Club Puertorriqueño de San Francisco, INC.
3249 A Mission Street, San Francisco, CA 94110
415-920-9606 --- www.clubpuertorriquenosf.com

February 2009

Dear Members,

Sunday, February 15, 2009, is our monthly meeting at 2:00 p.m. Please try to make it to the meeting we will be discussing many topics of interest. After the meeting food will be served.

UPCOMING EVENTS
Our Anniversary Dance is Saturday, February 28. “Los Jibaros” will be playing. Puerto Rican Food will be sold. Doors will open at 8:00 pm. Cost for the dance is $10.00. Please bring a friend. Attached to this newsletter is a Calendar of Events for the Year 2009 and 2010. Also please take the time to visit our website for upcoming events.

DID YOU KNOW?
Puerto Rico is a self-governing commonwealth in association with the United States. The chief of state is the President of the United States of America Mr. Barack Obama. The head of government is an elected Governor Mr. Luis G. Fortuño, New Progressive Party. On November 4, 2008, Mr. Fortuño was voted in by 1,025,945. There are two legislative chambers: the House of Representatives, 51 seats, and the Senate, 27 seats.

Puerto Rico has authority over its internal affairs. United States controls; interstate trade, foreign relations and commerce, customs administration, control of air, land and sea,, immigration and emigration, nationality and citizenship, currency, maritime laws, military service, military bases, Army, Navy and Air Force, declaration of war, constitutionality of laws, jurisdictions and legal procedures, treaties, radio and television—communications, agriculture, mining and minerals, highways, postal system; Social Security, and other areas generally controlled by the federal government in the United States.

Puerto Rican institutions control internal affairs unless U>S> law is involved, as in matters of public health and pollution. The major differences between Puerto Rico and the 50 states are exemption from some aspects of the Internal Revenue Code, its lack of voting representation in either house of the U.S. Congress (Senate and House of Representatives), the ineligibility of Puerto Ricans to vote in presidential elections, and its lack of assignation of some revenues reserved for the states.

CONDOLENCE
Auria Rivas lost her sister Bernice this past week. Bernice Melendez had at one time been a member of the organization. Our prayers are with Auria and her family.

Fraternally,

Jose Aguilar, President - 415-260-2804
José Solis, Vice President -510-706-6215
Irma Iris Vargas, Secretary - 415-846-5966
Iris GonzalezTreasurer -650-278-0563

All Rights Reserved. El Club Puertorriqueño de San Francisco, Inc., is a nonprofit organization. It was incorporated on February 25, 1912 and it is the oldest Latino organization in the United States. The goal of El Club Puertorriqueño de San Francisco, Inc. is to conserve and promote the values and culture of Puerto Rico. Dances, picnics, exhibits of arts with traditional foods and activities for the children are done during the year for members, their families and the community to keep the culture alive.