In a late-night vote after an hours-long meeting, the Sweetwater Union High School District approved the potential layoffs of more than 200 employees to close a $30 million budget deficit. Plus, the San Diego County District Attorney is asking a judge to reduce roughly 26,000 marijuana-related felony convictions since 2016, when voters legalized recreational pot. Also, the V.A. has known for decades that veterans are at higher risk for gambling addiction, but expanding treatment has been slow. The agency recently opened a new treatment center in Las Vegas. In addition, a lawsuit has been filed against a UC San Diego doctor who's drug addiction may have endangered patients. And, author Sonia Nazario is speaking at the 25th annual Writer’s Symposium by the Sea at Point Loma Nazarene University this evening.