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 June 5, 2024, and will be heard by the SBC on June 24, 2024.

1. Bob's Donuts and Pastries
2. Joanne's Beauty Boutique
3. MPA Design
4. Roberts Corned Meats, Inc. 
5. The Verdi Club

The following applications will be heard by the HPC on July 17, 2024, and the SBC on July 22, 2024.

1. Bissap Baobab
2. Christopher's Books
3. El Faro Restaurant
4. The Fly Trap
5. Gallery 444
6. Java Beach Café
7. Lien Ying Tai Chi Chuan Academy
8. The Ramp Restaurant
9. Rocco's Cafe

Applications currently in review

The following applications are currently in review.

1. Treasure Island Museum - IN REVIEW
2. Ten-Ichi Japanese Restaurant and Sushi Bar
3. Green Earth Natural Food
4. Hair Place & More Barber Shop
5. Sabella and La Torre
6. Plan of Action for Challenging Times (PACT)
7. Oscar's Photo Lab
8. City Optix
9. Shaw Shoes
10. Standard 5&10 Ace Hardware
11. Standard Metal Products
12. African-American Shakespeare Company
13. Geary Print Shop
14. American Institute of Architects
15. Walter Adams Framing
16. Ace Mailing
17. Golden Gate Park Band
18. Great Star Theater
19. San Francisco Judo Institute
20. J’s Laundry
21. Pork Store Café
22. Cha Cha Cha
23. Vieni Vieni
24. One Union Recording Studios 
25. Avenues Pet Hospital
26. The Shop on Leland Avenue
27. Breast Cancer Prevention Partners 

Applications reviewed

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

1. Balompie Cafe - REVIEWED
2. The Gables Stationery - REVIEWED
3. New India Bazar - REVIEWED
4. Mudpie - REVIEWED
5. Ray's Custom Tailor & Alterations - REVIEWED
6. El Burrito Express - REVIEWED
7. Jazz'z Salon & Boutique - REVIEWED
8. Theatre Rhinoceros - REVIEWED
9. Monroe Personnel Service LLC and Temptime - REVIEWED
10. Russian Hill Dog Grooming - REVIEWED
11. Gold Mirror Italian Restaurant - REVIEWED
12. Savoy Tivoli - REVIEWED
13. Da Flora - REVIEWED