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'''San Fierro''', [[San Andreas in GTA III Era|San Andreas]] is the second city encountered by the [[Carl Johnson|protagonist]] in [[Grand Theft Auto: San Andreas]], and is based on real-life [[wp:San Francisco, California|San Francisco, California]]. The name San Fierro translates to "Saint Iron" (who does not exist in any religion) while San Francisco's name translates to "Saint Francis", a Catholic saint. | '''San Fierro''', [[San Andreas in GTA III Era|San Andreas]] is the second city encountered by the [[Carl Johnson|protagonist]] in [[Grand Theft Auto: San Andreas]], and is based on real-life [[wp:San Francisco, California|San Francisco, California]]. The name San Fierro translates to "Saint Iron" (who does not exist in any religion) while San Francisco's name translates to "Saint Francis", a Catholic saint. | ||
San Fierro is the smallest metropolitan area in San Andreas, but the most urbanized, and is situated on a peninsula on the western part of the state. South of the city lies the massive [[Mount Chiliad]] and the [[Whetstone]] county. To the north of the city, across the [[Gant Bridge]], a recreation of the famous Golden Gate Bridge, lies the town of [[Bayside]]. Northeast of the city lies the county of [[Tierra Robada]]. San Fierro is a moderately sized city with the beautiful [[San Fierro Bay]] to the north and [[The Panopticon]] to the east. | San Fierro is the smallest metropolitan area in San Andreas, but the most urbanized, and is situated on a peninsula on the western part of the state. South of the city lies the massive [[Mount Chiliad in GTA III Era|Mount Chiliad]] and the [[Whetstone]] county. To the north of the city, across the [[Gant Bridge]], a recreation of the famous Golden Gate Bridge, lies the town of [[Bayside]]. Northeast of the city lies the county of [[Tierra Robada]]. San Fierro is a moderately sized city with the beautiful [[San Fierro Bay]] to the north and [[The Panopticon]] to the east. | ||
There is a sizeable [[Avispa Country Club|country club]] complete with a golf course within San Fierro. San Fierro has [[Queens|a district]] marked by rainbow signs that is meant to emulate San Francisco's famous [[wp:The Castro, San Francisco, California|Castro District]], home to a sizeable gay population. | There is a sizeable [[Avispa Country Club|country club]] complete with a golf course within San Fierro. San Fierro has [[Queens|a district]] marked by rainbow signs that is meant to emulate San Francisco's famous [[wp:The Castro, San Francisco, California|Castro District]], home to a sizeable gay population. | ||
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* [[Foster Valley]] - [[:wp:Foster City, California|Foster City/Peninsula]] | * [[Foster Valley]] - [[:wp:Foster City, California|Foster City/Peninsula]] | ||
* [[Easter Bay Airport]] - [[:wp:San Francisco International Airport|San Francisco International Airport]] | * [[Easter Bay Airport]] - [[:wp:San Francisco International Airport|San Francisco International Airport]] | ||
== Known streets == | |||
* Bay View West | |||
* [[Windy Windy Windy Windy Street]] | |||
== Landmarks == | == Landmarks == | ||
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== Notable residents == | == Notable residents == | ||
* [[ | ;3D Universe | ||
* [[ | * [[Jizzy B.]] <small>(? - 1992)</small> | ||
* [[ | * [[Berkley]] | ||
* [[ | * [[Claude]] <small>(? - 1992)</small> | ||
* [[Carl Johnson]] <small>(1992 - ?)</small> | |||
* [[Dwaine]] | * [[Dwaine]] | ||
* [[Ran Fa Li]] <small>(1992 - ?)</small> | |||
* [[Guppy]] <small>(? - 1992)</small> | |||
* [[Michael Hunt]] | |||
* [[Jethro]] | * [[Jethro]] | ||
* Daniel Lamb | * [[Daniel Lamb]] <small>(the protagonist of [[Rockstar Games]]' Manhunt 2 is also originally from San Fierro. ([[1963]] - ?)</small> | ||
* [[T-Bone Mendez]] <small>(? - 1992)</small> | |||
* [[Su Xi Mu]] | |||
* [[Zero]] | |||
* [[Katie Zhan]] | * [[Katie Zhan]] | ||
* [[Chris Cummings]] | * [[Wu Zi Mu]] | ||
* [[ | |||
;HD Universe | |||
* [[Lester Arnold]] <small>(leader of the [[Angels of Death]] was born in San Fierro)</small> | |||
* [[Chris Cummings]] <small>(a contestant on the [[Venturas Poker Challenge]], is originally from San Fierro)</small> | |||
* [[Fabien LaRouche]] <small>(moved from [[France]] to San Fierro in [[1999]])</small> | |||
* [[Jeremy St. Ives]] <small>(co-host of [[The Men's Room]], was born in San Fierro in [[1976]])</small> | |||
== Sports Teams == | == Sports Teams == | ||
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== Trivia == | == Trivia == | ||
*A notable landmark that has a resemblance to Alcatraz was going to appear in the game but was deleted for unknown reasons. The map at Toreno's [[Mike Toreno's Ranch|ranch]] and [[Lil' Probe'Inn]] shows a sizeable island off the coast of San Fierro. | *A notable landmark that has a resemblance to Alcatraz was going to appear in the game but was deleted for unknown reasons. The map at Toreno's [[Mike Toreno's Ranch|ranch]] and [[Lil' Probe'Inn]] shows a sizeable island off the coast of San Fierro. | ||
*Daniel Lamb, protagonist of [[Manhunt 2]], was born in San Fierro. | *Daniel Lamb, protagonist of [[Manhunt 2]], was born in San Fierro. | ||
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