high quality of life at home. If you or your senior has trouble with everyday tasks like cooking, our home helper services will be very beneficial.
Common home helper care services include assistance with:
Using this kind of care is a fantastic way to make life easier for you or your senior loved one. At Always Best Care, our talented caregivers often fill the role of a companion for seniors. That way, older adults can enjoy their favorite local activities, such as visiting Mission Trails Regional Park with friends while also receiving the care they need daily or weekly.
Common companionship services include:
According to AARP, more than 53 million adults living in the U.S. provide care to someone over 50 years old. Unfortunately, these caregivers experience stress, exhaustion, and even depression. Our respite care services help family caregivers address urgent obligations, spend time with their children, and enjoy nearby activities. Perhaps more importantly, respite care gives family members time to recharge and regroup. Taking personal time to de-stress reduces the risk of caregiver burnout. So, if you've always wanted to eat at the local Top of the Market - San Diego or visit La Punta de los Muertos, don't feel bad. Doing so is great for both you and your loved one.
At the end of the day, our goal is to become a valuable part of your senior's daily routine. That way, we may help give them the highest quality of life possible. We know that staying at home is important for your loved one, and we are here to help make sure that is possible.
If you have been on the fence about non-medical home care, there has never been a better time than now to give your senior the care, assistance, and companionship they deserve.
Always Best Care in-home services are for older adults who prefer to stay at home but need ongoing care that friends and family cannot provide. In-home care is a safe, effective way for seniors to age gracefully in a familiar place and live independent, non-institutionalized lives. The benefits of non-medical home care are numerous. Here are just a few reasons to consider senior care services from Always Best Care:
According to AARP, 9 out of 10 seniors prefer to age in place within the comfort of their own home. With in-home care, seniors have a way to stay at home, receive the care they need, and maintain a sense of independence, improving overall wellness.
If you or a member of your family have assumed the role of caregiver for your senior loved one, you know how stressful the job can be. Between caregiver burnout and constant worry, being a family caregiver is hard. In-home care relieves your burden and gives you peace of mind knowing that your older family member is in expert hands.
Unlike nursing homes, where the staff and residents rotate frequently, seniors can foster new friendships and build bonds with their caregiver. Seniors who socialize on a regular basis are often happier, which fosters positivity and leads to increased wellbeing.
No two seniors need the same kind of in-home care assistance. That is why each of our Care Plans is tailored to meet our client's individual needs. We offer plans that cover everything from light housekeeping to more involved duties like transportation to doctor's appointments. Our Care Coordinators will work closely with you to develop a personalized plan to ensure your senior's needs are exceeded.
Always Best Care offers a full array of care options for patients at all levels of health. With our trusted elderly care services, your loved one will receive the level of care necessary for them to enjoy the highest possible quality of life.
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While it's true that some seniors have complicated medical needs that prevent them from staying at home, aging in place is often the best arrangement for seniors and their families. With a trusted caregiver, seniors have the opportunity to live with a sense of dignity and do so as they see fit - something that is unavailable to many older people today.
In-home care makes it possible for millions of seniors to age in place every year. Rather than moving to a strange nursing home, seniors have the chance to stay at home where they feel the happiest and most comfortable.
How much does a senior's home truly mean to them?
A study published by the American Society on Aging found that more than half of seniors say their home's emotional value means more than how much their home is worth in monetary value. It stands to reason, then, that a senior's home is where they want to grow old.
With the help of elderly care in San Diego, CA, seniors don't have to age in a sterilized care facility. Instead, they can age gracefully in the place they want to be most: their home. In contrast, seniors who move to a long-term care facility must adapt to new environments, new people, and new systems that the facility implements. At this stage in life, this kind of drastic change can be more harmful than helpful.
Institutional care facilities like nursing homes often put large groups of people together to live in one location. On any given day, dozens of staff members and caregivers run in and out of these facilities. Being around so many new people in a relatively small living environment can be dangerous for a seniors' health and wellbeing. When you consider that thousands of seniors passed away in nursing homes during the COVID-19 pandemic, opting for in-home care is often a safer, healthier choice for seniors.
