Chatsworth, CA

Farmers' Market Information for Chatsworth

Day: Saturday
Hours: 8:00 a.m. to 1:00 p.m.
Location: Metro Link Train Station Parking Lot off Devonshire St, between Topanga Canyon Blvd and
anoga Ave
City: Chatsworth
County: Los Angeles
Manager: Dan Rochin
Office Address: 21704 Devonshire St #106, Chatsworth, CA 91311
Phone: 818-470-0808
Fax: 818-701-0135
Parking: Plenty of free parking on 2 large paved lots - one next to the market and another large lot 200 feet south
Transportation: The following MTA bus lines stop immediately adjacent to the Market: 158, 166, 167, 243 and 245. Metrolink and Amtrak trains also stop at the Market entrance. At the Metrolink Train Station Parking Lot off Devonshire Street, between Topanga Canyon Boulevard and Canoga Avenue at 10046 Old Depot Plaza Road, Chatsworth 91311

Make sure to visit the Chatsworth Farmers' Market any time you visit the Los Angeles area. A street map to get to the Chatsworth Farmers' Market is attached for your convenience.

Chatsworth Certified Farmers' Market features Certified Farmers, prepared foods, flowers, and crafts.

So, you're probably wondering, what's Fresh Right Now! For fresh fruit check out the Pomegranates, Tangerines, Limes, Persimmons, Asian Pears, Mandarin Oranges and Grapes. Other produce that's in season includes Walnuts and Honey. This is a great time for fresh veggies if you like Spinach, Avocados, Winter Squash, Brussel Sprouts, Mushrooms, Green Beans, Beets or Chinese Broccoli.

Chatsworth is one of the community's fortunate enough to have a Certified Farmers' Market (CFM)! Supporting your local Farmers Market not only gives you the freshest fruits and vegetables but it's also a way to give your local small business owners the support they need to stay in business in an age of large chain stores. So, go on down Saturday between 8 am and 1 pm to the Chatsworth Farmers' Market this week and every week!

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Chatsworth Houses Sold 9/01/08- 9/30/08

In my monthly print newsletter, I give the previous month's home sales in Chatsworth. For the past few months, 21 homes closed each month but September pushed the volume higher to 24 closed sales! I knew it was busy, both from personal experience and from talking with fellow North Valley agents. Alas, the average sales price was lower and the average days on market rose.

For more information on these homes or any other property, call or email Harley.

Address	Bed	Bath	Sq Ft	Sold Price	DOM
10400 Alabama Ave	3	2	1,287	$320,000	191
20101 Citronia St	3	2	1,406	$350,000	164
10803 Independence Ave	3	2	1,056	$375,000	2
19836 Itasca St	4	2	2,164	$384,000	6
10042 Oso Ave	4	2	1,303	$395,000	6
20129 Halsted St	3	2	1,368	$396,000	21
9325 Huston Rd	3	3	2,158	$408,000	137
10051 Hillview Ave	3	3	1,955	$412,000	27
10415 Jordan Ave	4	3	2,042	$420,000	124
9545 Delco Ave	3	2	1,443	$429,000	135
20655 Lemarsh St	4	3	2,271	$445,000	38
9612 Quakertown Ave	3	2	1,435	$474,000	64
10155 Cozycroft Ave	5	3	2,359	$500,000	65
10132 Lurline Ave	4	2	2,236	$500,000	15
10622 Willowbrae Ave	5	3	2,590	$510,000	10
20633 Nashville St	4	3	2,107	$525,000	51
20640 Kingsbury St	3	2	2,010	$540,000	343
9508 Quartz Ave	4	3	2,034	$556,000	50
21025 San Jose St	3	2	2,644	$620,000	108
20481 Nashville St	5	4	3,068	$718,000	59
10830 Owensmouth Ave	4	3	2,328	$750,000	42
22322 Lassen St	4	5	4,041	$780,500	163
22005 Sagebrook Rd	4	3	3,721	$960,000	116
11833 Peak Rd	5	6	5,111	$1,475,000	5
Average				$551,750	81

The information on these properties was provided from the SoCalMLS and represents the sales of all companies. Information deemed to be accurate but not guaranteed and provided for the sole purpose of keeping you updated in your area. This is not intended as a solicitation if you currently have a broker.

Wow, what an amazing and inspiring response to the recent Keller Williams food drive! I picked up 53 bags (and one box) of non-perishable items, and my car was packed tighter than a car when a new grad drives away to college. I was truly touched by the outpouring of generosity from my Chatsworth neighbors.

Many agents in my Keller Williams Northridge office participated in Food Drive '08, and I am proud to be a part of a company that cares! The Valley Food Bank came to our Keller Williams Northridge office and delivered the entire haul to the San Fernando Valley Rescue Mission, a very appreciative recipient.

Thank you to everyone who donated and to everyone who encouraged me as I was stopping by door-to-door with the empty bags during our record heat wave-hopefully next year the weather will be cooler!

If you or someone you knows is looking for a neighborhood with heart, call me and I would be happy to show you some lovely homes in Chatsworth, CA.

The City's Attempts at Pushing Repairs onto Future Home Sellers



Do you think the best way to deal with a community’s broken sidewalks is to have homeowners pay for sidewalk repair when they sell their home? I am a homeowner and a Realtor in Chatsworth in the San Fernando Valley, and I am very concerned about the city trying to shift this problem to home sellers. This piecemeal approach to sidewalk repair through a point-of-sale requirement, though, has recently been proposed by a task force convened by the Bureau of Street Services at the behest of the Los Angeles City Council.

A point-of-sale approach is misguided primarily because it is not a comprehensive method of eliminating threats to public safety—it is piecemeal and arbitrary. Suppose you sell your house and your sidewalk is broken, but your neighbor’s sidewalk is significantly worse. You would have to pay potentially thousands of dollars to repair your sidewalk while steps away the problem is even more severe; the adjoining broken sidewalk would not necessarily be repaired until the current homeowner decided to sell. It makes no sense to require one property owner who is selling to fix a moderately damaged sidewalk while risks to public safety on either side with dangerous cracked, uplifted, and broken sidewalks would remain unrepaired.

Realtors are urging the City of Los Angeles to think of a better plan. City officials acknowledge that at the current pace, it will take 83 years to repair already broken sidewalks. In the interest of public safety and livable neighborhoods, the city needs to devise a better plan.



Picture from RubberSideWalks Inc.

In Santa Monica, for instance, they have been repairing broken sidewalks with rubber ones made of recycled tires! The rubber gives instead of buckling and cracking, and the panels are permeable by moisture so the try roots do not need to push up in search of water. Our Westside neighbor, Santa Monica, is pioneering this new idea (as explained in this USA Today article). My San Fernando Valley Government Affairs committee is looking for new and innovative ideas…and I am sure there are some out there on Active Rain. Please let me know!

If you would like more information or have any great ideas, please be sure to comment below. I am on the Government Affairs Committee for the Southland Regional Association of Realtors, and I will relay your concerns and ideas.

If you know of anyone looking for a Realtor that is up-to-date and actively involved in issues affecting the San Fernando Valley, from Chatsworth and the 118 corridor to Sherman Oaks and the prime studio corridor, I would love to help. I can be reached at Harley@KW.com.