they were near park trail, home to a coyote nesting den. the trail has been closed for a month to keep people away from the coyotes. >> coyotes are here to stay. and there are few key times of year where there can be problems. right now is one of them, because the pups have been born within the last month or so. they're hitle and their parents are protecting them. >>> new at 11:00, hayward is considering officially declaring itself a sanctuary city. but tonight, the city council meeting got off to an awkward start. >> this tweet invited people to the meeting and said in part, let's taco about it. katie is live at hayward city hall. katie? >> reporter: it was just about 30 minutes ago, the city council voted to pass a resolution declaring hayward officially a sanctuary city. hundreds of people turned out for the meeting. dozens spoke in favor of it. >> i don't know what to say in response. this was absolutely inappropriate. >> reporter: the mayor started the meeting with an apology for this tweet. the city reminding people about the sanctuary