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 August 21, 2024, and will be heard by the SBC on September 23, 2024.

  1. Da Flora
  2. Russian Hill Dog Grooming
  3. Savoy Tivoli

The following applications will be heard by the HPC on September 18, 2024, and the SBC on September 23, 2024.

  1. Fabrix
  2. New India Bazar
  3. Sabella and La Torre
  4. Ten-Ichi Japanese Restaurant and Sushi Bar
  5. Treasure Island Museum

The following applications will be submitted to the HPC on September 18, 2024. They will be heard by the HPC on October 16, 2024, and the SBC on October 28, 2024.

  1. Oscar's Photo Lab
  2. PACT, Plan of Action for Challenging Times
  3. Shaw Shoes

Applications currently in review

The following applications are currently in review.

  1. Standard 5&10 Ace Hardware - IN REVIEW
  2. Lehr’s German Specialties - IN REVIEW
  3. Standard Metal Products
  4. Geary Print Shop
  5. American Institute of Architects
  6. Walter Adams Framing
  7. Ace Mailing
  8. Golden Gate Park Band
  9. Great Star Theater
  10. San Francisco Judo Institute
  11. J’s Laundry
  12. Pork Store Café
  13. Cha Cha Cha
  14. Vieni Vieni
  15. One Union Recording Studios 
  16. Avenues Pet Hospital
  17. The Shop on Leland Avenue
  18. Breast Cancer Prevention Partners 
  19. Shaws San Francisco
  20. Roccapulco Supper Club
  21. Olajuwon Shoe Shine
  22. Rims and Goggles
  23. Columbus Cafe
  24. Win Long Hardware
  25. Physical Therapy of San Francisco
  26. Peacock Lounge
  27. Felicity's Fetiche and Foot Worship

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. African-American Shakespeare Company - REVIEWED
  13. City Optix - REVIEWED
Last updated September 17, 2024