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Los Santos

Los Santos, San Andreas is a fictional city located in Red County, and it is the first city encountered in Grand Theft Auto: San Andreas. Los Santos is based on Los Angeles, California. Los Santos translates to 'The Saints', a play on Los Angeles, meaning 'The Angels'. This also applies to the two cities' nicknames - "The City of Saints" and "City of Angels".

Like Los Angeles, Los Santos is a huge, sprawling co-mingling of cultures and perspectives, full of two-bit hoodlums and small-time actors. The population of over 3 million people is divided into 27 districts, which are home to movie and television studios, multi-million dollar estates, crack-ridden ghettos, and a busy international airport. Numerous roads and a central rail line connect Los Santos to San Fierro and Las Venturas. The most infamous street in the city is Grove Street, located in Ganton, southeast of downtown Los Santos, and just minutes south of East Las Santos, which, like East Los Angeles, contains a predominantly Hispanic population. Grove Street is home to the Grove Street Families, a once powerful gang whose influence faded due to highly successful drug trafficking by the rival Ballas gang.

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Los Santos skyline seen from Idlewood

Los Santos' police are corrupt and the politicians avoid the streets like the plague. There is a motorcross track, several basketball courts, and an observatory to satisfy stargazers. Occasionally, independent drug dealers are seen carrying huge wads of cash from recent transactions. Graffiti is commonplace and gambling venues like the racetrack are frequented by many of the city's denizens. The wealthy suburbs in the north hills (modeled after the Hollywood Hills) are home to wealthy businessmen and Madd Dogg, the killer rap artist, alike. The occasional shack can also be spotted within this highly affluent district, testaments to the period prior to the gentrification of northern Los Santos.

Landmarks

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The Vinewood sign

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The Homes of The rich and successful in Los Santos

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Blastin' fools Records in Vinewood

Los Santos is filled with references to famous L.A. landmarks, including LAX, the Walk of Fame, the Watts Towers, the Capitol Tower, the U.S. Bank Tower and the Santa Monica Pier, among many others.

Storyline

Los Santos is the hometown of GTA San Andreas protagonist Carl Johnson, who returns from living in Liberty City for five years, after his brother informs him of their mother's death. The game starts upon CJ's arrival in Los Santos, and the story revolves around a lengthy Gang War between CJ's gang (The Grove Street Families) and the Ballas. Hispanic gang rivals Varrios Los Aztecas and Los Santos Vagos are also present, threatening the tenuous hold with which GSF clings to its paltry territories.

The city is torn apart over the issue of gang warfare. The Grove Street Families and Front Yard Ballas constantly spar over total dominance in Eastern Los Santos. In 1992, police officers Frank Tenpenny and Eddie Pulaski of C.R.A.S.H. (Community Resources Against Street Hoodlums) are charged with murder and sexual assault. Immediately prior, Pulaski is murdered by Carl Johnson in the Arco Del Oeste area after he and Tenpenny decide there is no more use for CJ. At a court hearing, Tenpenny is released when the prosecutor drops all charges. The entire city, outraged that Tenpenny walks free from horrendously heinous charges of which he is obviously guilty, erupts in riots. During the ensuing chaos, Carl Johnson kills cocaine drug lord and ex-gang member Big Smoke. Carl then chases after Officer Tenpenny, who dies when his stolen Fire Truck careens off the side of the very overpass visible from the Johnson House. When news of Tenpenny's death reaches the people of Los Santos, the riots immediately cease.

Districts

Trivia

Even though Los Santos is presumed to take the place of Los Angeles in Grand Theft Auto: San Andreas, various districts in Los Angeles are mentioned through numerous songs on the radio, namely Compton (Ganton), Watts (Jefferson), Long Beach (East Beach), and Hollywood (Vinewood).

