Overview
- A small pack of coyotes has been living inside the unfinished 22-unit building at Romaine Street and North Spaulding, with neighbors reporting roughly three to six animals and frequent nighttime howling.
- Residents have shared photos and videos of close encounters on public streets and balconies, and many say the animals have disrupted sleep and raised worries about small pets.
- The City of West Hollywood told the owner it must hire a wildlife control operator to assess the site and carry out humane removal, a directive announced Wednesday after days of local reporting and community pressure.
- City officials point to West Hollywood’s 2018 Coyote Management and Coexistence Plan that prioritizes non-lethal exclusion, deterrence and hazing, and state wildlife agencies link the local surge in sightings to warmer weather and 2025 wildfire habitat loss.
- The building’s construction stalled in 2024 and permits have expired, leaving the site unsecured and unresolved, which experts say can attract wildlife and that the city will monitor as removal and site remediation proceed.