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“Jeremy Dreams of Time Machines” I...

Feb 28th

Single Mom Wins the Zachary Cruz Memorial... →

Daniela is an incredible person who has overcome unbelievable odds to be where she is today—working on a BA in Hispanic Languages and Bilingual Issues at Cal. I’m so proud that our foundation can help support her educational journey. And I want to especially thank our friends at the Transfer, Re-entry, and Student Parent Center at Cal for their dedication to this project and for...

Jan 19th

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Mar 13th

Zachary Cruz Pedestrian Safety Month: Berkeley, CA...

Zachary Cruz Pedestrian Safety Month Begins in Berkeley (From ZMCFoundation.org) The Soft White Sixties to Co-Headline Benefit on 3/31 at the New Parish (From ZMCFoundation.org)

Mar 9th

Berkeley "Street" Named for Zachary

http://www.berkeleyside.com/2010/12/08/street-named-for-boy-killed-by-car/comment-page-1/#comment-16 I discovered that a sign reading “Zachary’s Corner” had been posted at the corner of Derby and Warring in early in December, when I went to the intersection where Zach was killed to leave a potted poinsettia for the holiday. I was overwhelmed with gratitude and wonder that...

Dec 19th

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Oct 31st

Dia de los muertos

Dear Friends, This year, we will once again build an alter at home to honor and remember Zachary and celebrate dia de los muertos. Last year we invited our family to send us prayers for Zachary, which we kept on the alter, and read at the end of the celebration, since geography prevents many of us from being together in person at times like this. This tradition is new for us, and we’re...

Oct 29th

Zachary's Foundation is Now LIVE!

http://zmcfoundation.org We’re very pleased to announce that the website for the Zachary Michael Cruz Foundation went live this evening! Please visit the new site to learn more about pedestrian safety, our educational projects, and how you can help. There’s also a great “About Zachary” section on the Foundation’s webpage that we hope will be of interest as well. ...

Oct 26th

Oct 9th

Announcing the Zachary Michael Cruz Foundation

We’re pleased to announce the launch of a community-based, non-profit organization in Zachary’s name. The organization is called the Zachary Michael Cruz Foundation, and through it, we hope to support pedestrian safety and philanthropic educational projects, primarily in the San Francisco Bay Area. Please join us on Twitter and Facebook for up to the minute info on the...

Sep 23rd

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Back To School Message From the Cruz Family

Two years ago today Zachary started his first day of kindergarten. Jodie, Miles, Grandma, Ashlee and I were there for this momentous day. Zachary would be in 2nd grade this year. He’d be reading well and doing math. He’d be learning about geography and science. He’d be writing sentences and creating stories. It’s been a year and half, today, that Zachary’s been...

Aug 28th

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"Deadliest for City’s Walkers: Male Drivers, Left...

Just the headline of this article is heartbreaking. So many specifics from the study relate to Zachary’s story: “Inattention, rather than intoxication, was the most common cause for the accidents, with a third of cases involving a driver who simply did not pay attention or suffered from poor visibility.” Please pass this story on. DEMAND that your friends and family take...

Aug 16th

Once Upon a Time in Emeryville...

Toy Story 3 opens today. From the very beginning, each new Pixar movie was a big event in our family. I remember inadvertently stumbling into a movie theater—our first movie in the Bay Area—to see Finding Nemo when Zachary was four months old. We were broke and lonely in a new town, with a new baby, and a new family, so my mother suggested we see a movie to take our minds off of our...

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Apr 19th

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Newly Discovered ZMC Video: Mustache on the Couch! In this short clip from summer 2008, Zachary’s humor shines at Miles’ baby shower. Our friend Christie sent us this video recently. We hadn’t seen it before; she discovered it while she was going through old files on her computer. It’s great to see Zachary’s smile and hear his voice again. Thank you, Christie. [FC]

Apr 10th

Mar 12th

City Council Meeting

Tonight the Berkeley City Council will issue a proclamation announcing Pedestrian Safety Month, in Zachary’s name. Please join us tonight at 6:45 at 2134 Martin Luther King Jr Way, Berkeley, CA if you can. If you’re not in the area, you can watch the council meeting online via webcast. Come celebrate Zach and safety in the community. Thanks in advance! [FC] More Info Map Webcast

Mar 9th

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First Annual Zachary Day at Wheeler Hall On Saturday, March 6th, the English department at UC Berkeley opened its doors to kids of all ages in Zach’s memory and held an event called Zachary Day, which faculty organizers hope will become an annual celebration of department children and all things fun. Led by Professors Sue Schweik and Lyn Hejinian, faculty, staff, and grad students came...

Mar 8th

Mar 5th

Berkeley Police Focus on Pedestrian Safety in...

Berkeley, California - The Berkeley Police Department will be focusing on pedestrian safety this month to honor the memory of Zachary Cruz. Zachary was five years old when he tragically lost his life one year ago while crossing the street at the intersection of Warring and Derby Streets. As part of this effort, officers will be concentrating on violations that put pedestrians at risk. Speeding,...

Mar 4th

Mar 2nd

One Year...

Mom and Dad and Miles miss you today and always. Although time has passed since you were taken from us so unexpectedly a year ago, it still isn’t any easier to accept that you’re gone. You’re still with us everyday, everywhere we go, in everything we do. Please bring us comfort and keep our memories of you strong and alive. We love you so much! And we are always so proud of...

Feb 28th

East Bay Express

If you’re in the Bay Area, please check out this week’s East Bay Express. We placed a small notice of appreciation in this week’s paper, expressing our continued thanks for your love and support this past year. [FC]

Feb 25th

Zach's New Site

The new and improved version of ZacharyMichaelCruz.com is now live! The new design is based on Zachary’s original artwork, all of the old content is still here (including comments), and many new sections have been added. We’ll continue to add content and make some small adjustments in the coming weeks, so please check back soon. The new site is running in conjunction with a number of...

Feb 23rd

Memorial Dove Release

To mark the first anniversary of Zachary’s passing, we are planning to gather with friends and family at the plaza in front of the Lawrence Hall of Science for a dove release. All are welcome to attend. We’ll be there at 1:30 PM on Saturday, February 27th; the dove release will take place at 1:52 PM. LHS was one of Zachary’s favorite places to visit; situated in the hills above Berkeley, the Hall...

Feb 22nd

An Open Letter to the Community

(Or, “No, I Would Not Give You False Hope on This Strange and Mournful Day”) In the simplest terms, all I can say is thank you. But there are so many things to say thank you for: thank you for the hundreds of comments posted to this website; thank you for the cards and condolences that fill up two shoe boxes next to my bed; thanks to the kids who drew us pictures, and made art work...

Mar 26th

News Archive

Initial media coverage of the accident. Includes archived news articles from mainstream and alternative Bay Area media sources. February and March 2009. [ZMC.com] “Kindergartner Killed in Tragic Accident” - The Daily Californian (3/2/09) “Le Conte Remembers Student Killed in Collision” - The Berkeley Daily Planet (3/4/09) “Investigation Continues into...

Mar 16th