Teens, sex, health care, news of the day

KPCC FM, Los Angeles (scpr.org); CC Liu, Crystal Quintero (eds.), Wisdom Quarterly
 

Teens avoiding sex-related health care

Under California law, teens can get reproductive care and treatment confidentially, without parental consent or notification. But a new survey finds nearly one in five U.S. teens age 15-17 don't seek treatment for sexual diseases or reproductive issues because they're afraid their parents will find out. More + Audio

• Assassination: Turkish cop shoots Russian ambasssador
• US to elect Donald Trump today (Electoral College)
• Bombers bomb German Christmas market, Berlin

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  Marijuana legalization in California

  Brock Turner judge cleared of misconduct after sentence in Stanford sexual assault case
• Scientists blast antimatter atoms with a laser for the first time 
• Doctors say parenting and pot smoking don't mix 
• Watch NPR's exit interview with President Obama 
  Doctors say parenting and pot smoking don't mix

• HighQ: What are the best marijuana stocks to invest in? 
• Yes, smoking pot can keep you from being able to buy a gun, and other pot questions answered 
• LA, other municipalities plan immigrant legal aid after Trump's win 
• Crisis in Syrian city of Aleppo hitting close to home for some in SoCal

The lions of Los Angeles (Urban Ecology)

• DEATH: Mountain lion mom P–39 killed crossing freeway!
• Should LA County fund legal help for undocumented immigrants? 
• A new approach to energy: Using old landfill sites to generate solar power 
• Air district might ax controversial cap-and-trade program

LA's plan for immigrant legal aid in the Trump era

Los Angeles officials want a legal services fund in place before Trump becomes president in January. Immigrants aren't guaranteed a lawyer in immigration court, and only about 37 percent of those in deportation proceedings have representation, according to a recent report.
 

Caltrans starts selling homes along 710 corridor

Offers have been made to current and former tenants of the 42 properties up for sale. Prospective buyers have been broken down into a tiered priority list, and there's no timetable for when any of those properties will be made available to the general public.

Obstruction trial of ex-LA County sheriff draws to close

Prosecutors who argued the former L.A. sheriff was the driving force behind a conspiracy to obstruct a jail abuse investigation are set to make their final case today. Ex-sheriff Lee Baca's attorneys, who have sought to blame his top aide and underlings, will also make their final presentation.