Aging in place has been shown to improve seniors' quality of life, which helps boost physical health and also helps insulate them from viral and bacterial risks found in elderly living facilities.
For many seniors, the ability to live independently with assistance from a caregiver is a priceless option. With in-home care, seniors experience a higher level of independence and freedom - much more so than in other settings like a nursing home. When a senior has the chance to age in place, they get to live life on their own terms, inside the house that they helped make into a home. More independence means more control over their personal lives, too, which leads to increased levels of fulfillment, happiness, and personal gratification. Over time, these positive feelings can manifest into a healthier, longer life.
More independence, a healthier life, and increased comfort are only a few benefits of aging in place. You have to take into consideration the role of cost and convenience. Simply put, it's usually easier and more affordable to help seniors age in place than it is to move them into an institutional care facility. According to the US Department of Housing and Urban Development, seniors who age in the comfort of their homes can save thousands of dollars per month.
In-home care services from Always Best Care, for instance, are often less expensive than long-term solutions, which can cost upwards of six figures per year. To make matters worse, many residential care facilities are reluctant to accept long-term care insurance and other types of payment assistance.
With Always Best Care's home care services, seniors and their families have a greater level of control over their care plans. In-home care gives seniors the chance to form a bond with a trusted caregiver and also receive unmatched care that is catered to their needs. In long-term care facilities, seniors and their loved ones have much less control over their care plan and have less of a say in who provides their care.
In-home care is a valuable resource that empowers seniors to age in place on their own terms. However, a big concern for many families and their loved ones is how much in-home care costs. If you're worried that in-home care is too expensive, you may be pleasantly surprised to learn that it is one of the most affordable senior care arrangements available.
Typically, hiring an Always Best Care in-home caregiver for a few hours a week is more affordable than sending your loved one to a long-term care facility. This is true even for seniors with more complex care needs.
At Always Best Care, we will work closely with you and your family to develop a Care Plan that not only meets your care needs, but your budget requirements, too. Once we discover the level of care that you or your senior need, we develop an in-home care plan that you can afford.
In addition to our flexible care options, families should also consider the following resources to help offset potential home care costs:
When you or your senior loved one needs assistance managing daily tasks at home, finding a qualified caregiver can be challenging. It takes a special kind of person to provide reliable care for your senior loved one. However, a caregiver's role involves more than meal preparation and medication reminders. Many seniors rely on their caregivers for companionship, too.
Our companion care services give seniors the chance to socialize in a safe environment and engage in activities at home. These important efforts boost morale and provide much-needed relief from repetitive daily routines. A one-on-one, engaging conversation can sharpen seniors' minds and give them something in which to be excited.
At Always Best Care, we only hire care providers that we would trust to care for our own loved ones. Our senior caregivers in San Diego, CA understand how important it is to listen and communicate with their seniors. A seemingly small interaction, like a short hug goodbye, can make a major difference in a senior's day. Instead of battling against feelings of isolation, seniors begin to look forward to seeing their caregiver each week.
Understanding the nuances of senior care is just one of the reasons why our care providers are so great at their job.
Unlike some senior care companies, our caregivers must undergo extensive training before they work for Always Best Care. In addition, our caregivers receive ongoing training throughout the year. This training ensures that their standard of care matches up to the high standards we've come to expect. During this training, they will brush up on their communication skills, safety awareness, and symptom spotting. That way, your loved one receives the highest level of non-medical home care from day one.
While it's true that many seniors prefer to age at home, sometimes in-home care isn't the best fit. For those seniors and their families, choosing an assisted living facility makes more sense. Unfortunately, finding the optimal care facility is easier said than done in today's day and age. That's when Always Best Care's assisted living referral services begin to make a lot of sense.
Assisted living is a form of housing intended for seniors who require varying degrees of medical and personal attention. Accommodations may include single rooms, apartments, or shared living arrangements. Assisted living communities are typically designed to resemble a home-like environment and are physically constructed to encourage the independence of residents.
