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The Great Train Heist: Free Author Talk + Q&A (Book Passage)

Saturday, June 20, 2026 - 1:00 pm | Cost: FREE
Book Passage (Corte Madera) | 51 Tamal Vista Blvd. Corte Madera, CA
North Bay

Event Details

Submitted by the Event Organizer

Michael J. Coffino - photo courtesy of the author

Join us for Michael J. Coffino’s new book, The Great Train Heist: The California SMART Taxpayer Rip-off.  Michael Coffino talks about how unlimited budgets and good intentions can result in transit disasters that burden working families.

Michael will be joined in conversation by Daniel Bacon, the author of Walking San Francisco on the Barbary Coast Trail and Frisco.

Disclaimer: Please double check event information with the event organizer as events can be canceled, details can change after they are added to our calendar, and errors do occur.


Cost: FREE
Categories: In Person, Literature
Address: 51 Tamal Vista Blvd. Corte Madera, CA

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