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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Business
Celebrate Farmers Market week in Seattle
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Business
No more hazard pay for Seattle grocery workers
Grocery stores in Seattle have been required to pay an additional $4 an hour to workers since last February. The money was meant to compensate them for the risk of working during the pandemic. But it was always temporary, and now it's going away.
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Seattle caps fees on food delivery services
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Government
Seattle will no longer require hazard pay for grocery workers
Seattle’s temporary hazard pay for grocery workers will soon end. The city council voted 5-2 Tuesday to end that despite pleas from workers.
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Arts & Life
When it comes to managing food costs, flexibility is key
If you’ve changed your grocery shopping habits because of rising food prices, you’re not alone. Businesses are adjusting too. Here’s a look at how everyone is trying to cope.
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Meet Seattle's new transportation director: Greg Spotts
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Health
King County declares fentanyl a public health crisis
King County’s record-breaking number of fentanyl overdoses has prompted the county council to declare a public health crisis. This year 268 people have died so far--a 46 percent increase compared to this time last year, according to the King County Medical Examiner's Office Overdose Dashboard.
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Washington military families struggling to put food on the table
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Health
Seattle's low income communities benefit from soda tax revenue, UW study says
Seattle’s soda tax has been effective in reducing consumption of sugary drinks. Turns out, money from the tax also helps low income communities, according to a University of Washington study.
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Washington nonprofits feeling the strain of inflation