At assisted living communities, seniors receive help with daily activities such as bathing, dressing, and eating. They may also benefit from coordination of services with outside healthcare providers, and monitoring of resident activities to ensure their health, safety, and well-being. Caregivers who work at assisted living communities can also provide medication administration and personal care services for older adults.
Other services offered within assisted living communities can include some or all of the following:
At Always Best Care, our representatives can match your senior's emotional, physical, and financial needs with viable assisted living communities nearby. Results are based on comparative data, so you can select the best choice for you or your loved one.
Always Best Care works closely with local senior living communities to gain valuable knowledge that we then use to help seniors and their loved ones make informed decisions. This information can include basic care and rent, resident availability, and services provided. Because Always Best Care is compensated by these communities, we provide senior living referral services at no extra cost to you.
Some of the most popular assisted living communities to consider in our area include the following:
For many seniors, moving into a senior living community revolves around how and when they want to make a transition to more involved care. Some seniors are more proactive about transitioning to independent living. Others choose to remain home until their care needs or other requirements are satisfied. Remember - our staff is here to help. Contact our office today to learn more about assisted living communities and how we can find a facility that exceeds your expectations.
The first step in getting quality in-home care starts with a personal consultation with an experienced Always Best Care Care Coordinator. This initial consultation is crucial for our team to learn more about you or your elderly loved one to discover the level of care required. Topics of this consultation typically include:
A discussion of your needs and how our trained caregivers can offer assistance in the most effective way
A draft of your care plan, which includes highly detailed notes and a framework for the care that you or your senior will receive
Discuss payment options and help coordinate billing with your insurance provider
Our caregivers are trained to spot changes that clients exhibit, like mental and physical decline. As your trusted senior care company, we will constantly assess and update your Care Plan to meet any new emotional, intellectual, physical, and emotional needs.
If you have never considered in-home care before, we understand that you and your family may have concerns about your Care Plan and its Care Coordinator. To help give you peace of mind, know that every team member and caregiver must undergo comprehensive training before being assigned to a Care Plan.
At the end of the day, we only hire the best of the best at Always Best Care. Whether you need home care in San Diego, CA 24-hours a day or only need a respite for a couple of hours, we are here to serve you.
When you're ready, we encourage you to contact your local Always Best Care representative to set up a Care Consultation. Our Care Coordinators would be happy to meet with you in person to get to know you better, discuss your needs, and help put together a personalized Care Plan specific to your needs.
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This article was produced by Capital & Main. It is published here with permission.Dana and her family have had the conversation many times now. Her parents want her to come home when her spring university term in Southern California ends — to leave the United States, even at the risk of not being allowed to return from her Middle East country when school resumes in the fall....
This article was produced by Capital & Main. It is published here with permission.
Dana and her family have had the conversation many times now. Her parents want her to come home when her spring university term in Southern California ends — to leave the United States, even at the risk of not being allowed to return from her Middle East country when school resumes in the fall.
“They’d rather I get denied (trying to return to California) and get put on a plane and sent back home, than for someone to pick me up in the middle of the street in the U.S. one day and I just kind of disappear for a couple of days,” Dana said this week.
Dana herself is torn. The best option for her chosen profession of journalism is to remain in California through the summer on her student visa, work at an internship and continue gaining experience and making the connections that could set her up for a successful career — which, too, could unfold fully in this country, she says.
But the complication is obvious. In light of the Trump administration’s whipsawing policies on international student visas and detention of foreign students on shaky legal grounds, there’s no way to know whether the 21-year-old would get through the summer without an immigration issue — or, potentially, being either detained or ordered to leave.
Though she said she is not fearful, Dana requested that her real name and identifying details not be used for this story. When asked whether she feels safe as a foreign student in the U.S., she replied, “I don’t think so, no.”
“My family says, ‘This is not worth any of it,’ ” Dana said. “They want me to get on a plane and come home.”
