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The city bears visible scars of an earthquake, a likely reference to the Loma Prieta earthquake of 1989, three years before the game takes place, though dialogue suggests that an earthquake has occurred just recently.  The most obvious sign of the intense damage is the crumbled section of freeway lying to the immediate west of [[Garver Bridge]]'s San Fierro approach, which is an apparent emulation of the damage done to [[wp:California State Route 480|San Francisco's Embarcadero Freeway]] that is undergoing renovation, whose remnants could be seen for years after the earthquake. The freeway section does not seem to have any visible connection to the existing freeway, however. The city's infrastructure and buildings are not visibly damaged from the earthquake, the only such damage being in the Doherty area.

[[File:SanFierro-GTASA-map.jpg|left|thumb|130px|Street map of San Fierro.]]

:''For previous story in Whetstone, see [[Whetstone#Events of GTA San Andreas|here]].''

Carl then receives a mysterious call from a "friend" who claims knowledge of Sweet's whereabouts, prompting him to head out to the desert, to find none other than Mike Toreno. From there, a new chapter in the San Andreas storyline unfolds.

[[File:ChinatownSanFierro-GTASA.jpg|thumb|right|250px|[[Chinatown, San Fierro|Chinatown]]]]

[[File:Palisades-GTASA.jpg|thumb|250px|right|The [[Palisades]] district]]

Many of San Fierro's districts are re-imaginings of real neighborhoods in San Francisco:

* [[Battery Point]] - [[:wp:Fort Point, San Francisco|Fort Point]]

* [[Paradiso]] - [[:wp:Neighborhoods in San Francisco#The Presidio|The Presidio]]

* [[Esplanade North]] - [[:wp:Fisherman's Wharf, San Francisco|Fisherman's Wharf]]

* [[Chinatown, San Fierro|Chinatown]] - [[:wp:Chinatown, San Francisco|Chinatown]]

* [[Juniper Hill]] - [[:wp:Russian Hill, San Francisco|Russian Hill]]

* [[Santa Flora]] - [[:wp:Twin Peaks (San Francisco, California)|Twin Peaks]]

* [[San Fierro City Hall|City Hall]] - [[:wp:San Francisco City Hall|City Hall]]/[[wp:Civic Center, San Francisco|Civic Center]]

* [[Easter Bay Airport]] - [[:wp:San Francisco International Airport|San Francisco International Airport]]

[[File:GantBridge-GTASA-sunrise.jpg|thumb|200px|right|Sunrise over [[Gant Bridge]].]]

[[File:BigPointyBuilding-GTASA-top.jpg|thumb|200px|right|[[Big Pointy Building]]]]

As with every other city in the GTA world, many landmarks in San Fierro are based on real life:

* The [[wp:San Francisco – Oakland Bay Bridge|San Francisco Bay Bridge]] makes an appearance as the [[Garver Bridge]]. This bridge links San Fierro and [[Tierra Robada]] near [[Las Venturas]]. Alongside the Garver Bridge is the [[Kincaid Bridge]], which is modeled after the Forth Rail Bridge, which itself sits beside the Forth Road Bridge outside Edinburgh, Scotland. This may also be a reference to the home of ''Rockstar North'', where the original bridges are located. The Forth Road Bridge and the western span of the San Francisco-Oakland Bay Bridge look remarkably similar.

* [[:wp:Lombard Street (San Francisco)|Lombard Street]], known as the "crookedest street", appears as [[Windy Windy Windy Windy Street]] in San Fierro's [[Calton Heights]].  

* [[:wp:Fort Point, San Francisco|Fort Point]] makes an appearance as [[Battery Point]] in the game, which sits underneath [[Gant Bridge]]. However, the fort has been taken over by the pimp [[Jizzy B.]], and is known as [[The Pleasure Domes Club]].  

* [[Foster Valley]], located between [[Missionary Hill]] and [[Easter Bay Airport]], may be inspired from planned cities such as Foster City (which may explain the origin of the name as well). The contemporary buildings in the area, as well as a row of identical cylindrical buildings along an artificial lake, mildly resemble Oracle Corporation's World Headquarters at Redwood Shores, Redwood City, which is, coincidentally, also located near Foster City.

*[[:wp:Forth Railway Bridge|Forth Bridge]]

*[[:wp:Ferry Building|Ferry Building]]

*[[:wp:Great Highway|Great Highway]]

[[File:Tram-GTASA-front.jpg|thumb|200px|right|The cable car passing between the [[Calton Heights]] and [[Chinatown, San Fierro|Chinatown]] districts]]

Although cars are prominent, there are cable cars ([[Tram|trams]]) that circle San Fierro. No one is, however, unable to ride them, as they are literally unstoppable and will plow through any obstacle without incurring damage. The [[Brown Streak]] Railroad stops at Doherty's [[Cranberry Station]] across from the [[Doherty Garage]]. The [[Easter Bay International Airport|Easter Bay Airport]] is located at the southeast of the city from the [[Garver Bridge]] approach.

San Fierro's atmosphere appears to be cooler than the rest of the state. The city commonly experiences rainstorms. These, combined with the frequent late-night and early-morning fog, can make driving and flying difficult because of reduced visibility. To further complicate the city's weather patterns, the [[Tierra Robada]] sandstorms occasionally blow into the northeastern parts of San Fierro, making flying near the Garver Bridge and [[Downtown San Fierro|Downtown]] skyline extremely treacherous.

* [[Carl Johnson]] (1992 - ?)

* [[Claude]] (? - 1992)

* [[Michael Hunt]]

San Fierro is home to the football team, the [[San Fierro 69ers]], a double entendre referring to both the San Francisco 49ers and the "[[69]]" sexual position. In a crude reference to anal sex, the city's baseball team, the [[San Fierro Packers]], which is based off the [[wp:San Francisco Giants|San Francisco Giants]], is sponsored by none other than Fierro Fudge.

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