Check the status of your Legacy Business Registry application

We accept applications year-round.

We are currently prioritizing the review order of applications from businesses located in Bayview, Excelsior, Inner and Outer Sunset, Portola, Visitation Valley, and other neighborhoods where we don't have as many registered Legacy Businesses. We will review all other applications in the order that we get them.

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 will be heard by the HPC on June 5, 2024, and 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

Applications currently in review

The following applications are currently in review.

  1. Russian Hill Dog Grooming - IN REVIEW
  2. Rocco's Cafe
  3. Christopher's Books
  4. Gold Mirror Italian Restaurant
  5. Da Flora
  6. Java Beach Cafe
  7. Savoy Tivoli
  8. Treasure Island Museum
  9. Ten-Ichi Japanese Restaurant and Sushi Bar
  10. Green Earth Natural Food
  11. Hair Place & More Barber Shop
  12. Sabella and La Torre
  13. Plan of Action for Challenging Times (PACT)
  14. Oscar's Photo Lab
  15. City Optix
  16. Shaw Shoes
  17. Standard 5&10 Ace Hardware
  18. Standard Metal Products
  19. African-American Shakespeare Company
  20. Geary Print Shop 

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. El Faro Restaurant - REVIEWED
  6. Ray's Custom Tailor & Alterations - REVIEWED
  7. El Burrito Express - REVIEWED
  8. Lien Ying Tai Chi Chuan Academy - REVIEWED
  9. Bissap Baobab - REVIEWED
  10. Gallery 444 - REVIEWED
  11. Jazz'z Salon & Boutique - REVIEWED
  12. Theatre Rhinoceros - REVIEWED
  13. Monroe Personnel Service LLC and Temptime - REVIEWED
  14. The Fly Trap - REVIEWED
Last updated May 10, 2024

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Apply to join the Legacy Business Registry

Long-standing small businesses can join the Registry for recognition, marketing and business help, and grants.

Department

Office of Small Business