In addition to the immediate chaos on the ground for international students in the U.S., a longer-term story is unfolding. That story will be devastating for colleges and universities, as many of the world’s highest performing students — and their families — decide that this country is no longer the place for them to be.
“We’re going to see a reduction in the number of international students and scholars coming to the U.S.,” said Kevin Johnson, an immigration expert and former 16-year dean of the law school at UC Davis. “These students have options all over the world. They’ll choose places where they don’t face the kinds of risks that this administration has made clear will be posed to them if they come here.”
Johnson mentioned Canada and the United Kingdom as potential beneficiaries of the U.S. student brain drain, just as he says they were during the first Trump administration, when the president’s anti-immigrant policies drove foreign students elsewhere.
International students contributed more than $50 billion to the U.S. economy in 2023.
Will the impact be long-lasting?
“Generations,” Johnson said. “But the short-term impact is declining numbers of international students, declining international tuition and more tightening of budgets at universities.”
Those dynamics lead to a “constriction of the pipeline,” as Johnson put it. Fewer international students means fewer people later choosing to remain in the U.S. as professionals — in tech, science, health care, finance — and add to the economy here.
International students contributed more than $50 billion to the U.S. economy in 2023, according to Department of Commerce research cited by the Institute of International Education. Research at UC Davis, meanwhile, has found that international graduate students create a far higher proportion of business startups in this country than do U.S.-born grad students.
In short, the Trump administration’s ham-handed attempts to drive foreign students out of the country amount to a lose-lose-lose. California universities will fail to attract top international students and scholars. Their budgets, which are boosted significantly by “nonresident” tuition payments, will suffer from the steep drop in foreign student tuition. And those students will go on not only to get their education but make their careers elsewhere, depriving the U.S. of their productivity and economic contributions.
“Our workforce needs workers with graduate degrees,” said Suzanne Ortega, president of the Washington, D.C.-based Council of Graduate Schools. “We should be doing more to support international students who want to get graduate degrees, not enact policies that will make it impossible.”
Before Trump’s administration recently rolled back its terminations of foreign student visas in the face of multiple court challenges, California universities had seen scores of international visas revoked. A spokesperson at UC Berkeley put that campus’ count last week at 23; at UCLA, it was nine current and 10 former students, with the former students participating in the Optional Practical Training program. That program allows international students with F-1 visas to work in the U.S. for up to 12 months during or after their studies.
Those numbers, though, will pale in comparison with the total of international students who are likely to rethink their plans to study here at all because of Trump’s policies, Johnson said. The highly publicized — and, in one case, since overturned — arrests of students who are in the U.S. legally has sent a chill through the academic community.
“We have had two high-profile cases of students who were lawful permanent residents of the U.S. who nevertheless were placed in immigrant detention,” Johnson said. “The so-called shock and awe of these measures are making it pretty clear to people around the world that this country currently is not particularly sympathetic to foreigners, or willing to fully accept them.”
Dana, who is still deciding what she’ll do this summer, has experienced that sensation firsthand. She noted that she’s begun hearing odd and sometimes out-of-nowhere comments — from a bouncer at a club, from a security detail at an event — disparaging her status as an international student.
“I guess people are becoming more comfortable about being just openly discriminatory or insulting sometimes,” she said. “I love my school. It’s a great place for me to study. But I’ve come to this weird mindset of thinking, ‘Well, I just won’t stay here, then.’ ”
It is also clear, that whatever is happening at this exact moment is most likely subject to change. Dana and other international students with whom she’s spoken believe Trump’s administration backed off only because it had clumsily overstepped its bounds, not because it changed its mind about going after foreign students.
“A lot of us are on the same page right now,” Dana said. “Why force ourselves to be somewhere where we feel this unsafe, this targeted, this vulnerable? We could just not be here.”
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The 2002 La Costa Canyon team was voted the No. 1 boys volleyball team in the nation after winning a CIF Division I title, three top West Coast tournaments and stopping Mira Costa’s record 50-match winning streak.At 39-1, it’s widely considered the best boys volleyball team in section history.Canyon Crest may be on its way to having something to say about that.The Ravens completed an improbable perfect regular season Friday night with a 25-20, 25-22, 20-25, 25-19 win over visiting Torrey Pines.CCA, cri...
