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, 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 were recommended by the HPC on October 18, 2023, and will be heard by the SBC on December 11, 2023.

  1. Earwax Productions
  2. Thai House Inc.

The following applications were recommended by the HPC on November 15, 2023, and will be heard by the SBC on December 11, 2023.

  1. Elixir
  2. Friends of SCRAP, Inc.
  3. Heroes Club, Inc.
  4. Il Pollaio

The following applications will be heard by the HPC on December 6, 2023, and the SBC on December 11, 2023.

  1. City Art Gallery 2.0
  2. Firefly Restaurant
  3. Lamplighters Music Theatre
  4. Orale Orale
  5. Polly Ann Ice Cream
  6. San Francisco Women Artists

The following applications will be submitted to HPC on January 24, 2024. They will be heard by the HPC on February 21, 2024, and the SBC on February 26, 2024.

  1. Liguria Bakery
  2. On The Bridge Restaurant

Applications currently in review

The following applications are currently in review.

  1. MPA Design - IN REVIEW
  2. New India Bazar
  3. The Gables Stationery
  4. GFDS Engineers Inc.
  5. Mudpie
  6. Monkeybrains
  7. El Faro Restaurant
  8. Ideale Ristorante
  9. Ray's Custom Tailor & Alterations
  10. El Burrito Express
  11. Bay Area Bird Hospital, Inc.
  12. Gaslight & Shadows Antiques

Applications reviewed

The following applications have been reviewed.

  1. AcroSports - REVIEWED
  2. Shotwell's Bar - REVIEWED
  3. Noe Valley Voice - REVIEWED
  4. Mow Lee Co. - REVIEWED
  5. A&W Contractors, Inc. - REVIEWED
  6. Scuderia West - REVIEWED
  7. Joanne's Beauty Boutique - REVIEWED
  8. Wang Insurance Agency - REVIEWED
  9. Gregangelo & Velocity Arts & Entertainment - REVIEWED
  10. New Grant Cleaners - REVIEWED
  11. Financial District Foot & Ankle Center - REVIEWED
  12. Canton Flower Shop - REVIEWED
  13. Bernal Heights Neighborhood Center - REVIEWED
  14. Chicago Barbershop 2 - REVIEWED
  15. Greens Restaurant - REVIEWED
  16. San Francisco Camerawork - REVIEWED
  17. Wellman's Pharmacy - REVIEWED
  18. R&G Lounge - REVIEWED
  19. Jewelry Collection - REVIEWED
  20. Balompie Cafe - REVIEWED
  21. Progress Cleaners - REVIEWED
  22. Everlasting Tattoo - REVIEWED
Last updated December 1, 2023

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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