免费住房谣言引数百人扑空 11月5日挤爆梅菲尔酒店 活动仅限已注册者
加利福尼亚州洛杉矶县洛杉矶市消息，11月5日星期四，数百名市民涌向市中心的梅菲尔酒店（Mayfair Hotel），以为现场可以领取免费住房，结果到了才发现活动并不对外开放，白跑一趟。事情源于社交媒体上一条被疯狂转发的帖子，把一场酒店活动夸大成了人人可得免费公寓的机会。据福克斯11台报道，这场住房活动实际上仅限约300名已经注册洛杉矶无家可归者服务机构（LAHSA）计划的人士参加，而且必须由指定的个案经理陪同到场。LAHSA成立于1993年，负责协调洛杉矶地区的无家可归者服务。梅菲尔酒店于2023年8月被市政府收购，作为市长Karen Bass无家可归者计划的一部分，用于提供急需的临时住房。市府方面表示，类似谣言容易让本就急需帮助的家庭空欢喜，市民应通过官方渠道查询住房援助信息。
Free-Housing Rumor Sends Hundreds to the Mayfair Hotel on Nov. 5; Event Was for Pre-Enrolled Clients Only
LOS ANGELES, California — On Thursday, November 5, hundreds of residents flocked to the Mayfair Hotel in downtown Los Angeles believing they could receive free housing on site, only to learn the event was never open to the public. The rush began with a viral social-media post that inflated a hotel event into a chance at a free apartment for anyone. According to FOX 11, the housing event was actually limited to about 300 people already enrolled in a Los Angeles Homeless Services Authority (LAHSA) program, who had to attend with their assigned case managers. LAHSA, established in 1993, coordinates homeless services across the Los Angeles region. The Mayfair Hotel was purchased by the city in August 2023 as part of Mayor Karen Bass's homelessness initiative to provide urgently needed interim housing. City officials said such rumors raise false hopes for families in need and urged residents to seek housing help through official channels.
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