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Tuesday, July 28, 2026

Coyote Pack Residing in Condo Construction Site in West Hollywood by Mary Cummins, Animal Advocates

Today we were at 939 N Spaulding in West Hollywood, California. A pack of coyotes has taken over the condo construction project which has been idle since 2022 or 2024. There are gaps in and under the fencing where coyotes can easily enter the property. People are leaving cat food and water for the coyotes.

Our goal is to talk to the owner to consult them on humane nuisance wildlife control. As I look at the building plans here are my suggestions. It may be too difficult to fence the coyotes out as coyotes can climb eight foot fences. It may be easier to block their entrance to most of the building. I suggest gating the entrance to the subterranean garage. I suggest using plywood to block off the one set of stairs leading from first to second floor. Coyotes will then be limited to only the ground floor. It may be possible to use fencing or plywood to block off the first floor where it's open. I'd also suggest doing a better job with the current perimeter fence so they can't climb over it, through it or under it. We obviously use fencing to keep coyotes in their enclosures. If we can keep them in, we can keep them out. I suggest an angled lip, extension arm on the top of the fencing angled out. I also suggest an angled piece on the bottom of the fencing so they can't crawl under it. They can add extra fencing pieces at the gates so they overlap and there's no space in between. Cost of each project should be considered. Reinforcing the fencing may be cheaper than blocking the building.

I'd really have to look inside the building to come up with a better plan. I'm going off the building plans. After doing that work the coyotes will be long gone from the activity and hopefully not be able to come back. I'd suggest some security trail cameras to see if the plan is successful. There are gate companies and companies that board up vacant buildings that can help. We'd come up with a plan for free but obviously we can't afford to pay for fencing or plywood. We just sent a more detailed plan to the city of WeHo.

We saw an adult coyote resting at the property. We didn't see the three juvenile coyotes which others have seen.

We were interviewed by CBS, NBC and KCAL 9 news. We were mentioned in a news article. https://www.cbsnews.com/losangeles/news/west-hollywood-coyotes-condo-complex-romaine-street-spaulding-avenue/ We were in a very short snippet in the news teaser here https://www.nbclosangeles.com/video/news/local/coyotes-take-over-abandoned-construction-site-in-west-hollywood/3922939 Another ABC 7 Los Angeles https://www.yahoo.com/news/us/articles/west-hollywood-requiring-property-owner-042744200.html

One good quote "Mary Cummins with Animal Advocates said coyotes generally do not pose a threat to people.

"No, coyotes don't attack humans. Their main prey is small animals. It's generally California ground squirrels, gophers, chipmunks and bunnies," Cummins said.

Cummins said there are safe ways to encourage the animals to leave the area.

"The best way to get them to move out of this area is to exclude and deter. By exclude, I mean we make it so they can't go under, over, or through the fencing. And to deter is, after we've excluded them from the fencing, we go inside, and we deter them by basically hazing and scaring them out. We leave one exit for them, and we herd them all in that direction, and we get them all out of the building. And then we secure that one last gate," she said.

Wildlife experts said the coyotes are not a danger to humans, but residents are encouraged to keep small pets inside."

Response from the City of West Hollywood. They told the owner to contact a humane nuisance wildlife control officer to make a plan to deal with the situation.
https://www.weho.org/Home/Components/News/News/12218/

Property information main legal address 939 N. Spaulding. APN 5530-024-024. Addresses 939-941, 949-953. It was originally multifamily multibuildings on three lots. It sold for $1,600,000 as a tear down project to build condos. Architect John Friedman Alice Kimm Architects. Other address is 7732 Romaine Street. It has four affordable housing units, i.e. Includes units designated for very-low-, low-, and moderate-income households. There are two levels of subterranean parking.

2018 article about the project https://la.urbanize.city/post/four-story-22-unit-condo-development-planned-west-hollywood

Here are the plans for the building
https://weho.granicus.com/MetaViewer.php?view_id=&event_id=1075&meta_id=156744

Property is owned by 939 N Spaulding Ventures LLC, 922 E Green St, Pasadena, California. The corporation is run by Paul Lee service agent, Leo Chan and David Trunzo. Clement Tung is also related to the property. The property is in default of property taxes $50,000 per year and has a mechanic lien. The loan is not in default. It's owned by a private party. Original loan was $2,000,000 in 2020. It is now $16,000,000 and may cover more than one property. Sounds like funding and construction just fell apart. Click to see larger. The last deed filed was from 2020. It was signed by David Anthony Trunzo notarized in China.

The project is called the Spaulding Condos. JFK Architects. It's 22 units on floor stories. It should look like the below photo when finished. The contractor was https://www.dwellingconstruction.com/ who hasn't been involved in many years.

Mary Cummins of Animal Advocates is a wildlife rehabilitator licensed by the California Department of Fish and Game and the USDA. Mary Cummins is also a licensed real estate appraiser in Los Angeles, California.

