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Sacramento BeeAn estimated 10,000 people were in line at Cal Expo this morning when the doors opened on a five-day event aimed at helping distressed homeowners avoid foreclosure.
The line for the Neighborhood Assistance Corporation of America's "Save the Dream" event stretched from the Cal Expo Pavilion staging area, through the west parking lot, onto Exposition Boulevard and nearly to Ethan Way - a distance of half a mile.
... NACA officials just wrapped up a six-day event at the Los Angeles Convention Center, where an estimated 40,000 came through the doors.
NACA CEO Bruce Marks expects that many to come through Cal Expo by the time of Tuesday's scheduled closing.
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