Grand Theft Auto: San Andreas/Los Santos



Los Santos, San Andreas is a fictional city and county within the video game Grand Theft Auto: San Andreas, based on Los Angeles. It is filled with references to famous 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.

It is hometown of Carl "CJ" 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 San Andreas. 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 poor have to shop in cheap stores in Jefferson and Little Mexico.

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 officer Frank Tenpenny and Eddie Pulaski of C.R.A.S.H (Community Resources Against Street Hoodlums) were convicted of 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. Grove Street gang member Carl Johnson stopped the riots by killing Tenpenny and former Grove Street gang member and cocaine drug lord Big Smoke. The city riots came to a stop and C.R.A.S.H was disbanded after it failed in its goal; to stop gang warfare. Carl Johnson settled in Mulholland along with famous rapper Madd Dogg, whom he is the manager of.

Ganton
Ganton is the area in which the beginning of the game is set, specifically Grove Street, with a majority of the storyline missions in Los Santos being triggered in the neighborhood, based on Los Angeles, take place. It is based on the city of Compton.

The primary points of interest include, but are not limited to:
 * The Johnson House &mdash; This is your first save point in the game. After getting all of the hundred gang tags in Los Santos, a sawn-off shotgun, Molotov Cocktail, AK-47 assault rifle, and Tec-9 will spawn in the kitchen. Also, there will be a can of spray paint and a camera in the upstairs bedroom.
 * Sweet's &mdash; The brother of CJ, is next door. After beating the game 100%, a Hydra will spawn on the roof of his house. Also, you can find a Tec-9 on the roof. Behind his house, in the corner, is a 9mm pistol
 * Ryder's &mdash; Another one of the Grove Street Families that lives in the cul-de-sac of Grove Street. You also do missions for him. In the backyard is a shovel.
 * Denise's &mdash; This is your first girlfriend in the game. You must do the mission Burning Desire in order to obtain Denise as a girlfriend. Dating her is optional.
 * Ten Green Bottles &mdash; The neighborhood bar. A Sprunk vending machine that can be used to restore health is outside. Inside is a pool table (which you can partake in a betting minigame that stakes money on the outcome of a game of pool against the AI) and some arcade video games.
 * Binco &mdash; This is the first clothing shop you can enter in the game, which will be triggered by the mission Nines and AKs. The items here are relatively cheap, proving their motto, "More trash for less cash," to be true.
 * Ganton Gym &mdash; The name says it all. It's a gym. In here, you can work out, learn some new fighting moves. This is opened after the mission Tagging Up Turf for Sweet.
 * The black Boxville &mdash; This truck is across the street from the gym. It can be used to activate the burglary side mission. It will spawn after the Ryder mission Home Invasion.
 * The overpass &mdash; You will find some brass knuckles in the grass here. Also, after beating the game 100%, a Rhino tank will spawn here.