Coyotes in Long Beach?
It’s like, 50 miles to the nearest woods.
We have a coyote problem here in Houston...within the city limits in small areas of woods in areas like The Heights right next to I-10. Like raccoons, opossums and armadillos, they are adaptable and resourceful critters. Couple of dogs have been carried off by them and an occassional jogger has been hurried along their way by them.
I encountered a coyote in suburban Atlanta (Vinings, to be specific) a couple of years ago. There’s really no woods to speak of here either.