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. The name for the real city of Los Angeles is derived from Spanish, meaning "The Angels", and Los Santos is Spanish for "The Saints". 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.

Neighborhoods
Apart from famous Los Angeles landmarks being emulated, a number of districts and neighborhoods are as well.


 * Ganton - Compton
 * Idlewood - Inglewood
 * Willowfield - Willowbrook
 * Jefferson - Watts (?)
 * East Los Santos - East Los Angeles
 * Market - San Fernando Valley
 * Santa Maria - Santa Monica
 * Marina - Venice Beach
 * Rodeo - Beverly Hills
 * Vinewood - Hollywood
 * Richman - Bel-Air
 * Glen Park - Glendale