Grand Theft Auto: San Andreas

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 [[Image:Gallery51.JPG|thumb|right|300px|Los Santos]]
-'''Los Santos''', [[San Andreas]] is a fictional city located in [[Red County]], and it is the first city you encounter in [[Grand Theft Auto: San Andreas]]. Los Santos is based on real-life Los Angeles, California. Los Santos translates to 'The Saints', a play on Los Angeles which is 'The Angels'. This also applies to the two cities' nicknames - "The City of Saints" and "City of Angels".
+'''Los Santos''', [[San Andreas]] is a fictional city located in [[Red County]], and it is the first city encountered in [[Grand Theft Auto: San Andreas]]. Los Santos is based on Los Angeles, California. Los Santos translates to 'The Saints', a play on Los Angeles, meaning 'The Angels'. This also applies to the two cities' nicknames - "The City of Saints" and "City of Angels".
-Los Santos that is very wealthy and full of gangsters and movie stars. The population is over 3 million people and is the home to a movie studio as well as the Interglobal television studio. There is a train that connects this town to [[San Fierro]] and [[Las Venturas]]. The most infamous street is [[Grove Street]] which is south of downtown Los Santos, just minutes west of East Las Santos where there is a strong Hispanic population. This street is the home of the [[Grove Street Families]], a once powerful gang gone soft due to the [[Ballas]] gang getting wealthy off the drug trade.
+Like Los Angeles, Los Santos is a huge, sprawling co-mingling of cultures and perspectives, full of two-bit hoodlums and small-time actors. The population of over 3 million people is divided into 27 districts, which are home to movie and television studios, multi-million dollar estates, crack-ridden ghettos, and a busy international airport. Numerous roads and a central rail line connect Los Santos to [[San Fierro]] and [[Las Venturas]]. The most infamous street in the city is [[Grove Street]], located in [[Ganton]], southeast of downtown Los Santos, and just minutes south of East Las Santos, which, like East Los Angeles, contains a predominantly Hispanic population. Grove Street is home to the [[Grove Street Families]], a once powerful gang whose influence faded due to highly successful drug trafficking by the rival [[Ballas]] gang.
 [[Image:Los Santos at night.jpg|thumb|360px|Los Santos skyline seen from [[Idlewood]]]]
-The [[police]] here are corrupt and the politicians are hardly seen on the streets. They have a motorcross track, several basketball courts, and an observatory to gaze the stars in. Occasionally, independent drug dealers are seen carrying huge wads of cash from recent drug purchases. Graffiti is commonplace and people frequent the horse track betting parlor. The wealthy suburbs in the north are the homes of wealthy businessmen and [[Madd Dogg]], the killer rap artist. There is also the occasional shack within in the wealthy district, but they are the leftovers from a period prior to the gentrification of northern Los Santos.
+Los Santos' [[police]] are corrupt and the politicians avoid the streets like the plague. There is a motorcross track, several basketball courts, and an observatory to satisfy stargazers. Occasionally, independent drug dealers are seen carrying huge wads of cash from recent transactions. Graffiti is commonplace and gambling venues like the racetrack are frequented by many of the city's denizens. The wealthy suburbs in the north hills (modeled after the Hollywood Hills) are home to wealthy businessmen and [[Madd Dogg]], the killer rap artist, alike. The occasional shack can also be spotted within this highly affluent district, testaments to the period prior to the gentrification of northern Los Santos.
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 [[Image:Gallery115.JPG|thumb|250px|The Homes of The rich and successful in Los Santos]]
 [[Image:Gallery116.JPG|thumb|250px|Blastin' fools Records in Vinewood]]
-It is filled with references to famous L.A. landmarks, including the Walk of Fame, the Watts Towers, the Capitol Tower, the U.S. Bank Tower and the Santa Monica Pier among many others. It borders Red County to the north and Flint County to the west.
+Los Santos is filled with references to famous L.A. landmarks, including LAX, the Walk of Fame, the Watts Towers, the Capitol Tower, the U.S. Bank Tower and the Santa Monica Pier, among many others.
 ==Storyline==
-It is the hometown of [[GTA San Andreas]] protagonist [[Carl Johnson]], who returns from living in [[Liberty City]] for five years, after his brother informs him of their mother's death. The game starts then, and the story revolves around a lengthy [[Gang War]] between CJ's gang (The [[Grove Street Families]])) and the [[Ballas]]. Hispanic gang rivals the [[Varrios Los Aztecas]] and the [[Los Santos Vagos]] are also present. Los Santos is the capital of [[San Andreas]] and is located in the southern part of the state. It's a bustling city filled with many kinds of people and diverse districts. [[Ganton]] in the east and [[Los Flores]] in the northeast are the slums of the city, whilst [[Mulholland]] is the wealthy part of Los Santos. [[Rodeo]] caters to the rich, while the poorer areas such as [[Jefferson]] and [[Little Mexico]] contain cheap stores.
+Los Santos is the hometown of [[GTA San Andreas]] protagonist [[Carl Johnson]], who returns from living in [[Liberty City]] for five years, after his brother informs him of their mother's death. The game starts upon CJ's arrival in Los Santos, and the story revolves around a lengthy [[Gang War]] between CJ's gang (The [[Grove Street Families]]) and the [[Ballas]]. Hispanic gang rivals [[Varrios Los Aztecas]] and [[Los Santos Vagos]] are also present, threatening the tenuous hold with which [[Grove Street Families|GSF]] clings to its paltry territories.
-The city is torn apart over the issue of gang warfare. The Grove Street Families and Front Yard Ballas constantly spar over total dominance in Eastern Los Santos. In 1992, police officers [[Frank Tenpenny]] and [[Eddie Pulaski]] of [[C.R.A.S.H.]] (Community Resources Against Street Hoodlums) were charged with murder and sexual assault. Earlier, Pulaski was murdered by Carl Johnson in the Arco Del Oeste (West Arch in Spanish) after he and Tenpenny decided there was no more use for CJ. At a court hearing, Tenpenny was released when his lawyer dropped all charges. The entire city, outraged that Tenpenny walked free after horrendously heinous charges, erupted in riots. During this chatoic time, Carl Johnson killed cocaine drug lord and ex-gang member [[Big Smoke]]. Carl then chased after Officer Tenpenny, who died when his stolen [[Fire Truck]] drove off the side of an overpass. When news of Tenpenny's death reached the people of Los Santos, the city riots came to a stop.
+The city is torn apart over the issue of gang warfare. The Grove Street Families and Front Yard Ballas constantly spar over total dominance in Eastern Los Santos. In 1992, police officers [[Frank Tenpenny]] and [[Eddie Pulaski]] of [[C.R.A.S.H.]] (Community Resources Against Street Hoodlums) are charged with murder and sexual assault. Immediately prior, Pulaski is murdered by Carl Johnson in the Arco Del Oeste area after he and Tenpenny decide there is no more use for CJ. At a court hearing, Tenpenny is released when the prosecutor drops all charges. The entire city, outraged that Tenpenny walks free from horrendously heinous charges of which he is obviously guilty, erupts in riots. During the ensuing chaos, Carl Johnson kills cocaine drug lord and ex-gang member [[Big Smoke]]. Carl then chases after Officer Tenpenny, who dies when his stolen [[Fire Truck]] careens off the side of the very overpass visible from the [[Johnson House]]. When news of Tenpenny's death reaches the people of Los Santos, the riots immediately cease.
 == Districts ==