I bought my wife a hiking stick in case a coyote attacks her dogs when she is walking them. Another good idea is to carry a golf club. However, if they don’t bother you, please don’t bother them.
We saw one on Chumash this morning, about 730 am. We were also walking our lab. It didn’t follow us but it watched us for a while from near a house as we walked by. Sunday we saw one across Sierra pky near the rec center. Similar behavior…it watched us from the forest but didn’t flee or follow.