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
Will Seattle's proposal to roll back gig worker wages be enough to counter new app fees?
A Seattle City Council committee is moving to roll back a package for gig workers that includes a minimum wage hike, after app companies reacted to the package by adding new fees.
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Environment
Washington's plastic bag fee reduces waste — but not to the extent intended, report finds
While Washington’s plastic bag fee has helped reduce pollution, it hasn’t changed shopper behavior that much, according to a new study conducted by a coalition of conservation groups.
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Politics
Friday Evening Headlines
Supportive housing for Native Americans opens in Seattle, another "exceptional" tree is cut down, and Be’er Sheva Park is having its grand reopening this weekend. It’s our daily roundup of top stories from the KUOW newsroom, with host Ruby de Luna.
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Arts & Life
Seattle Restaurant Week is back with a range of deals and newcomers
The Seattle area’s vibrant food scene can be prohibitively expensive for some folks most days of the year. But with the return of Seattle Restaurant Week on Sunday, you could have a chance to enjoy fine dining without breaking the bank.
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Politics
Thursday Evening Headlines
Seattle has a new plan to hire more cops, library branches to close intermittently, and Chipotle will pay up for violating worker protections. It’s our daily roundup of top stories from the KUOW newsroom, with host Ruby de Luna.
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Politics
Wednesday Evening Headlines
Another business flees Pacific Place, King County's public health clinics could close without a budget fix, and a proposed solar project on San Juan Island is getting pushback. It’s our daily roundup of top stories from the KUOW newsroom, with host Ruby de Luna
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Arts & Life
Seattle's Full Tilt Ice Cream announces closures
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Science
Subtle Seattle eclipse show couldn't outshine local enthusiasm
Seattle’s cloudy weather made for an anticlimactic viewing of Monday’s solar eclipse.
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Arts & Life
Want to reduce food waste? Turn your kitchen scraps into something tasty
Washington's Department of Ecology wants you to think twice before throwing out those kitchen scraps — they could be something delicious.
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Business
Seattle businesses caught in tug of war between app companies and delivery drivers
Just three months into Seattle’s new gig worker minimum wage law, a Seattle City Council committee is considering changing it, prompting another debate over gig worker pay in the city.