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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Today So Far Blog
Washington abortion services bracing for surge in patients
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KUOW Newsroom
The number of Washington residents going hungry has nearly tripled. Some clinics are stepping in.
You go to the doctor for health checkups and you’re likely to get screened for high blood pressure or disease. But lately, some clinics are screening for something else: food insecurity. A new program aims to address a problem that’s worsened since the pandemic.
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Today So Far Blog
Two years after the pandemic's start, Washington's food banks still strained
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Today So Far Blog
Covid hospitalizations are still going up in Washington state
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KUOW Newsroom
Seattle gig workers get a raise courtesy of the city council
Some Seattle gig workers could soon get a pay raise. By a unanimous vote, the city council passed the first of a series of so-called “Pay Up” policies regulating app-based companies.
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KUOW Newsroom
Seattle College trade programs still seek long-term funding
For decades businesses have relied on community colleges to help train the workforce. But now the community college system is facing a multimillion-dollar deficit and an uncertain future at a time when companies are struggling with labor shortages. Earlier this month, the culinary school and other trade programs were slated for closure. They got a reprieve, for now. But the financial woes, years in the making, haven’t gone away.
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KUOW Newsroom
Seattle takes first step toward regulating the gig economy, but some companies could be exempt
Seattle is one step closer to establishing minimum pay standards for app-based workers.
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KUOW Newsroom
Unlock the secrets of Seattle's mysterious seed vault: Travel For Good
Seattle is home to the largest seed collection in the Pacific Northwest. It’s called the Miller Seed Vault, and it’s tucked away in a small building, surrounded by public gardens, on the edge of University of Washington campus.
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KUOW Newsroom
That pot in your kitchen could be a source of lead exposure
A new King County study shows that aluminum cookware could be a source of lead exposure. Health officials noted elevated blood lead levels in King County’s Afghan refugee community, and worked with the families to track the source.
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KUOW Newsroom
How Washington’s vineyards are adapting to a changing climate: Travel For Good
Washington state is the second largest wine producer in the U.S., behind California. The changing climate and its unpredictability has created new challenges for growers. It’s one of the many reasons why vineyards around the state are adopting practices that make their grape crops more resilient.