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South Central

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from Wikipedia, the free encyclopedia

 

South Los Santos, formerly officially and sometimes still commonly referred to as South Central, is a region in southern Los Santos, San Andreas, and mostly lies within the city of Los Santos, just south of downtown. According to the Los Santos Times, South Los Santos (formerly known South-Central Los Santos) is defined on Los Santos city maps as a 16-square-mile rectangle with two prongs at the south end." In 2003, the Los Santos city Council renamed this area ''South Los Santos''.

 

 

The name South Los Santos can also refer to a larger 51-square mile area that Includes areas within the city limits of Los Santos as well as five unincorporated neighborhoods in the southern portion of the County of Los Santos.

 

 

History [edit]

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African-American Influence [edit]

 

"By 1940, approximately 70 percent of the black population of Los Santos was confined to the Central Avenue corridor"; the area of modest bungalows and low-rise commercial buildings along Central Avenue emerged as the heart of the black community in southern San Andreas. Originally, the city's black community was concentrated around what is now K-Town, but began moving south after 1900. It had one of the first jazz scenes in the western U.S., with trombonist Bob Obry a prominent resident. Under racially restrictive covenants, blacks were allowed to own property only within the "Davis Box" (the area bounded by Davis, Roy Lowenstein, Innocence, and Strawberry) and in Rancho, as well as in small enclaves elsewhere in the city. The working and middle-class blacks who poured into Los Santos during the Great Depression and in search of jobs during World War II found themselves penned into what was becoming a severely overcrowded neighborhood. During the war, blacks faced such dire housing shortages that the Housing Authority of the City of Los Santos built the virtually all-black and Latino Rancho project, designed by Richard Pourta.

 

During this time, African Americans remained a minority alongside whites, Asians, and Hispanics; but by the 1930s those groups moved out of the area, African Americans continued to move in, and eastern South LS became majority black. Whites in previously established communities south of Slauson, east of Alameda and west of San Pedro streets persecuted blacks moving beyond established "lines", and thus blacks became effectively restricted to the area in between.

 

Rise of Latino population [edit]

 

By the end of the 1980s, South Los Santos had an increasing number of Hispanics and Latinos, mostly in the northeastern section of the region.

 

According to scholars, "Between 1970 and 1990 the South LS area went from 80% African American and 9% Latino to 50.3% African American and 44% Latino." This massive and rapid residential demographic change occurred as resources in the area were shrinking due to global economic restructuring described above and due to the federal government's decrease in funding of urban anti-poverty and jobs programs, and other vital social services like healthcare. The socio-economic context described here increased the perception and the reality of competition amongst Asians, African Americans, and Latinos in South LS. The results from the 2000 census which show continuing demographic change coupled with recent economic trends indicating a deterioration of conditions in South LS suggest that such competition will not soon ease."

 

In the 2014 census, the area of South Los Santos had a population of 271,040. 50.0% of the residents were Hispanic or Latino, 39.7% were African American.

 

Crack epidemic [edit]

 

Beginning in the 1970s, the rapid decline of the area's manufacturing base resulted in a loss of the jobs that had allowed skilled union workers to enjoy a middle-class lifestyle. Downtown Los Santos' service sector, which had long been dominated by unionized African Americans earning relatively fair wages, replaced most black workers with newly arrived Mexican and Central American immigrants.

 

Widespread unemployment, poverty and street crime contributed to the rise of street gangs in South Central, such as the Crips and the Bloods. The gangs became even more powerful with money coming in from drugs, especially the crack cocaine trade that was dominated by gangs in the 1980s.

 

Paul Rossman of the Los Santos Times wrote in 1989:

           "Leaders of the black community regret the branding of a large, predominantly black sector of the city as South-Central, saying it amounts to a subtle form of racial stereotyping."

 

2000s—present [edit]

 

By the early 2000s, the crime rate of South Los Santos had declined significantly. Redevelopment, improved police patrol, community-based peace programs, gang intervention work, and youth development organizations lowered the murder and crime rates to levels that had not been seen since the 1940s and '50s. Nevertheless, South Los Santos was still known for its gangs at the time. In mid-2003, the City Council of Los Santos voted to change the name South Central Los Santos to South Los Santos on all city documents, a move supporters said would "help erase a stigma that has dogged the southern part of the city."

Edited May 30, 2022 by J4Y

[Two-Bitt]

Joint FBI-LSPD Investigation into South L.S. Drug Network Leads to 17 Arrests on Federal Charges of Drug Distribution and Firearm Offenses

MARCH 3, 2018 4:38 PM

 

LOS SANTOS – An early morning sweep commenced in multiple Los Santos neighborhoods which led to the arrest of 17 defendants, some of whom were teenagers on federal narcotics-trafficking and firearms charges.