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Mary Cummins of Cummins Real Estate Services has been in real estate since 1983, over 35 years. She is licensed by the Bureau of Real Estate Appraisers. Mary Cummins was an agent and broker licensed with the California Department of Real Estate selling residential income, commercial buildings, raw land and homes for Merrill Lynch Realty in Beverly Hills and Westside Properties in Los Angeles before concentrating on appraisals. Mary Cummins currently provides real estate appraisals, expert witness testimony, historical research, legal real estate research for mortgage brokers, banks, lawyers, factors, insurance companies, financial consultants and private individuals. Mary Cummins was born and raised in Southern California. Cummins attended Beverly Hills Good Shepherd Catholic School and Beverly Hills High School. Besides being on the Dean's list, Mary Cummins was a top ten national swimmer and competed on the men's water polo team. Mary Cummins began college at the age of 15 attending the University of Southern California on scholarship, majoring in Psychology/Sociology. http://www.animaladvocates.us http://www.facebook.com/AnimalAdvocatesUSA

Tuesday, June 16, 2026

Hermaphrodite intersex opossum at Animal Advocates by Mary Cummins Los Angeles

Humans and animals can both be intersex or hermaphrodites. Here at Animal Advocates we've gotten in a few animals that were hermaphrodites. Hermaphrodites appear to have both female and male sex characteristics. In the photo above a male opossum has a penis, testicles and a rudimentary pouch. Animal Advocates took in this opossum in 2009. He was examined by Dr. Kenneth Jones in Santa Monica, California.

Here is another hermaphrodite opossum from North Texas Wildlife Center. This opossum has a vestigal pouch.

We released our intersex opossums with others his same age when he was able to be released. Through the many years taking in thousands of wild animals we've seen many unique wild animals and anomalies. It's all of part of rescue and rehabbing wildlife.

Mary Cummins

Saturday, May 30, 2026

Santa Monica Mountain Lion Relocated Instead of Killed because of 2012 Task Force with Animal Advocates

Photo of 2012 mountain lion which was killed. Mary Cummins, Animal Advocates

May 22, 2012 Santa Monica police shot and killed a young mountain lion sitting in a garden area in Santa Monica. The public was outraged that the animal was not tranquilized and relocated. A friend of ours who worked for the City of Moorpark told us to demand an after incident task force and report to make sure this never happens again. Mary Cummins of Animal Advocates made that demand to the City and Fish & Wildlife. June 2012 they agreed to the task force, report and meeting. Cummins was part of the task force and at the meeting along with big cat veterinarian Dr Jennifer Conrad and In Defense of Animals.

The result of the task force was that if a mountain lion were again found in the city the city would follow a written plan. Fish & Wildlife would be instantly contacted. They would tranquilize and relocate the animal. Police would not just shoot it dead.

May 29, 2026 a mountain lion was again seen in the city of Santa Monica. This time they followed the written plan, contacted wildlife experts and tranquilized the animal. The animal was relocated alive. "A mountain lion seen in Santa Monica was safely tranquilized and relocated by a biologist with the California Department of Fish and Wildlife (CDFW) in coordination with wildlife experts, including the National Park Service." Santa Monica police merely cordoned off the area and kept the public away.

A big thank you to the City of Santa Monica, California Department of Fish & Wildlife and the National Parks Services for doing the right thing. This was a much better outcome than the 2012 event. We're very thankful they agreed to a written emergency plan for humanely dealing with mountain lions.

https://marycummins.wordpress.com/2012/06/09/santa-monica-police-form-task-force-after-death-of-mountain-lion-mary-cummins-animal-advocates/

Here is video of Dr Jennifer Conrad offering to tranquilize mountain lions after the 2012 killing.

https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=xdSWzeyXc1E

Mary Cummins at the same press conference arranged with In Defense of Animals. Here is Mary Cummins telling everyone to demand the after incident review so we can write protocols for any future mountain lion sightings.

https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=TKhnyWMkQjI

Mary Cummins

Saturday, April 4, 2026

Blessing of the Animals Los Angeles by Mary Cummins of Animal Advocates

Mary Cummins of Animal Advocates at Blessing of the Animals in Los Angeles, California 2026

Blessing of the Animals took place April 4, 2026 at Olvera Street, La Placita in Los Angeles, California Archbishop Jose H Gomez gave the blessing. LA Animal Services, Best Friends Animal Society, Reptile & Amphibian Rescue Network had booths at the event. There were cats, dogs, bunnies, birds, reptiles and farm animals. Bendiciones de los animales.

The event always runs from 12:00 noon to 5:00 pm. People start lining up at 11:00 am. At 2:00 the archbishop arrives in the procession from the church. He walks to the elevated stage and gives a few words about the blessing of the animals. Then he blesses the holy water. Some years there are politicians up there giving speeches. This year there were none.

The first people and animals blessed are the holy cow followed by the folklorico dance troupe. Behind that are the farm animals from one of the main groups. Reptile rescue followed them. They had a little kid kind of hosting up on the stage as the animals were blessed making comments. The archbishop stays until I think 3:30 pm to make sure all the animals and people are blessed.

It's been very hot the last few years. It was 88 deg F today. People had to carry their dogs because the pavement was so hot. Some dogs had booties for this reason. If you intend to go next year, bring a buggy for small dogs with a sun cover. There is no shade here. There is also no real place to sit. You have to stand in line in the sun the whole time which is sometimes four hours. Bring water and a bowl. Bring sun protection for yourself.

Just realized the first Blessing of the Animals I attended was 2005 as an adult. Think I also went once as a child.