Santa Monica : Mandela Tickets Available
The city of Santa Monica will purchase a block of 200 tickets for residents to attend anti-apartheid leader Nelson Mandela’s appearance at the Coliseum Friday.
One hundred tickets will be distributed free to teen-agers, and the remaining 100 tickets will be sold to residents for $10, the face value. The city will also provide free bus transportation to the Coliseum.
The Santa Monica City Council voted Tuesday night to use Councilwoman Judy Abdo’s unused travel budget to fund the tickets. The council voted 6 to 1 to fund the tickets and buses, with Councilman Herbert Katz refusing to “support someone who supports Communism.”
Interested parties can call the City Council office to reserve tickets at (213) 458-8201.
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