Hour 3 (11.02) Christmas is coming and The Grove is already getting festive. The live 100-foot Christmas tree goes up November 16 for the 25th anniversary of the tradition, followed by a month of faux snow. The lads are also looking at the LA and California candidates on the eve of Election Day.  

El Niño is on the way — a new UC Davis study flags San Luis Obispo, Pismo Beach, Moss Landing, and Humboldt Bay as some of the West Coast spots most vulnerable to damage and infrastructure problems.  

There’s tension in the ESPN booth between Troy Aikman and Joe Buck; industry guy Mark has the story. Gov. Newsom wants to make California more competitive for film and TV and is pushing to expand the Hollywood tax credit to $1 billion through 2040. If it passes, productions and jobs should return, though filming in LA is still struggling.  

Augustine Wine Bar in Sherman Oaks is closing after 12 years because the economy is too tough. People whose homes were damaged in the Norte Fire in San Clemente and San Juan Capistrano are now fighting their insurance companies. A lot of them say they would have been better off if the houses had just burned down.