Los Santos in GTA III Era: Difference between revisions

| image = [[File:LosSantos-GTASA-montage.jpg|315px]]

| caption = From to left: [[Downtown Los Santos in GTA III Era|Downtown Los Santos]], [[Santa Maria Beach]], Los Santos Observatory and [[Vinewood Sign]].

| games = [[Grand Theft Auto: San Andreas]]<br /> Seen in a poster of [[Umberto Robina|Umberto Robina's]] house in [[Grand Theft Auto: Vice City Stories|GTA Vice City Stories]].

| name = Los Santos

| pop = 3,000,000

| state = [[San Andreas in GTA III Era|San Andreas]]

| motto = "The city where you are most likely to get eaten by a wild animal"

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 32 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 Los Santos in GTA III Era|East Los Santos]], which contains a predominantly Hispanic population. Grove Street is home to the [[Grove Street Families|Families]] gang, a once powerful gang whose influence faded due to highly successful drug trafficking by the rival [[Ballas]] gang.

Los Santos' [[LSPD in GTA III Era|police]] are corrupt and the politicians avoid the streets like the plague. There is a motocross track, several basketball courts, and an observatory (modeled after the Griffith 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 suburbs nestled in the north hills (modeled after the Hollywood Hills) are home to wealthy businessmen, movie stars, and [[Madd Dogg]], the killer rap artist, alike. The occasional shack or trailer park can also be spotted within this highly affluent district, testaments to the period prior to the gentrification of northern Los Santos.

Los Santos is the hometown of [[Grand Theft Auto: San Andreas]] protagonist [[Carl Johnson|Carl "CJ" Johnson]], who returns from living in [[Liberty City in GTA III|Liberty City]] for five years, after his brother informs him of their mother's death. The game starts upon Carl's arrival in Los Santos in 1992, and the story revolves around a lengthy [[Gang Warfare in GTA San Andreas|gang war]] between Carl's gang, the [[Grove Street Families]], and its fiercest rivals, the [[Ballas]]. Tensions between rival Hispanic gangs, [[Varrios Los Aztecas]] and [[Los Santos Vagos]], also threaten the tenuous hold with which the [[Grove Street Families]] cling to their paltry territories. However, due to the betrayal of senior members [[Big Smoke|Melvin "Big Smoke" Harris]] and [[Ryder|Lance "Ryder" Wilson]] to the Ballas under the influence of corrupt [[C.R.A.S.H.]] officers [[Frank Tenpenny]] and [[Eddie Pulaski|Edward "Eddie" Pulaski]], Grove Street Families leader [[Sweet| Sean "Sweet" Johnson]] is arrested and [[The Green Sabre|Carl is run out of town]] by C.R.A.S.H., causing the disbandment of the Grove Street Families and the mass takeover of Los Santos by the Ballas and Vagos, with the Ballas taking all of what used to be Grove Street territory.

The city is then torn apart over the issue of drug overflow on the streets. However, the same year, Tenpenny and Pulaski, who had motivated Smoke, currenlty the town's largest drug baron, and a now dead Ryder, to betray the Families, are charged with murder and sexual assault, after their extensive corruption becomes blatantly obvious, even to the general public. However, Pulaski had already been [[High Noon|murdered by Carl]] in the [[Arco del Oeste|desert ruin]] area prior to those events, after he and Tenpenny, who were using Carl as their patsy, decide there is no more use for him. Alone at the court hearing, however, [[Riot (GTA SA)|Tenpenny is released when the prosecutor inexplicably drops all charges]]. The entire city, outraged that Tenpenny walks free from horrendously heinous charges of which he is obviously guilty, erupts in riots. This is a reenactment of the L.A. Riots (also known as the [[wp:Los Angeles riots of 1992|Rodney King Riots]]) after the release of the police officers that brutally beat up [[wp:Rodney King|Rodney King]]. [[End of the Line|During the ensuing chaos, Carl kills Smoke]]. Carl then chases after Tenpenny, who dies when his stolen [[Fire Truck]] careens off the side of the overpass over Grove Street. When news of Tenpenny's death reaches the people of Los Santos, the riots cease, and the Grove Street Families regain their spot as the strongest gang in Los Santos.

[[File:LosSantos-GTASA-map.jpg|thumb|right|333px|Streetmap of Los Santos]]

[[File:VinewoodSign-GTASA.jpg|thumb|right|250px|The Vinewood Sign]]

==== Western Los Santos ====

* [[Rodeo]] ([[:wp:Beverly Hills, California|Beverly Hills]])

# [[:wp:Rodeo Drive|Rodeo Drive]] (incorporated into [[Rodeo]]).

# [[:wp:Century Plaza Hotel|Century Plaza Hotel]]

# St. Regis Los Angeles Hotel & Spa

* [[Mulholland]] ([[:wp:Hollywood Hills|Hollywood Hills]]) and [[Richman, Los Santos|Richman]] ([[:wp:Bel Air, Los Angeles, California|Bel Air]])

# [[:wp:Stahl House|Stahl House]] (as the [[Mulholland Safehouse]]).

# [[:wp:Chemosphere|Chemosphere]]

# [[:wp:Hollywood Sign|Hollywood Sign]] (as the [[Vinewood Sign]]).

# [[:wp:Mulholland Drive|Mulholland Drive]] (incorporated into [[Mulholland]]).

* [[Market, Los Santos|Market]] ([[:wp:West Hollywood, California|West Hollywood]]), [[Vinewood in GTA III Era|Vinewood]] ([[:wp:Hollywood, California|Hollywood]]) and [[Temple]] ([[:wp:North Hollywood, California|North Hollywood]])

