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Commission hears update on Legacy Business Registry and discusses emergency support, backlog and outreach
Summary
Planning and small-business staff briefed the commission on the Legacy Business Registry backlog (about 29 applications) and pandemic response; staff described grants, a University of Pennsylvania study, and plans to ramp staffing and plaque contract work. Commissioners and SF Heritage asked staff to pursue a letter to the Board of Supervisors to boost funding and prioritize registry businesses for emergency aid.
Planning staff and the Office of Small Business updated the San Francisco Historic Preservation Commission on May 6 about the Legacy Business Registry and program operations during the COVID‑19 emergency.
Shelley (historic preservation staff) said the Office of Small Business paused some routine registry reviews in February and March to prioritize administering business assistance grants, but that pause has ended. The department reported a backlog of about 29 pending legacy business applications (oldest from October), and staff said it could take roughly five months to clear that backlog once normal operations resume. A bronze‑plaque contract for enrolled legacy businesses is in its final stages and staff expected to…
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