Old Agoura sees coyotes daily. Bears are rarer but real — 2-3 confirmed sightings per year up the canyon, more during drought years when Cheeseboro and Chesebro open-space wildlife pushes downhill looking for water and food.
Trash bins are the most common attractant. A bear can pop the lid off a standard 96-gallon bin without slowing down. Once the bin is open, the food residue inside is a jackpot. The cycle reinforces itself — once a bear has a successful raid, it returns weekly.
The wildlife biologists at the Cheeseboro ranger station consistently recommend two things to homeowners: lockable lids (your hauler sells them for ~$15) and aggressive bin cleaning. The cleaner the bin, the lower the scent profile, the lower the attraction.
Bear-resistant doesn't mean bear-proof. But scent-management cuts encounters substantially. Agoura Hills bin cleaning is the cleanliness side of the equation; locking lids handle the rest.