https://www.weho.org/services/animal-care-and-control/coyote-management
Coyotes are curious, smart and adaptable creatures and our urban areas provide the perfect balance of food, shelter and water for them. What you may not know is that even in fragmented and urbanized landscapes, coyotes can play an integral role in their environment by providing ecosystem services and helping to maintain species diversity. Coyotes in urban areas not only provide free rodent control by feeding on mice and rats, but also help to regulate the population size of other species that may cause conflicts with people in urban areas.
Although I have never seen a coyote in my North Orange County, Calif. neighborhood, we know that they’re around. Two years ago, my cat disappeared, and I believe he was the victim of a coyote. He was an outdoor cat when I adopted him and didn’t want to live indoors. Several cats in our neighborhood have been killed by predators, most likely coyotes.