Check the status of your Legacy Business Registry application

We accept applications year-round.

We will contact you by email when we begin reviewing your application materials.

After you submit your application, we review it and help edit it. We process applications in groups of 5-10.

Then we send it to two commissions for approval:

1. Historic Preservation Commission (HPC)
2. Small Business Commission (SBC)

From the time you apply, it can take a few months for approval.

Applications being processed

The following applications were recommended by the HPC on November 6, 2024, and will be heard by the SBC on December 9, 2024.

1. Geary Print Shop
2. Lehr’s German Specialties

The following applications will be heard by the HPC on December 4, 2024, and the SBC on December 9, 2024.

1. Ace Mailing
2. African-American Shakespeare Company
3. J’s Laundry
4. Walter Adams Framing

The following applications will be submitted to the HPC on December 18, 2024. They will be heard by the HPC on January 15, 2025, and the SBC on January 27, 2025. Due to the winter holidays, this group is limited to three applications.

1. City Optix
2. Golden Gate Park Band

Applications currently in review

The following applications are currently in review.

1. Vieni Vieni - IN REVIEW
2. One Union Recording Studios 
3. Avenues Pet Hospital
4. The Shop on Leland Avenue
5. Breast Cancer Prevention Partners 
6. Shaws San Francisco
7. Roccapulco Supper Club
8. Olajuwon Shoe Shine
9. Rims and Goggles
10. Columbus Cafe
11. Win Long Hardware
12. Physical Therapy of San Francisco
13. Peacock Lounge
14. Felicity's Fetiche
15. Foot Worship
16. 111 Minna Gallery
17. San Francisco Optics by Alexander Daas
18. Haystack Pizza
19. O'Keeffe's Bar
20. Caffe Sport
21. Chile Lindo
22. Kilowatt
23. Phil's Electric Company
24. Phaedrus
25. Frank's Fisherman
26. Carats & Stones
27. Mo’s Grill
28. Maykadeh Restaurant
29. San Francisco Children’s Art Center

Applications reviewed

The following applications are the most recent applications that have been reviewed.

1. Balompie Cafe - REVIEWED
2. The Gables Stationery - REVIEWED
3. Mudpie - REVIEWED
4. Ray's Custom Tailor & Alterations - REVIEWED
5. El Burrito Express - REVIEWED
6. Jazz'z Salon & Boutique - REVIEWED
7. Theatre Rhinoceros - REVIEWED
8. Monroe Personnel Service LLC and Temptime - REVIEWED
9. Gold Mirror Italian Restaurant - REVIEWED
10. Green Earth Natural Foods - REVIEWED
11. Hair Place & More Barber Shop - REVIEWED
12. Standard 5&10 Ace Hardware - REVIEWED
13. Standard Metal Products - REVIEWED
14. American Institute of Architects - REVIEWED
15. Great Star Theater - REVIEWED
16. San Francisco Judo Institute - REVIEWED
17. Pork Store Café - REVIEWED
18. Cha Cha Cha - REVIEWED