The 2002 La Costa Canyon team was voted the No. 1 boys volleyball team in the nation after winning a CIF Division I title, three top West Coast tournaments and stopping Mira Costa’s record 50-match winning streak.
At 39-1, it’s widely considered the best boys volleyball team in section history.
Canyon Crest may be on its way to having something to say about that.
The Ravens completed an improbable perfect regular season Friday night with a 25-20, 25-22, 20-25, 25-19 win over visiting Torrey Pines.
CCA, criticized by some after not playing in some of the top tournaments in the region, finished the campaign by defeating the defending Open Division champions.
“I can’t even put it into words,” said coach Noly Mon, who was hired two weeks before the season began. “This group of guys is so special. They all want it. They work hard every day. I’m super proud of them. Tonight really showed it all. It’s been something we’ve been looking forward to, and they balled out and did it for each other.”
The Ravens (38-0) did it behind its core of senior leaders — specifically outside hitter Henry Garewal, setter Justin Zhang and outside Andrew Chen — and a near-capacity home crowd that was louder than any boys volleyball match in recent history.
“Unbelievable environment for boys volleyball,” Torrey Pines (30-7) coach Nick Rubacky said. “This is what high school sports should be. Credit to the school and the program for getting the fans out here. I can tell you it rattled my guys for sure.”
Garewal wasn’t sure if it was a career high, but his 25 kills made the difference Friday.
“Being able to beat Torrey Pines in the last regular-season game of my senior year solidifying our undefeated season is just incredible,” Garewal said. “I’m speechless. Playing with these guys for two to three years and seeing it pay off this season and be so successful means everything.”
Chen finished with 16 kills and two aces, and Zhang had five stuff blocks.
The Falcons were down a huge part of their starting lineup as senior middle blocker Bjorn Hawe is still nursing an ankle injury. He was replaced by junior David Kim.
The Falcons took a 3-2 lead in the first set behind Kim’s kill on an overpass. It would be their only lead of the entire match. The Ravens jumped out to a 16-10 lead on junior opposite Vuong Nguyen’s kill. Torrey Pines closed to 20-17 and then Andrew Chen took over. The senior outside hitter wiped a ball off the block, got another kill off the block in transition, then had kills at 24 and 25 for the set win.
The second set showed the firepower that exists on both sides. After the Falcons tied it 7-7, the deficit was more than three points only once the rest of the set. Ravens senior setter Justin Zhang had two stuff blocks in the set, including one late for the 19-15 lead and some space. Ben Soudak had a kill and an ace on back-to-back plays to keep it close, but Henry Garewal’s two kills and Chen’s one closed it out for the 25-22 win.
Showing the grit of the defending champions, the Falcons refused to be swept. Down 6-4, junior outside hitter Declan Flanagan put away a huge kill on the right side to end a long rally for the 9-7 lead that would begin an 8-1 run and end with Mimi Mascaro’s kill. The Ravens made a late 5-0 run, but the visitors closed it out on Flanagan’s kill.
The Ravens, who lost only 10 sets all season, will most likely enter the Open Division as the No. 2 seed behind Carlsbad, the No. 4 team in the nation.
“Little by little, match by match, we kept winning,” Mon said. “I don’t know. It’s hard to put it into words.”
Originally Published: May 2, 2025 at 9:40 PM PDT
Mikey Varas lingered at the end of Thursday’s practice, talking with one of San Diego FC’s players on a distant practice field at the club’s Singing Hills headquarters.Nothing animated, no drama. Just some one-on-one time.The first major challenge of Varas’ Major League Soccer head coaching career has arrived, a job made even more complicated by SDFC’s expansion status. The 42-year-old is leaning into it, trying to push the right buttons and manage disparate personalities even as he establishes a s...
Mikey Varas lingered at the end of Thursday’s practice, talking with one of San Diego FC’s players on a distant practice field at the club’s Singing Hills headquarters.
