Western Los Santos is predominantly affluent, compared to the less well-to-do east side. This is shown with the presence of several upper class businesses and residential buildings, including the hillside mansions of Mulholland, shown in the background

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The name "Los Santos" means "The Saints" in Spanish, a play on Los Angeles' name "The Angels".

Los Santos 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 East Los Santos and Las Colinas in the north-east are some of the gang-ridden slums in the city, though the poorest districts are Willowfield and El Corona, both in the south-east, and mainly Idlewood, in the east. Mulholland, Vinewood and Rodeo are the more wealthy districts of Los Santos, and cater to the rich and famous, while the poorer areas such as Ganton, Jefferson and Little Mexico contain cheap stores. The game manual for Grand Theft Auto: Liberty City Stories mentions that Los Santos is voted as "The city where you were most likely to get eaten by a wild animal" in 1998.

Landmarks

Downtown Los Santos at early dusk (PC version)

Los Santos is filled with references to famous L.A. landmarks, including the Walk of Fame,The Shrine Aditorium,(Used as a nightclub in the game) the Watts Towers, the Capitol Tower (called Blastin' Fools Records in the game), the U.S. Bank Tower, the Bonaventure Hotel, the Hollywood Sign (dubbed the Vinewood Sign in the game), the Los Angeles City Hall, the Theme Building from LAX, the Twin Towers Correctional Facility and the Santa Monica Pier. There are also many real Los Angeles Skyscraper look-alikes such as the Two California Plaza, the Gas Company Tower, The Biltmore Hotel Office tower, The Century Plaza Hotel (In the game called the Rodeo Hotel), The St. Regis Los Angeles Hotel & Spa, Rodeo Drive Shops, and the Sunset Vine Tower. There are a few other skyscraper look-alikes that in real life are in bordering cities of Los Angeles. Such as the 100 Wilshire building in Santa Monica and The Argyle Hotel in West Hollywood. Also, like Los Angeles, Los Santos suffers from severe smog. This can be seen hovering above Downtown Los Santos throughout the day as well as many other districts of Los Santos. Image File history File links Size of this preview: 750 × 600 pixelsFull resolution (1280 × 1024 pixel, file size: 147 KB, MIME type: image/jpeg) Displays an element of a computer/video game. ... Image File history File links Size of this preview: 750 × 600 pixelsFull resolution (1280 × 1024 pixel, file size: 147 KB, MIME type: image/jpeg) Displays an element of a computer/video game. ... Dusk in Breaux Bridge, Louisiana, USA. Dusk outside a plane on cruise. ... A band plays on the Hollywood Walk of Fame. ... An early postcard view of the Shrine The Shrine Auditorium is a landmark large-event venue in Los Angeles, California, USA. It is also the headquarters of the Al Malikah Temple, a division of the Shriners. ... Watts Towers, 1765 East 107th St. ... Capitol Records is a major United States-based record label, owned by EMI. // The Capitol Records company was founded by the songwriter Johnny Mercer in 1942, with the financial help of movie producer Buddy DeSylva and the business acumen of Glenn Wallichs, (1910-1971) (owner of Music City, at the... The U.S. Bank Tower (Library Tower, First Interstate World Center) at 633 West Fifth Street in downtown Los Angeles, California, United States is the seventh tallest building in the US, the tallest North American skyscraper west of Chicago, the tallest building in California, and the tallest building with a... Bonaventure Hotel (May 2005) The Westin Bonaventure Hotel is the largest hotel in Los Angeles and one of its most photographed structures. ... This article does not cite any references or sources. ... Los Angeles City Hall is the center of government in the city of Los Angeles, California. ... Runway layout at LAX “LAX” redirects here. ... To meet Wikipedias quality standards, this article or section may require cleanup. ... The Santa Monica Pier is located at the foot of Colorado Boulevard in Santa Monica, California and it is the citys most famous landmark. ... Victorian London was notorious for its thick smogs, or pea-soupers, a fact that is often recreated to add an air of mystery to a period costume drama. ...

Santa Maria Beach at early morning.

Los Santos, notice the bridge on the left which links to Flint County.

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Storyline

Los Santos is the 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 (named after a street in the Ganton district of the city, from which the gang based its activities), and the Ballas. Hispanic gang rivals the Los Santos Vagos and the Varrios Los Aztecas are also present. A Times Square look-alike in the Liberty City district of Bedford Point, Staunton, as depicted in Grand Theft Auto III. Liberty City is a fictional city in Rockstar Games hit computer and video game series Grand Theft Auto, which is loosely based on New York City. ... The Grand Theft Auto series of video games features a myriad of fictional gangs and criminal organizations of various ethnicities, histories and activities, which have served as both primary and secondly vehicles in the games plot points, as well as allies or foes of the games characters. ... The Grand Theft Auto series of video games features a myriad of fictional gangs and criminal organizations of various ethnicities, histories and activities, which have served as both primary and secondly vehicles in the games plot points, as well as allies or foes of the games characters. ... The Grand Theft Auto series of video games features a myriad of fictional gangs and criminal organizations of various ethnicities, histories and activities, which have served as both primary and secondly vehicles in the games plot points, as well as allies or foes of the games characters. ... The Grand Theft Auto series of video games features a myriad of fictional gangs and criminal organizations of various ethnicities, histories and activities, which have served as both primary and secondly vehicles in the games plot points, as well as allies or foes of the games characters. ...

Eventually the Grove Street Families slowly regain their strength and influence, only to be betrayed by OGs Big Smoke and Ryder, who are revealed to be working with the Ballas and corrupt C.R.A.S.H. (Community Resources Against Street Hoodlums) officers Frank Tenpenny and Eddie Pulaski. As such, a major offensive launched by Carl's older brother Sweet against the Ballas was already anticipated and the GSF was decimated in the ensuing gun battle. Sweet was wounded and imprisoned, while Tenpenny effectively banished Carl from Los Santos, blackmailing him into working for C.R.A.S.H. by threatening the welfare of Sweet in prison. The story leaves Los Santos and moves into the countryside and then San Fierro.

