For San Fierro in the HD Universe see: San Fierro (HD Universe).
The City of San Fierro, commonly known as San Fierro, is the second city encountered in Grand Theft Auto: San Andreas. Supposedly of Spanish foundation, Fierro is old Spanish for Hierro (Iron), not a likely name for a saint.
San Fierro is the smallest by area and the second most populous city in the state of San Andreas. San Fierro is very diverse, economically and ethnically, and is home to a majority Asian and sizeable homosexual population. It is the most urbanized city, and is situated on a peninsula on the western part of the state. South of the city lies the massive Mount Chiliad and the small town of Angel Pine in Whetstone. To the north of the city, across the Gant Bridge, lies the town of Bayside, and northeast of the city lies the county of Tierra Robada. San Fierro is a moderately sized city with the beautiful San Fierro Bay to the northeast and The Panopticon to the east. San Fierro is connected to Los Santos and Las Venturas by road, rail, and air. The city bears visible scars of an earthquake, however, the city's infrastructure and buildings are not visibly damaged from the earthquake, the only such damage being in the Doherty area.
Storyline
After Carl Johnson and The Truth burn down The Truth's weed fields, they flee Flint County via the Mothership and meet up with Cesar Vialpando in San Fierro at the garage he won from Catalina and Claude in a race.
Once there, Carl finds that all is wrong. The garage he won from Catalina is derelict, and he discovers the disturbing truth about the Loco Syndicate, the crime organization responsible for the spread of drugs in Los Santos. The syndicate is run by Mike Toreno, a shady person with a surprising background. T-Bone Mendez, a San Fierro Rifa, serves as the muscle of the organization, along with Ryder, CJ's ex homie from Grove Street, and Jizzy B, the biggest pimp in town. As he is investigating the Loco Syndicate, Carl also discovers that Wu Zi Mu (Woozie) is actually the head of a San Fierro Triad gang, the Mountain Cloud Boys, who are in the midst of a war with the Da Nang Boys, a Vietnamese crime organization.
After many odd jobs and errands for multiple bosses, Carl, Woozie and Cesar decide to take down the Loco Syndicate from the inside. Carl first pays Jizzy a visit, offering Jizzy his services. Jizzy gives Carl some work, during which he meets T-Bone Mendez and Mike Toreno. After being sure that Jizzy didn't suspect him, Carl confronted him at the Pleasure Domes nightclub. A massive shootout was followed by a high-speed car chase, in which Jizzy was killed by Carl. Then, he heads down to Pier 69, and kills T-Bone and Ryder in a massive shootout between Triads, San Fierro Rifa, Ballas, Carl and Cesar. Finally, Woozie informs him that Toreno is getting ready to leave in a helicopter, and Carl shoots him down with a rocket launcher. He then destroys the syndicate's crack lab in Doherty, ending the Loco Syndicate once and for all.
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.
Carl also receives a call from Jethro, a mechanic working in Carl's garage. Cesar has received a wish list of most wanted cars and he thinks they can make a profit out of it. After Carl buys the Wang Cars showroom, they get started. So Cesar and Carl steal five cars for the showroom, and it becomes an asset.
Much later, Carl returns to San Fierro to do yet another task for Mike Toreno: To steal a jet plane and bomb spy ships in Tierra Robada. Carl enters the Easter Basin Naval Base and successfully steals a Hydra and bombs the spy ships. San Fierro will no longer be seen in the storyline, although the player can return as often as they please.
