Ruby de Luna
Reporter
About
Ruby de Luna is a reporter with a focus on food and how it intersects with health, communities, and culture. She has also reported on health care and immigrant communities.
Ruby is a transplant from Taipei, Taiwan. She holds a B.A. in communication from Seattle Pacific University. She is proud to be one of the few old-schoolers who can edit tape with a razor blade.
Location: Seattle
Languages: English, Conversational Mandarin, Tagalog
Pronouns: she/her
Professional Affiliations: Member, AAJA
Stories
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Friday Evening Headlines
WA lawmakers react to SCOTUS tariff ruling, Tukwila considers ban on building new detention facilities, and crime victim advocates worry about funding cuts.
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Thursday Evening Headlines
Nurses want ICE agents out of St. Joseph Hospital in Tacoma, WA lawmakers are tackling AI safeguards for kids, and Bruce Lee gets a Forever Stamp.
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Seattle's gig worker law was supposed to boost pay. It did at first, until orders dropped
It’s been two years since Seattle’s gig worker minimum wage took effect. It was intended to boost labor standards for app-based drivers who deliver food for companies like DoorDash or Uber Eats. How has it worked out so far? Kim Malcom spoke with KUOW’s food reporter Ruby de Luna for some answers to that question.
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Wednesday Evening Headlines
Trump administration is using a “workaround” to retain Seattle’s U.S. attorney, Bill Gates responds to emails about him in Epstein files, and Olympic marmots are being considered for the endangered species list.
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Could publicly owned stores help prevent grocery deserts in Seattle?
In the wake of Kroger closing a Fred Meyer store in Lake City last October, Washington lawmakers are introducing bills to help neighborhoods recover from losing a grocery.
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The dirt on dirt: Flood recovery starts from the ground up for Washington farmers
The waters may have receded from last month’s widespread flooding, but the hard work of recovery is just beginning. Local farmers are cleaning up and replacing things that were swept off in the waters — starting with soil.
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Wednesday Evening Headlines
More tech layoffs hit Seattle, Gov. Ferguson requests $21 million from FEMA, and Seattle chefs are nominated for James Beard Awards.
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Western Washington businesses, restaurants raise money for farmers after historic flood
More than a dozen Seattle restaurants and small businesses from across Western Washington have come together to raise money to help farmers dealing with the aftermath of last month’s historic flood.
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Has Seattle's gig worker wage law delivered increased pay?
It’s been nearly two years since Seattle’s gig worker minimum wage took effect. A new study shows that Seattle food delivery drivers now have more unpaid idle time, and drive longer distances between orders.
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Wednesday Evening Headlines
Starbucks workers remain on strike, Mount Rainier is shrinking, and REI is getting back into the travel business.