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Historic Preservation Commission adopts amended letter backing legacy business program and prioritizing vulnerable districts
Summary
The commission adopted a staff‑draft letter recommending that the Small Business Commission resume legacy registry hearings, that the economic recovery task force use the registry to help small businesses, and that mayoral support target the most vulnerable districts; commissioners added amendments to prioritize legacy businesses in future grant programs and to copy specific city offices.
The San Francisco Historic Preservation Commission on June 17 unanimously adopted a letter to the mayor supporting the legacy business registry and suggesting program changes to aid small businesses harmed by the COVID‑19 shutdowns.
Preservation staff member Shelley Kaltajirani summarized the draft: recommend that the Small Business Commission resume hearing legacy registry applications as soon as possible; consider the registry as a delivery mechanism for recovery services; and direct mayoral support toward the most vulnerable communities, with suggested attention to Districts 5, 7, 10 and 11. Commissioners proposed amendments to ask the mayor and staff to prioritize legacy businesses in future grant programs and to address the letter to Mayor Breed and key staff, including Joaquin Torres at the Office of Workforce Economic Development and the co‑chairs of the COVID‑19 economic recovery task force.
Woody Labonki of San Francisco Heritage called the suggested additions “a great addition,” urging that Joaquin Torres be included as a recipient. The commission moved to adopt the letter with the amendments and approved the motion unanimously.
The adopted letter will be finalized by staff and sent to the mayor’s office and the copied recipients; staff will incorporate commissioner edits before transmission.