Districts
- Battery Point (Fort Point)
- Calton Heights (Pacific Heights)
- Chinatown (Chinatown)
- City Hall (City Hall/Civic Center)
- Doherty (Dogpatch)
- Downtown (Financial District)
- Easter Basin (China Basin/Bayview-Hunters Point)
- Easter Bay International Airport (San Francisco International Airport )
- Esplanade East (Embarcadero)
- Esplanade North (Fisherman's Wharf)
- Financial (Financial District)
- Foster Valley (Foster City/Burlingame/Silicon Valley/South San Francisco)
- Garcia (Mission District/Potrero Hill)
- Hashbury (Haight-Ashbury)
- Juniper Hill (Russian Hill/Nob Hill)
- Juniper Hollow (Cow Hollow)
- King's (Noe Valley)
- Missionary Hill (Mount Sutro)
- Ocean Flats (Sunset District/Ocean Beach)
- Palisades (Presidio Heights/Panhandle/Sea Cliff)
- Paradiso (Presidio)
- Queens (Castro District)
- Santa Flora (Twin Peaks/Santa Clara)
Other Notable Places
- Avispa Country Club (Cliff House/Olympic Club)
- Big Pointy Building (Transamerica Pyramid)
- Corvin Stadium (Candlestick Park)
- Cranberry Station (San Francisco 4th and King Street Station)
- Gant Bridge (Golden Gate Bridge/US 101)
- Garver Bridge (San Francisco-Oakland Bay Bridge/I-80)
- Hashbury Park
- San Fierro City Hall (San Francisco City Hall)
- Missionary Hill Radio Tower (Sutro Tower)
- Windy Windy Windy Windy Street (Lombard Street)
Highways and Intersections
- Las Venturas Highway (Eastshore Freeway/I-80)
- San Fierro Bypass (Bayshore Freeway/US 101)
- San Fierro Highway (California State Route 1)
- Unnamed Intersection west of Easter Bay Airport - Intersection between US 101 and SR-92
Transport
Although cars are prominent, there are trams that circle San Fierro. Players are, however, unable to ride them, as they are literally unstoppable, and will plow through any obstacle without incurring damage. It is possible for a player equipped with a jetpack to land on top of a tram and ride it, albeit awkwardly.
The Brown Streak Railroad stops at Doherty's Cranberry Station across from Doherty Garage. The Easter Bay Airport is located at the southeast of the city, off Exit 3, the second to last exit, from the Garver Bridge Approach.
Crime
San Fierro is home to occasional gang violence in some neighborhoods, but not to the same degree as Los Santos. The most prominent gang is the San Fierro Rifa, mostly responsible for drug manufacturing and smuggling. The Vietnemese Da Nang Boys also operate in the area and are involved in human smuggling and considered to be highly violent and ruthless by the SFPD. The San Fierro Triads also reside in Chinatown, but generally remain much more low-key in criminal involvement and seem to be venturing into legal businesses such as gambling.
San Fierro became a major hub for drug trafficking, especially the crack cocaine trade, under the influence of the Loco Syndicate. However, after their destruction, and, later, Big Smoke's cocaine empire collapse, the level of drugs in San Fierro gradually decreased. Despite being a focal point for drug-smuggling, San Fierro does not appear to be plagued by crack dealers on the streets, as they can only be found in Los Santos. This is likely because the drugs were transported to Los Santos via the connections between the Loco Syndicate and Big Smoke.
Some of the higher crime areas in San Fierro include:
- Garcia
- Parts of Doherty
- King's
- Battery Point
- Chinatown
- Easter Basin
- Esplanade East
- Esplanade North
Sports Teams
San Fierro has two professional sports teams: the San Fierro 69ers football team (based off the San Francisco 49ers), and the San Fierro Packers baseball team (based on the San Francisco Giants). Both teams play in Corvin Stadium in the Foster Valley district of the city.
Notable residents
- Berkley (Formerly)
- Carl Johnson
- Cesar Vialpando (Formerly)
- Claude (Probably, Formerly)
- Dwaine
- Guppy
- Jeremy Smith
- Jethro
- Jizzy B. (Formerly)
- Katie Zhan
- Kendl Johnson (Formerly)
- Little Lion (Formerly)
- Michelle Cannes
- Ran Fa Li
- Snakehead (Formerly)
- Su Xi Mu
- T-Bone Mendez (Formerly)
- Wu Zi Mu
- Zero
Trivia
- Although some landmarks might have been in the Beta, one landmark (possibly based on Treasure Island that is between San Francisco and Oakland) was going to appear in the game but was deleted (possibly because of the size of the bay and subsequent map). Proof of this can be seen at the map at Toreno's ranch & Lil' Probe'Inn.
- San Fierro is the smallest city in the 3D Universe areawise.
- Daniel Lamb, protagonist of Manhunt 2, was born in San Fierro in the mid 60s.
See also
Grand Theft Auto: San Andreas | |
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Locations | State of San Andreas (Los Santos | San Fierro | Las Venturas | Red County | Flint County | Whetstone | Tierra Robada | Bone County) |
Characters | Carl "CJ" Johnson | Sean "Sweet" Johnson | Kendl Johnson | Melvin "Big Smoke" Harris | Lance "Ryder" Wilson | Cesar Vialpando | Frank Tenpenny | Wu Zi Mu | Mike Toreno | Ken Rosenberg |
Content | Missions | Vehicles | Weapons | Assets | Characters | Clothing | Tattoo Parlors | Radio Stations | Gang Warfare |
Information | 100% Completion | Achievements/Trophies | Weapon Stats | Player's Stats | Cheats | Trailers | Artworks |