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A state law that takes effect July 1 prohibits 16 and 17 year-olds from using any device to talk or text while driving, except in an emergency. A… ...

Over a phone call, Gustavo Arellano, L.A. Times columnist and one of Mantle’s favorite guests on "AirTalk," reflects on how the show and its host fit into the history of Southern California.