Territories successfully won will turn green, but if captured back by the enemy they will again change color. If it is colored purple (Ballas) or yellow (Vagos), CJ can choose to attack it.

Look at the colors on the map if a territory is green, CJ's gang GSF controls it. There are some territories on the Westside, near the beach and towards the hills in the 'Vinewood' area, but most of the enemy turf is on the eastern side of Los Santos. There are a total of 54 territories to take over. You may also want to establish a buffer zone north of Grove Street, but this is may provoke attacks from the Vagos. If you are in a car which is already damaged, having Ballas gang members shooting at you at that point can mean the difference between a successful or failed mission. Other important points which are worth securing are the area around the Johnson house, the freeway offramp not far from Grove Street, and possibly a narrow corridor from in front of Grove Street through to the city proper, which will allow you to get back to the Johnson house after missions. You want a clear area around the AmmuNation stores in case you need to buy weapons or replace armor while being pursued, and in addition to replacing energy, fast food outlets can serve as sanctuaries where you can wait for your wanted level to vanish if you are at only one star, or for enemy gang pursuit of you to also fade. The most important examples are AmmuNation and the fast food outlets. Generally speaking, a good rule of thumb for deciding which territories to take is whether or not they have some kind of building in them that you can use.

You most likely won't want to take every territory in Los Santos, unless you're committed to 'finishing the job' and completely purging rival gangs - owning a sizeable territory while rival gangs still survive means spending the bulk of your time in Los Santos running around repelling attacks. Note that it is not required to take over all of the territories to complete the game or get to 100%. In the 'Return to Los Santos' segment, you must take over 35 percent of the city to trigger the endgame. However, just as it is possible to take territory from the Ballas, so too can they take territory back from GSF, resulting in a loss of money and respect. Each territory controlled generates more money at The Johnson House on Grove Street and increases CJ's overall Respect rating.

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