Nothing animated, no drama. Just some one-on-one time.
The first major challenge of Varas’ Major League Soccer head coaching career has arrived, a job made even more complicated by SDFC’s expansion status. The 42-year-old is leaning into it, trying to push the right buttons and manage disparate personalities even as he establishes a style of play and culture to last the next decade.
“All these guys are different,” Varas said. “(Some players), they hate even the thought of an arm around them. Other guys, they need that a lot more. …
“You treat people fairly,” he added, “but you don’t treat them the same.”
SDFC (4-4-2) has lost three matches in a row heading into Saturday night’s match against FC Dallas at Snapdragon Stadium. A .500 record might be enough to make the postseason in a league in which 18 of 30 teams advance, but it’s not where Varas wants to be following a stellar start.
Making things tougher, SDFC remains at a strategic disadvantage. While most clubs have run the same attack for years, Varas is still installing his system.
SDFC’s starters have played together for months, not years; the chemistry that’s so important in soccer comes and goes.
“We are putting wrinkles in there, but you can’t start painting the walls of the house before you finish the foundation, you know?” Varas said Thursday. “While we’re getting ready for all that stuff, and we’re definitely putting wrinkles in, we are still 100% focusing on what is the foundation and who we are.”
Said midfielder Anibal Godoy: “We have one style. We have one structure. We have to follow that structure.”
SDFC can no longer sneak up on its opponents. Opposing teams have 900-plus minutes of video to study. They’re quick to jump on mistakes.
Varas was particularly upset with the way his team played in the second half of last week’s 3-1 loss to Real Salt Lake at Snapdragon.
Things began to go sideways in the 54th minute, when Luca Bombino was called for a penalty that led to a free-kick goal by Diego Luna and a 2-1 RSL lead.
Though Varas was bothered by both the penalty — “three weeks in a row, (there were) calls in the gray that changed the game,” he said — and the goal Sam Junqua scored 12 minutes later, that wasn’t why he was angry after the game.
“After the game, I was really upset because we veered away from our style of play and our identity in the second half,” he said. “That’s, for me, the most important thing.”
The coach must walk a fine line. Saturday’s match is just SDFC’s 11th in a 34-game regular season. San Diego has scored 16 goals, a figure that’s tied for fourth in the 15-team Western Conference. The club has allowed nine goals in its last three matches after giving up just six in the previous seven matches combined. SDFC plays an exciting style in front of a mostly packed stadium.
So while it’s important to correct sloppy play, “you need to make sure you don’t carry that like a bag of bricks all week,” Varas said. While Saturday’s match feels like a must-win, there’s still the big picture to consider.
“You can be upset, you can hold each other accountable, hold myself accountable,” Varas said. “But then you’ve got to wake up the next morning, shower, and you’ve got to put your best foot forward to make it better and to get better. You have to do that when you’re winning, too.”
If there’s something working in SDFC’s favor, it’s the schedule.
Saturday marks the club’s second home match in as many weeks, part of a stretch in which SDFC plays six of eight at Snapdragon Stadium.
SDFC’s next seven opponents are a combined 20-30-20 this season; only three — FC Dallas (4-3-3), the Colorado Rapids (4-2-4) and Austin FC (5-4-1) — have winning records.
Godoy called the next five home games “crucial to us,” but offered a caveat.
“We have to take these five at home,” he said. “It’s crucial for us if we want to think about making the playoffs, but we can’t lose our style.”
California in 2024 claimed the world’s fourth-largest economy, by some curious math.Whether the state remains at this high, bragging-rights perch is very much in doubt.California businesses produced $4.1 trillion worth of goods and services in 2024, according to the latest gross domestic product estimates fro...
California in 2024 claimed the world’s fourth-largest economy, by some curious math.
Whether the state remains at this high, bragging-rights perch is very much in doubt.
California businesses produced $4.1 trillion worth of goods and services in 2024, according to the latest gross domestic product estimates from the U.S. Bureau of Economic Analysis. GDP is a broad measurement of economic production and is useful for comparisons of business heft.
