That indicates that approval has been rolled up into GoDaddy at this point, and you’ll have to get a notarized letter from the city for them to issue you a domain.
replyJust saw your other comment here. That's a bummer. I've been lucky to have never dealt with GoDaddy.
replyAny idea who the current SF registrar is?
replyYup! Sonic.net
reply`whois sf.ca.us` will give you the email of the registrar (thanks cogitosum).