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Supporters
of the
Hearst Ranch Project
The organizations, agencies and individuals listed here have all expressed support for the Conservation Framework developed by ALC and Hearst. These groups believe that conservation of Hearst Ranch is vitally important to San Luis Obispo County and the entire state of California. We encourage the public agencies considering this project to allocate funds for it and work with Hearst and the ALC to secure the provisions required in all publicly-funded conservation deals.
Given the current changes in our state government and recent monies expended for large conservation projects in southern Califonia, we believe it's important to strongly express our support. We invite you to join this conservation effort and urge our elected officials and state agencies to make this proposal a reality.
Below is a partial list of agencies, organizations, businesses
and individuals supporting the project.
Organizations Supporting the Project
- American Land Conservancy
- Audubon Society (Morro Coast Chapter)
- Bay Foundation of Morro Bay
- Cambria Land Conservancy
- Cayucos Beautiful
- Cayucos Land Conservancy
- Citizens for a Vehicle Free Nipomo Dunes
- Friends of Black Lake Canyon
- Friends of the Elephant Seal
- Friends of Hearst Castle
- Friends of Nipomo Park
- Friends of Point Sal
- Guadalupe-Nipomo Dunes Forum
- Land Conservancy of San Luis Obispo County
- Morro Estuary Greenbelt Alliance (MEGA)
- North Coast Alliance
- California Cattlemen’s Association
- Cambria Farm Center
- San Luis Obispo County Cattlemen’s Association
- San Luis Obispo County Farm Bureau
- Central Coast Concerned Mountain Bikers
- Coast Mounted Assistance Montana De Oro State Park
- Santa Margarita Community Forestry
Public Agencies Supporting the Project
- Bureau of Land Management (BLM)
- California Transportation Commission (CTC)
- Board of Supervisors, San Luis Obispo County
- Board of Supervisors, Monterey County
- Cambria Community Services District
- Cayucos Citizens Advisory Council
- City of Arroyo Grande
- City of San Luis Obispo
- North Coast Advisory Council
- San Luis Obispo Council of Governments (SLOCOG)
(membership on SLOCOG includes all County Mayors and Supervisors)- San Simeon Community Services District
- Santa Margarita Area Advisory Council
- Upper Salinas-Las Tablas Resource Conservation District
Businesses Supporting the Project
- Arroyo Grande Chamber of Commerce
- Atascadero Chamber of Commerce
- Cambria Chamber of Commerce
- Los Osos Chamber of Commerce
- San Luis Obispo Chamber of Commerce
- San Simeon Chamber of Commerce
- Best Western Cavalier Oceanfront Resort
- Ocean Avenue Travel, Cayucos, CA
- Sansone Company Inc, San Luis Obispo, CA
- Deborah Lyon DDS, San Luis Obispo, CA
- Clark Valley Farm Inc., Los Osos, CA
- Solo Creations, Los Osos, CA
- Blakeslee & Blakeslee, San Luis Obispo, CA
- Good Green Earth Landscape Company
- High Flying Farm, Fort Collins, CO
- Cavanah Group, Inc. DBA IMS. Agoura, CA
- Pacific Energy Company
- Wearable Images
Elected Officials who have publicly voted to support the Conservation Framework or have expressed support for the project.
- U.S. Congressman Bill Thomas (22nd District)
- U.S. Congressman Sam Farr, Spoke positively about the project
- U.S. Congresswoman Lois Capps, Spoke supporting the project in the Tribune
- Former Congressman Leon Panetta (22nd District)
- Senator Bruce McPherson (15th Senate District)
- Republican Leader of the Assembly Kevin McCarthy (32nd Senate District)
- Senator Mike Machado, Spoke positively about the project
- Assemblyman Abel Maldonado (33rd District)
- SLO Supervisor Harry Ovitt (1st District)
- SLO Supervisor Shirley Bianchi ( 2nd District)
- SLO Supervisor Katcho Achadjian (4th District)
- SLO Supervisor Peg Pinard (3rd District)
- SLO Supervisor Mike Ryan (5th District)
- Former SLO Supervisor Bill Coy (2nd District)
- Monterey Supervisor Dave Potter (5th District)
- Monterey Supervisor Fernando Armenta (1st District)
- SLO Mayor Dave Romero
- SLO Vice Mayor Christine Mulholland
- SLO Councilman John Ewan
- SLO Councilman Ken Schwartz
- SLO Councilman Alan Settle
- Paso Robles Councilman Frank Mecham
- Arroyo Grande Councilman Jim Dickens
- Arroyo Grande Council Tony Ferrera
- Arroyo Grande Councilman Joe Costello
- Arroyo Grande Councilwoman Sandy Lubin
- Arroyo Grande Councilman Thomas Runels
- Cambria CSD Joan Cobin
- Cambria CSD Ilan Funke Bilu
- Cambria CSD Peter Chaldecott
- Cambria CSD Don Villeneuve
- Cayucos CAC Bruce Gibson
- Cayucos CAC Arly Robinson
- Pismo Beach Councilman Rudy Natoli
- Grover Beach Councilman Dave Eckbom
- Morro Bay Councilman Dave Elliot
- Atascadero Councilwoman Wendy Scalise
- San Simeon CSD Terry Lambeth
- San Simeon CSD David Kiech
- San Simeon CSD Carol Bailey-Wood
- San Simeon CSD Eric Schell
Other Endorsements
- The Tribune, San Luis Obispo County (February 21, 2003)
- San Diego Union Tribune (February 7, 2004)
- Comments from individuals about the "Hearst Ranch Conservation Project"
We are in the process of collecting names of individuals who support the "Hearst Ranch Conservation Project". These names will be presented to the different agencies involved showing we have a broad base of support, not only from San Luis Obispo County, but from all over the State of California, the United States and other countries as well.
Below are just a sample of the many names we have collected so far.We invite you to add your name to this list to help make this project a success.
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