When California’s economy is put on a global scale, only three nations were more productive last year, according to GDP stats from biannual reports from the International Monetary Fund.
The U.S. is easily No. 1 with $29 trillion, and it would still be tops without California. Next is China at $18.8 trillion. And there’s Germany at $4.66 trillion.
The “big news” is that California managed to bump up from its long-standing No. 5 ranking on this global totem pole by edging past Japan, which produced $4.03 trillion in GDP last year.
California is an economic powerhouse because its 18-million-people-strong workforce isn’t just the nation’s largest, it produces highly valued products. For all the talk of California’s “anti-business” policies, no state comes close to the Golden State in business output.
Texas is the nation’s No. 2 in GDP at $2.7 trillion. My trusty spreadsheet, using California’s bragging-rights calculations, found Texas ranks as the world’s No. 8 economy, on par with Italy.
New York’s $2.3 trillion GDP is No. 9 globally. That’s Canada’s ballpark. Florida, at $1.7 trillion, is No. 16, or roughly the size of Indonesia. And Illinois, at $1.1 trillion, is No. 19, comparable with Saudi Arabia.
Think about the challenges California’s lofty global ranking economy faces.
Start with the strength of the U.S. dollar. Its rise has been a relative economic norm for over a decade.
These economic rankings are made possible by converting the worldwide business output into its top currency, the American one. A strong U.S. dollar makes domestic output pricier to our global trading partners. It also devalues foreign production.
So ponder how currency gyrations affected the calculations of Japanese growth.
Throughout 2024, the Japanese yen lost 11% of its value compared with the U.S. dollar. That’s a key reason why Japan’s GDP growth was 2.9% for the year in yen, but only 0.1% in dollars.
That story is different today. In 2025’s first four months, the two currencies flip-flopped. The yen has appreciated 10% against the dollar as currency traders weigh trade wars started by the Trump administration and what they will do to the world’s business production.
It’s possible that California would lose the No. 4 spot on the GDP scorecard if output were priced at today’s currency rates.
Then there’s India, with an economic competition I’ve previously mentioned when writing about California’s GDP rank.
India is the world’s most populous nation with 1.46 billion people. California has “only” 40 million. India is blooming into one of the world’s economic superpowers that will surely surpass California’s output some year soon.
India’s $3.91 trillion GDP in 2024, just behind Japan. The IMF projects then Indian economy to grow 6.2% in U.S. dollars in 2025. Assuming California’s GDP can grow at the estimated 1.8% U.S. rate, the Indian economy could surpass the Golden State this year.
Of course, the immense wildcard in any chat about the world’s economy today is the business turmoil created by the Trump administration. Its ever-changing attempts to right what it perceives as the world’s unfair trading practices makes any business forecast a raw guestimate, at best.
We see new U.S. tariffs and ensuing retaliation by the targeted nations – plus talk of ripping up existing trade deals. Which national economies will win or lose these trade wars – not to mention California’s globally focused business climate? Who ends up where on the 2025 global GDP ladder?
It’s a big unknown.
California’s No. 4 global ranking is a fun fact, but it can’t hide a decidedly cooling economy.
Look at the state’s GDP growth against its domestic competition.
Last year, California’s business output grew 6% using the same GDP math. That was ninth-best among the states and topped the 5.3% national expansion.
However, the year’s end was worrisome.
GDP growth in California cooled to a 4% annual rate in the fourth quarter. A key factor is that the state’s information industries – from Silicon Valley to Hollywood – faced steep challenges.
That end-of-the-year expansion ranked No. 40 among the states and trailed the 4.8% U.S. pace.
So, California’s economic growth cooled by 33% when comparing all of 2024 to its finish. The nation’s growth shrank only 9%. And only four states slowed more than the Golden State.
Jonathan Lansner is the business columnist for the Southern California News Group. He can be reached at [email protected]
Originally Published: May 2, 2025 at 9:11 AM PDT
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