SWAT Team Arrests Armed Robbery Suspect on Shotwell
Police took one armed man into custody at around 8:30 tonight after the suspect allegedly robbed someone at gunpoint earlier in the day and then...
Hélène Goupil
Hélène Goupil is an editor at Mission Local and a lecturer at U.C. Berkeley's Graduate School of Journalism. She's the co-author of "San Francisco: The Unknown City." In 2008, she helped start Mission Local. Hélène is a French native and San Francisco adoptee. She likes visual storytelling and good food.
Stories by Hélène
Best Thing I Ever Ate With Rice Paper Scissors
By Hélène Goupil Posted
Katie Kwan and Valerie Luu of Rice Paper Scissors, a Vietnamese pop-up that recently opened at Brick and Mortar (on Mission and Duboce), share...
Sneak Peek of Mission and 22nd Sts. Condos
By Hélène Goupil Posted
Curious about what living at the condos slated to take over the former Giant Value space will be like? This short video gives you a...
New Interactive Maps Show No-Fault Evictions and Ellis Act Evictions
By Hélène Goupil Posted
The people who brought you the Ellis Act displacement map are at it again — this time they’re showing the number of no-fault evictions and...
SNAP: Don’t Fret
By Hélène Goupil Posted
Local Mission Market Set to Open Nov. 5
By Hélène Goupil Posted
Local Mission Market, the latest venture from Yarom Milgrom’s and Jake Des Voignes, of Local’s Corner and Local Mission Eatery, is set to open Tuesday Nov. 5....
Día de los Muertos in Photos
By Aurelio Cisneros, George Lipp, Hélène Goupil, Posted
Hundreds of people gathered for the annual Día de los Muertos celebration Saturday. A protest against evictions took place at the same time as the procession.
Día de Los Muertos Procession, Anti-Evictions Protest
By Hélène Goupil Posted
Come honor loved ones who have passed away at the annual Día de Los Muertos procession. The procession starts at 22nd and Bryant at 7 p.m....
Man Reported Missing After Making Frantic Calls Home
By Hélène Goupil Posted
A 23-year-old Brazilian man, Paulo Netto, who was visiting San Francisco, has been reported missing after making frantic calls to his family Monday night. Ana...
SF’s Newest Hood: “Cloud Corridor”?
By Hélène Goupil Posted
The latest in San Francisco’s microhood news is happening downtown where approximately 50 tech companies are trying to rename an area “Cloud Corridor,” according to...
Large Housing Project Proposed for 16th and Mission
By Hélène Goupil Posted
The San Francisco Business Times reports that a proposal for a 400,000 square-foot mixed-use development was submitted to the city’s planning department. “The $82 million development,...
SNAP: Sunday With the Family
By Hélène Goupil Posted
SNAP: Waiting
By Hélène Goupil Posted
SNAP: Walking By
By Hélène Goupil Posted
VIDEO: Luz de Luna
By Jason Jaacks, Posted