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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:
- Historic Preservation Commission (HPC)
- Small Business Commission (SBC)
From the time you apply, it can take a few months for approval.
Applications being processed
The following applications were added to the Legacy Business Registry by the SBC on June 23, 2025.
- Haystack Pizza
- Kilowatt
- Mo’s Grill
- O'Keeffe's Bar
- Phil's Electric Company
- San Francisco Children’s Art Center
- Shaws San Francisco
- Steppin' Out Dance Studio
- Studio on Chestnut
- Tokaido Arts
- Unity Mutual Benefit Association
The following applications will be heard by the HPC on July 16, 2025, and the SBC on July 28, 2025.
- 111 Minna Gallery
- American Institute of Architects
- Bernal Cutlery
- Murio's Trophy Room
- Peasant Pies
- Treasure Island Yacht Club
The following applications will be submitted to the Planning Department on August 18, 2025. They will heard by the HPC on September 17, 2025, and the SBC on September 22, 2025.
- Magic Theatre
Applications currently in review
The following applications are currently in review:
- Graphic Arts Workshop - IN REVIEW
- Mars Bar Restaurant
- Northern California Cherry Blossom Festival
- Glama-Rama! Salon
- Mission Groceteria
- Graffeo Coffee Roasting Company
- Gaspare's Pizza
- Family Billiards
- Tadich Grill
- Spike's Coffee and Tea
- Deitch's Woodwind Workshop
- Church Produce
- Catharine Clark Gallery
- Valley Chiropractic SF
- The Sword and Rose
- Fugazi Travel Agency
- Brava! for Women in the Arts
- Waterfront Restaurant
- Incredible Adventures
- Micro-Tracers, Inc.
- Tsing Tao Restaurant
- Digital Revolution Media Center
- Bulo Shoes
- San Francisco Gay Men's Chorus
- The Sandwich Place
- Book Club of California
- Ike's Electric, Inc.
- Would You Believe
- Duxwell Printing
- Parkside Farmers Market
- Submarine Center
- Miseki Jewelry
Applications reviewed
The following applications are the most recent applications that have been reviewed.
- Balompie Cafe - REVIEWED
- The Gables Stationery - REVIEWED
- Mudpie - REVIEWED
- Ray's Custom Tailor & Alterations - REVIEWED
- El Burrito Express - REVIEWED
- Jazz'z Salon & Boutique - REVIEWED
- Theatre Rhinoceros - REVIEWED
- Monroe Personnel Service LLC and Temptime - REVIEWED
- Gold Mirror Italian Restaurant - REVIEWED
- Green Earth Natural Foods - REVIEWED
- Hair Place & More Barber Shop - REVIEWED
- Standard 5&10 Ace Hardware - REVIEWED
- Standard Metal Products - REVIEWED
- Great Star Theater - REVIEWED
- San Francisco Judo Institute - REVIEWED
- Pork Store Café - REVIEWED
- Vieni Vieni - REVIEWED
- Avenues Pet Hospital - REVIEWED
- The Shop on Leland Avenue - REVIEWED
- Roccapulco Supper Club - REVIEWED
- Olajuwon Shoe Shine - REVIEWED
- Felicity's Fetiche - REVIEWED
- Foot Worship - REVIEWED
- San Francisco Optics by Alexander Daas - REVIEWED
- Caffe Sport - REVIEWED
- Physical Therapy of San Francisco - REVIEWED
- Carats & Stones - REVIEWED
- Maykadeh Restaurant - REVIEWED
- Galleria Tile - REVIEWED
- Frank's Fisherman - REVIEWED
- Presidio Hill School - REVIEWED
- Gemini Unisex Hairstyling - REVIEWED
- Mr. S Leather - REVIEWED
- Fred's Liquors - REVIEWED