Answering my own question. I went over today. Yes, they sell tickets at the gate. No, you don't need to buy in advance (with a $2/ticket surcharge) from that ripoff website. No lines, other than the short line to pay $10 to get into the parking lot.
I was surprised at how small it was. Not as small as the rinky-dink ones in NH, but not nearly as large as when I used to go to the big one at (IIRC) the LA County Fairgrounds back in the day. Probably the LA one is long-banished, like the libpukes want to do to all of them.
Got some color-matched anodized AR parts, as well as a couple fancy 1911 grips. LOTS of magazines, all plugged to comply with CA BS.
Few guns- pretty much one seller selling new handguns, a few selling used guns. LOTS of complete AR uppers. Some complete ARs, including the idiotic thing so you can't grasp the grip.