The investigation dubbed "Operation Sour Apple" — resulted in three indictments being returned by a federal grand jury, which targeted key members of the South Los Santos based drug network — a group that allegedly manufactured and distributed crack cocaine from the "Sheet Yourself" coin drop laundromat in a strip mall at 1062 Davis Avenue, and various surrounding neighborhoods. The drugs were also allegedly delivered to a plethora of locations, including a U.S. veterans office, a seafood restaurant in Davis and the social security office in Strawberry, a press release stated.

 

Members of the conspiracy also allegedly sold crack cocaine by driving in and around Davis & Strawberry, making stops at regular locations where street-level customers knew they could find dealers. Many of the gang’s narcotics sales were for small amounts, but the indictment discusses a series of larger transactions, some involving ounce quantities of crack cocaine. Intercepted communications during the investigation revealed members of the conspiracy discussing a transaction involving four kilograms of cocaine.

 

The indictments also allege defendants, all members or associates of the network, or alleged drug dealers who operated in gang territory, sold methamphetamine and phencyclidine (PCP).

 

Some of the suspects allegedly had weapons connected to drug-trafficking activities. According to the indictment, affiliated gang members "used violence and intimidation, including firearms, to maintain and expand their drug-dealing territory, to protect themselves, their drugs, and their drug proceeds from rival gangs and drug-dealing organizations, and to collect payment from drug customers." 

 

During the investigation, law enforcement seized approximately 23 firearms – including 9 “ghost guns,” firearms lacking serial numbers – 2 kilograms of raw uncut cocaine and 12 pounds of powdered phencyclidine (PCP) and over $300,000 in drug-related proceeds.

 

Search warrants were served throughout the Davis and Strawberry areas.

 

The arrests, officials said, dealt a significant blow to the organizations hierarchy. The two-year investigation, which began as early as October 2016, came to a head when around 50 agents made the arrests in Davis and Strawberry, officials told reporters at Davis City Hall.

 

“Because of the highly dangerous and lucrative nature of crack cocaine trafficking, individuals who worked together in the distribution of crack cocaine often had established relationships through their membership or association with the collective.” 

 

“This multiyear investigation began in partnership with the local authorities following a spike in violence in the neighborhood and indications that that a once petty run of the mill street gang had evolved to an organized criminal enterprise,” said John Kesler, assistant director in charge of Los Santos field office.

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West Grove Hustler Crips

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The West Grove Hustler Crips (WGHC) also known as Charleston Project Hustlers (CPH) are a small street gang located on the west side of Carson Avenue, South Los Santos. Their moniker was adopted after Grove Street, a popular residential street located in the heart of the gang’s territory.

The Hustler Crips is an umbrella organization consisting of several African American street gangs located throughout South Los Santos. Members are identified by green apparel to symbolize their Hustler Crip identity, alongside the traditional blue associated with the Crips.

Hustler Crip sets have existed for several generations within South Los Santos, most notably the West Grove Hustler Crips, Forum Drive Hustler Crips and Married to the Money Hustler Crips. Within those street gangs existed further cliques such as the Avenue Blocc Boys, Baby Lohcs and Charleston Project Hustlers. Gangs falling under the Hustler Crip card are loosely connected and not necessarily allies to each other. For example, the Hard Time Hustler Crips are affiliated with the Neighborhood Crips car, and the 73 Hustler Crips are connected to the Gangster Crip card.

The West Grove Hustler Crips are the only gang in Davis who claim the Hustler Crip car. They operate independently from other Crip cars, which means each Hustler Crip set carries their own allies and rivals.

 

Locations and Relations

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Charleston Project Hustlers
As it stands, the West Grove Hustler Crips is dominated by a clique known as the Charleston Project Hustlers (CPH). The culmination of multiple wars, police investigations and in-fighting resulted in a shift of power to the members coming out of Charleston Street. As seen in a recent news report detailing the increase of overdoses in the area, the Charleston Project Hustlers rely heavily on the sale of narcotics to fuel their gang activities.

 

Rivalries and Alliances
The West Grove Hustler Crips is a volatile gang which has since destroyed the majority of it’s alliances they formed in the earlier stages of their development. Known rivalries include, Playboy Surenos 13, Florencia 13, Carson Varrio Tortilla Flats 13, Harvard Park Brims, Rolling 20s Neighborhood Bloods and Murder Park Families.

 

 

OOC info

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The faction aims to portray a realistic South Central community that's riddled with gang culture. We accept most characters you can think of as long as they function within the mentioned community vibe of the faction. Make a character that's a local cop, an aspiring football player or even implement student character that's from the neighborhood. We're open for any good ideas that bring diversity to the faction, not all routes necessarily have to narrow yourself down to being a hard-headed gang affiliate — there's a place for all characters within reason.

Edited August 21, 2022 by Two-Bitt

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