==== East Los Santos ====

* [[East Beach]] ([[:wp:Long Beach, California|Long Beach]]) and [[Playa del Seville]] ([[:wp:Playa del Ray, California|Playa del Ray]])

# [[:wp:The Forum (Inglewood, California)|The Forum]] (as the [[Los Santos Forum]]).

* [[East Los Santos in GTA III Era|East Los Santos]] ([[:wp:East Los Angeles, California|East Los Angeles]])

* [[El Corona]] ([[:wp:El Sereno, Los Angeles, California|El Sereno]]) and [[Little Mexico]]

# [[:wp:Union Station (Los Angeles)|Union Station]] (as [[Unity Station]]).

# [[:wp:Nickerson Gardens, Los Angeles, California|Nickerson Gardens]]

# [[:wp:Twin Towers Correctional Facility|Twin Towers Correctional Facility]]

* [[Ganton]] ([[:wp:Compton, California|Compton]]) and [[Idlewood]] ([[:wp:Inglewood, California|Inglewood]])

# [[:wp:Nickerson Gardens, Los Angeles, California|Imperial Courts]] ([[B Dup|B Dup's]] house)

# [[:wp:Shrine Auditorium|Shrine Auditorium]] (as the [[Alhambra]]).

# [[:wp:Jordan Downs|Jordan Downs]](crack house in [[Cleaning The Hood]])

* [[Jefferson, Los Santos|Jefferson]] ([[:wp:Watts, Los Angeles, California|Watts]]) and [[Glen Park]] ([[:wp:MacArthur Park|Westlake]])

# [[wp:Watts Towers|Watts Towers]]

* [[Las Colinas]] ([[:wp:Los Feliz, Los Angeles, California|Los Feliz]]) and [[Los Flores]] ([[:wp:Boyle Heights, Los Angeles, California|Boyle Heights]])

* [[Ocean Docks]] ([[:wp:Port of Los Angeles|Port of Los Angeles]], San Pedro)

# [[:wp:Terminal Island|Terminal Island]] (incorporated into [[Ocean Docks]]).

# [[:wp:Vincent Thomas Bridge|Vincent Thomas Bridge]] (as the unnamed suspension bridge connecting the [[Ocean Docks]] island).

* [[Willowfield]] ([[:wp:Willowbrook, California|Willowbrook]] and [[:wp:West Rancho Dominguez, California|West Compton]])

# [[Los Santos Storm Drain]] ([[:wp:Los Angeles River|Los Angeles River]])

==== Central Los Santos ====

* [[Pershing Square]] ([[:wp:Pershing Square (Los Angeles)|Pershing Square]])

# [[:wp:Westin Bonaventure Hotel|Bonaventure Hotel]] (as the [[Atrium]]).

# [[:wp:Los Angeles City Hall|City Hall]] (at [[Pershing Square]]).

# [[:wp:Two California Plaza|Two California Plaza]]

# [[:wp:Beverly Wilshire Hotel|Beverly Wilshire Hotel]]

# Beverly Hills City Hall (as the [[Los Santos Police Headquarters]] at [[Pershing Square]]).

# [[:wp:Millennium Biltmore Hotel|Biltmore Hotel]] (at [[Pershing Square]]).

* [[Downtown Los Santos in GTA III Era|Downtown]]([[:wp:Downtown Los Angeles|Downtown]]), [[Commerce]] ([[:wp: Los Angeles Civic Center|Civic Center]]), [[Conference Center]] ([[:wp:Los Angeles Convention Center|Convention Center]]) and [[Verdant Bluffs]] ([[:wp:Griffith Park, Los Angeles, California|Griffith Park]])

# [[:wp:Los Angeles Convention Center|Los Angeles Convention Center]] (as the [[Los Santos Conference Center]]).

# [[:wp:Gas Company Tower|Gas Company Tower]]

# [[:wp:US Bank Tower|US Bank Tower]] (as [[Los Santos Tower]])

# [[:wp:Standard Hotel|Standard Hotel]]

# [[:wp:Wells Fargo Center (Los Angeles)|Wells Fargo Center]]

# Sunset Vine Tower

# Figueroa Tower

# [[:wp:Griffith Observatory|Griffith Observatory]]

# [[:wp:Interstate 110|Interstate 110]] and [[:wp:Interstate 105|Interstate 105]] (as [[Los Santos Freeway]])

* [[Los Santos International Airport]] ([[:wp:LAX|Los Angeles Int. Airport "L.A.X."]])

* [[Mulholland Intersection]] ([[:wp:US 101|US 101]] and [[:wp:SR 110|SR 110]] Intersection ([[:wp:Four Level Interchange|Four Level Interchange]])

# North Broadway Viaduct

# 6th Street Bridge

== Stations ==

* [[Unity Station]] ([[:wp:Union Station (Los Angeles)|Union Station]])

* [[Market Station]] ([[:wp:Wilshire/Western (LACMTA station)|Wilshire/Western Station]])

== Gang Territory ==

Los Santos is the only city that has gang territories (without exploiting the [[Territory Glitch]]). There are a minimum of 53 and maximum of 57 territories in Los Santos.

== Sports Teams ==

There are various sports teams that play in the Los Santos area:

* [[Los Santos Saints]] ([[wp:Los Angeles Angels of Anaheim|Los Angeles Angels of Anaheim]] and [[wp:Los Angeles Dodgers|Los Angeles Dodgers]])

* [[Los Santos Dribblers]] ([[wp:Los Angeles Lakers|Los Angeles Lakers]])

* [[Los Santos Rimmers]] ([[wp:Oakland Raiders|Los Angeles Raiders]])

* [[Los Santos Slappers]] ([[wp:Los Angeles Kings|Los Angeles Kings]])

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