January 2007 trendSCAN
The New Year means New Directions - Be sure to check out the Strategic Initiatives with potential for our future.

February 2007 trendSCAN
What's the Future of Sports and Physical Activity?  How Do Age and Economy Influence Sport Participation?  Check out the latest from Faith Popcorn, Pew Center Research, and Leisure Patterns of Older Adults

March 2007 trendSCAN
The Power of Play, 2007 Trends from Health and Wellness Approach, Impact of 5 Youth Transitions, Dieting – No More, By the Numbers: Patterns and Preferences, and Aging Americans and How They Choose to Live

April 2007 trendSCAN
What's the Future of Sports and Physical Activity?  How Do Age and Economy Influence Sport Participation?  Check out the latest from Faith Popcorn, Pew Center Research, and Leisure Patterns of Older Adults

May 2007 trendSCAN
If demographics are the reality of our future, what does this latest information say about that future.  Check out the great insight into California's youth and their attitudes and preferences that will shape not just your world but the entire United States.

June 2007 trendSCAN
California is facing a triple whammy in the near future
For the first time, the number of non-white Americans reaches 100 million.  Read the June version of trendSCAN to learn more about those trends as well as the connection of parks and recreation to farms, self-esteem, and loneliness.

July 2007 trendSCAN
If Not Now…When?
Partnership for Play Every Day
Play Pays according to Stanford Report
Wildlife Activities Fuel the Economy
Park Attendance Decreases
Taking the “S” out of Center

August 2007 trendSCAN
How Adults Ruined Play for Kids
Risks of Being 20 something
Can you cyber-lingo?
Pay to Play: Nature's Turn
Signs of the Times

September 2007 trendSCAN
Focus on Work – the Reverse Side of Play
Generational Differences At Work – The Continuing Challenge
Government and Generation Y
Choosing A Place to Live Rather than Work
Commuting: An Extension of the Work Day
Americans Fail At Vacation – Yet Again
Jeremy Rifkin: Update on Global Workforce

October 2007 trendSCAN
This month’s version focuses upon what people have in common or don’t have in common and includes such factors as diversity and ethnicity; generational differences; and the shrinkage of what used to be referred to as “popular culture”.

November 2007 trendSCAN
Forecasts from World Future Society