In the early morning hours of September 8, the Health Department will be spraying a mist that can kill adult mosquitoes in Fairmount. The mist is sprayed from a Health Department truck that will be driving between Jefferson and Spring Garden Streets, and 20th and 31st Streets. The spray will also include areas along Sedgely Drive and around the Art Museum.

The treatment that will be used is Duet Dual Action Adulticide, a synthetic pyrethroid. The mist stays aloft and kills mosquitoes on contact. This product has no residual effects and evaporates quickly into the atmosphere.

You can learn more about how to protect yourself and your neighborhood from mosquitoes on our Fight the Bite blog post.

The Office of Homeless Services has extended the current Code Red to 6 p.m., Friday, Sept. 4.

To get help for someone you see living/sleeping outside in the heat, call the City’s 24/7 Homeless Street Outreach Hotline: (215) 232-1984.

The Philadelphia Department of Licenses and Inspections (L&I) will host three virtual focus group sessions on Sept. 15, 16, and 17, at 11 a.m.

Focus group members, including landlords, property owners and managers, and others who’ve previously applied for a permit or license, will have the chance to share their thoughts about L&I’s performance and offer ideas about how the department can operate better.

Each session is identical, so anyone who’d like to join a focus group may pick the session they prefer.

Choose one of these free Zoom sessions and reserve your spot:

Session 1: Tuesday, September 15, 2026, 11 a.m.–12 p.m.

Register for L&I Group Session 1

Session 2: Wednesday, September 16, 2026, 11 a.m.–12 p.m.

Register for L&I Group Session 2

Session 3: Thursday, September 17, 2026, 11 a.m.–12 p.m.

Register for L&I Group Session 3

Two amended City Council Bills recently passed that will strengthen protections for renters and increase landlord accountability measures. The new Safe Healthy Homes law could affect your rental business as of Nov. 1, 2026.

To learn more about the newly passed legislation, read Bills #250329 and #250330.