COVID-19 leaves SLO County facing a budget deficit up to $56 million

San Luis Obispo County has projected a $32 million to $56 million general fund budget shortfall next fiscal year due to COVID-19. At a meeting Tuesday, the Board of Supervisors was updated with the third quarter 2019-20 fiscal report. The board also unanimously approved more than $12 million in budget adjustments, $7 million of which came from the general fund, for the end of the …