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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:

  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 4, 2025, and will be heard by the SBC on June 23, 2025.

  1. Haystack Pizza
  2. Kilowatt
  3. Mo’s Grill
  4. O'Keeffe's Bar
  5. Phil's Electric Company
  6. San Francisco Children’s Art Center
  7. Shaws San Francisco
  8. Steppin' Out Dance Studio
  9. Studio on Chestnut
  10. Tokaido Arts
  11. Unity Mutual Benefit Association

The following applications will be submitted to the HPC on June 18, 2025. They will be heard by the HPC on July 16, 2025, and the SBC on July 28, 2025.

  1. Bernal Cutlery
  2. Frank's Fisherman
  3. Magic Theatre
  4. Murio's Trophy Room
  5. Peasant Pies

Applications currently in review

The following applications are currently in review:

  1. Presidio Hill School - IN REVIEW
  2. Fred's Liquors
  3. Graphic Arts Workshop
  4. Mars Bar Restaurant
  5. Northern California Cherry Blossom Festival
  6. Glama-Rama! Salon
  7. Mission Groceteria
  8. Graffeo Coffee Roasting Company
  9. Gaspare's Pizza
  10. Family Billiards
  11. Tadich Grill
  12. Spike's Coffee and Tea
  13. Deitch's Woodwind Workshop
  14. Church Produce
  15. Catharine Clark Gallery
  16. Valley Chiropractic SF
  17. The Sword and Rose
  18. Fugazi Travel Agency
  19. Brava! for Women in the Arts
  20. Waterfront Restaurant
  21. Incredible Adventures
  22. Micro-Tracers, Inc.
  23. Tsing Tao Restaurant
  24. Digital Revolution Media Center
  25. Bulo Shoes
  26. San Francisco Gay Men's Chorus
  27. The Sandwich Place
  28. Book Club of California
  29. Ike's Electric, Inc.
  30. Would You Believe
  31. Mr. S Leather
  32. Duxwell Printing

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. Standard 5&10 Ace Hardware - REVIEWED
  13. Standard Metal Products - REVIEWED
  14. American Institute of Architects - REVIEWED
  15. Great Star Theater - REVIEWED
  16. San Francisco Judo Institute - REVIEWED
  17. Pork Store Café - REVIEWED
  18. Vieni Vieni - REVIEWED
  19. Avenues Pet Hospital - REVIEWED
  20. The Shop on Leland Avenue - REVIEWED
  21. Roccapulco Supper Club - REVIEWED
  22. Olajuwon Shoe Shine - REVIEWED
  23. Felicity's Fetiche - REVIEWED
  24. Foot Worship - REVIEWED
  25. 111 Minna Gallery - REVIEWED
  26. San Francisco Optics by Alexander Daas - REVIEWED
  27. Caffe Sport - REVIEWED
  28. Physical Therapy of San Francisco - REVIEWED
  29. Carats & Stones - REVIEWED
  30. Maykadeh Restaurant - REVIEWED
  31. Galleria Tile - REVIEWED
  32. Treasure Island Yacht Club - REVIEWED
  33. Gemini Unisex Hairstyling - REVIEWED