Los Santos, as seen from the gang-ridden, inner-city district of Idlewood. Downtown's prominent skyscrapers can be seen far in the background

Carl returns to Los Santos later in the game after becoming the manager of disgraced rapper Madd Dogg, who desires to take back his mansion from a drug dealer, Big Poppa. Carl discovers that the GSF have been virtually wiped out, the Ballas and Vagos own all of the turf in East Los Santos, and drugs are everywhere. Luckily for Carl, Mike Toreno returns with one more dangerous mission in exchange for Sweet's freedom. After Carl is successful, Toreno lives up to his end of the bargain and has Sweet released from prison. Carl and Sweet bring back the GSF and slowly but surely regain their turf once more. Image File history File links Download high resolution version (1024x768, 401 KB) Summary A screenshot from the Idlewood district of Los Santos, San Andreas towards Downtown, in the video/computer game Grand Theft Auto: San Andreas (PC). ... Image File history File links Download high resolution version (1024x768, 401 KB) Summary A screenshot from the Idlewood district of Los Santos, San Andreas towards Downtown, in the video/computer game Grand Theft Auto: San Andreas (PC). ... An inner city is the central area of a major city. ...

Meanwhile, Tenpenny and Pulaski are charged with murder and sexual assault. At a court hearing, Tenpenny (alone, as Pulaski had previously been killed by Carl in the desert) was released when the judge dropped all charges. The entire city, outraged that Tenpenny walked free after horrendously heinous charges, erupted in riots. During this chaotic time, Carl killed his former friend turned cocaine drug lord Big Smoke. Carl then chased after Tenpenny, who died when his stolen fire truck drove off the side of an overpass. When news of Tenpenny's death reached the people of Los Santos, the city riots came to a stop.

Liberty City

Carl "CJ" Johnson returns to his childhood home in Los Santos, San Andreas after having spent five years in Liberty City, where he commits petty crime and worked for Don Salvatore Leone's son, Joey Leone. During the events of the game, Carl briefly returns to Liberty City to assassinate a high ranking Forelli Mafia member at Marco's Bistro, under orders from Salvatore Leone. The mission takes place in a section of southeast Saint Mark's, where Carl must fight through attacking Mafia members in Marco's Bistro and kill his target in the back lot of the restaurant. (The back lot of Saint Mark's is just empty space in GTAIII and GTA: LCS)[19]

Liberty City is also featured in The Introduction, a machinima prequel of San Andreas. Set immediately before the events of the game, The Introduction shows both Carl Johnson stealing cars and mugging people in Liberty City and Salvatore Leone's house at Portland Beach, where he makes arrangements for his participation in a casino venture in Las Venturas.

It's possible for Carl to explore most of Portland Island, although only a small section is solid. The only way to explore most of Portland is to find Liberty City through the roof of Los Santos with the jetpack cheat and fly around. The game refuses to let the player lift during the "Saint Mark's Bistro" mission

Deleted Material

• Many cut scenes were deleted by Rockstar while San Andreas was near completion, such as "Little Miss Skimpy's," in which Big Poppa's young daughter ran out to him by his car and informed him she got the new Little Miss Skimpy outfit he wanted her to get. This was later deleted due to the fact that Rockstar has decided not to include children in the GTA series.
• Another deleted scene included Carl having to flirt with a transvestite to try and gather information on drug trading.
• The ability to dress Carl up as a woman was deleted.
• A vehicle bearing a resemblance to a large penis was deleted along with an overpass in the shape of a female mouth^{[citation needed]}

Districts

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

• Downtown Los Santos - Downtown Los Angeles, Financial District
• Commerce - Civic Center, Downtown Los Angeles
• East Beach - Long Beach, possibly Redondo Beach or Torrance
• East Los Santos - East Los Angeles
• El Corona - El Sereno
• Ganton - Compton
• Glen Park - Echo Park/MacArthur Park
• Jefferson - Watts
• Idlewood - Inglewood
• Las Colinas - Los Feliz
• Los Flores - Boyle Heights
• Los Santos International Airport - Los Angeles International Airport
• Little Mexico - East Los Angeles
• Marina - Marina del Rey
• Mulholland - Mulholland Drive and the Hollywood Hills
• Market - Miracle Mile
• Ocean Docks - San Pedro
• Pershing Square - Pershing Square
• Playa del Seville - Playa del Rey
• Richman - Bel-Air
• Rodeo - Beverly Hills
• Santa Maria - Santa Monica
• Temple - North Hollywood
• Verdant Bluffs - Griffith Park
• Verona Beach - Venice Beach
• Vinewood - Hollywood
• Willowfield - Willowbrook

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Real Life Similarities

The Theme Building of Los Angeles International Airport in the game, as Los Santos Airport's front

• U.S. Bank Tower
• Gas Company Tower
• Los Angeles City Hall
• Bonaventure Hotel
• Biltimore Hotel
• Two California Plaza
• Watts Towers
• Hollywood Sign
• Capitol Records
• Los Angeles River
• Santa Monica Pier
• Union Station
• Rodeo Drive
• Grauman's Chinese Theater
• Metrolink
• Metro Red Line
• Hollywood Blvd
• Sunset Blvd
• Colorful Stair Step's
• Vincent Thomas Bridge
• Griffith Observatory
• Los Angeles Convention Center
• LAX
• Randy's Donuts
• Hollywood Walk of Fame
• The Great Western Forum

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See also

• San Fierro, San Andreas
• Las Venturas, San Andreas