Malibu

Producer Judd Apatow and his wife, Leslie Mann, have purchased a house in gated Malibu Colony. The asking price was $10.95 million. Described as a contemporary cottage in the listing, the house dates to the 1930s. Features include a courtyard, a sun room, walls of glass, three fireplaces and a guest house. There are four bedrooms, 4.5 bathrooms and 2,550 square feet of living space. Apatow, 45, has been involved in numerous sitcoms and films including the series “Freaks and Geeks” (1999-2000)

Re "Broad Beach, slim progress," March 31 Many of California's beaches have been steadily eroding for decades. With rising sea levels and many of the streams that once carried sediment to the ocean now dry, the beaches cannot withstand the steady wave action of the Pacific. Homes in Malibu (and other oceanfront communities a stone's throw from high tide) will eventually lose their beaches. Those homes close to the high tide mark now will probably vanish as their undersides are washed away.

The son of Hollywood great Clark Gable was free on bail Wednesday following his arrest for allegedly driving under the influence and hitting several cars in Malibu, jail records show. John Clark Gable, 52, was arrested about 3 p.m. Tuesday after he allegedly hit a vehicle near the Malibu Pier and eventually crashed his Ford Raptor into six parked cars in the 21300 block of Pacific Coast Highway, the Los Angeles County Sheriff's Department said. There were no reported injuries. A witness told KTLA-TV that Gable fell as he exited the vehicle for police.

The son of screen legend Clark Gable was arrested on charges of hitting several parked cars in Malibu, officials said Tuesday. Clark Gable Jr. was booked on suspicion of driving under the influence and hit-and-run, said Sgt. John Skikas of the Los Angeles County Sheriff's Department. Deputies plan to present the case to prosecutors. This is not the first legal trouble for the family. In 2011, the grandson of Clark Gable was sentenced to 10 days in jail for pointing a laser gun at an LAPD helicopter.

This Spanish-style contemporary sits on a bluff overlooking a Malibu surfing beach. The single-story house is in MariSol , an 80-acre community of 17 estates. Location: 11768 Ellice St., Malibu 90265 Asking price: $15.9 million Year built: 2013 Architect: Barry Berkus House size: Five bedrooms, seven bathrooms, 7,088 square feet Lot size: 1 acre Features: Covered courtyard of 2,500 square feet, 60-foot-long great room with 16-foot ceilings, home theater, office, gym, wine room, two wet bars, five fireplaces, twin master suites, security system, 50-foot-long infinity pool, spa, parking for 10 cars, stone perimeter walls, garden fountains, patios About the area: Last year, 259 single-family homes sold in the 90265 ZIP Code at a median price of $2.035 million, according to DataQuick.

Two small earthquakes hit the Malibu and Moorpark area on Friday. Both quakes were magnitude 2.4 and occurred around 12:10 p.m. The one along the coast occurred six miles west of Malibu. The other one occurred several miles to the north in the Moorpark area of Ventura County. It is unclear whether the quakes were strong enough to be felt. ALSO: Bobby Brown wearing ankle monitor for DUI sentence Bell trial: After mistrial, next steps for attorneys unclear Chef who killed wife, then cooked body to be sentenced

Producer Jerry Weintraub has unloaded his longtime Malibu compound, and the paper trail leads to apparel mogul Serge Azria as the buyer. The seven-acre spread transferred early this year, but public records do not include a sales price. The beachfront/bluff-top spread had been listed from $42.5 million to $75 million over a span of six years. Beyond its panoramic ocean views, the lot boasts a road down to the beach should the new owner want to use a golf cart rather than walk.

Customized TV Listings are available here: www.latimes.com/tvtimes Click here to download TV listings for the week of March 17 - 23, 2013 in PDF format This week's TV Movies     SERIES Last Man Standing "Home Improvement's" Jonathan Taylor Thomas guest stars alongside former co-star Tim Allen on the season finale of the latter's latest sitcom. 8 p.m. ABC Malibu Country The sitcom starring singer Reba McEntire , pictured, offers its season finale; Stacy Keach guest stars.

A phone company whose equipment on a top-heavy pole was partly to blame for the 2007 Malibu Canyon fire has agreed to pay $14.5 million under a proposed settlement, according to legal documents. NextG Networks of California Inc., now owned by Crown Castle NG West Inc., will pay $8.5 million into California's general fund and $6 million to hire independent engineers to inspect each of the company's attachments on tens of thousands of poles in California. Any pole found to be overloaded or decayed would be replaced, with co-owners sharing the cost.

Forever "Baywatch" babe Pamela Anderson has listed her spot in Malibu for $7.75 million. The two-story home, built in 1959, features teak siding, a stone front gate, a courtyard planted with olive trees and lavender, open-plan interiors, five bedrooms, three bathrooms and 2,752 square feet of living space. Anderson, 45, is a former Playboy Playmate of the month.  She went on to star in five years of “Baywatch” (1992-97), “V.I.P.” (1998-2002) and “Stacked” (2005-6)