Huge bear family causes chaos outside SoCal home
A family of brown bears caused a commotion in Woodland Hills, California, when they appeared in a resident's driveway. Neda Farjoodi was startled awake by the noise and captured footage of the bears searching for food. After finding nothing to eat, the bears quickly left the area, and Farjoodi reported the incident to authorities.
- ▪Neda Farjoodi woke up to the sound of howling coyotes and discovered three bears in her driveway.
- ▪The bears were searching for food but only found cardboard boxes, which they quickly lost interest in.
- ▪After filming the bears from her car, Farjoodi called 911, but the bears had already left the scene.
Opening excerpt (first ~120 words) tap to expand
Metro exclusive video Huge bear family causes chaos outside SoCal home By Jeremy Louwerse Published May 26, 2026, 5:19 p.m. ET See more of our coverage in your search results. Add The California Post on Google One Los Angeles resident got the scare of her life after a family of massive brown bears descended upon her driveway forging for food. Neda Farjoodi was woken up at 5:30 a.m. Saturday by the sound of howling coyotes, a familiar noise in her Woodland Hills neighborhood. “They usually howl when they get a kill,” Farjoodi said. 4 A resident woke up at 5:30 a.m. to a family of bears in her driveway Obtained by CA Post She went out on her driveway to investigate and that’s when she saw the beary scary sight.
…
Excerpt limited to ~120 words for fair-use compliance. The full article is at California Post.