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The San Luis Coastal Unified School District approved major budget cuts Tuesday night. The decision sets the stage for possible layoffs and reductions to student services for the 2026/2027 school year. District officials say the loss of one-time covid funding and a multi-million dollar tax tied to the Diablo Canyon Nuclear Power Plant made the cuts unavoidable. But, some parents and staff argue the district had years to prepare.

The San Luis Coastal Unified School District is facing a $5 million budget shortfall for the upcoming year. Officials say the gap is tied to a drop in revenue from the nearby Diablo Canyon Nuclear Power Plant and the end of COVID-era funding.

CenCal Health is the Medicaid managed care plan for San Luis Obispo and Santa Barbara counties.Two new mandates include: a work requirement of 80 hours per month, and a requirement to requalify for Medi-Cal eligibility every six months.

The Museum’s operating budget is being slashed by about $110,000 dollars, according to museum staff. Researchers may lose unique opportunities to conduct local genealogical research and look up property histories due to limited access to the museum's archives.

About 100 people gathered outside the San Luis Obispo Veterans Memorial Building Monday morning, holding picket signs and waving American flags in the air. Protesters rallied against a proposal that would slash over 80,000 jobs from the Department of Veterans affairs in the upcoming fiscal year.

This week the board voted to reduce the amount of funding going toward cannabis-related programs for the next fiscal year, such as the sheriff’s cannabis enforcement team and public health education, to close a $1.2 million dollar overall budget deficit.

The board is working to fill the county’s forecasted $35.8 million budget gap for the next fiscal year, according to county documents.

To address a budget shortfall of more than $6 million, the San Luis Coastal Unified School District is preparing for major changes.

Cal Poly, San Luis Obispo cut the university's swim and dive teams late last week due to a financial shortfall.The university says the decision came after state budget cuts to higher education and a $450,000 per year loss from an NCAA settlement over compensating student athletes for using their name, image and likeness.

School officials say budget cuts are imminent as San Luis Coastal Unified School District faces a $6 million budget deficit.