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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Coast Salish wool weaving, once nearly lost, enjoys a renaissance
Wool weaving nearly went the way of the woolly dog, a breed that once thrived in the Coast Salish communities but went extinct in the wake of colonialism. Today, an exhibition at Seattle’s Burke Museum showcases both ancestral and contemporary works, thanks in part to a local instructor who is helping its revival and teaching the next generation of weavers.
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Friday Evening Headlines
Amazon is no longer the top employer in Seattle, Mayor Katie Wilson is asking city departments to find ways to slash their budgets, and a western Washington-born singer was just named one of Time Magazine's Women of the Year. It’s our daily roundup of top stories from the KUOW newsroom, with host Ruby de Luna.
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Thursday Evening Headlines
Recreation areas could close this summer due to funding cuts, Bill Gates apologizes to foundation staffers, and Seattle Torrent Gold Medal winners return home.
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Everett beefed up regulations to curb unpermitted food carts. Other cities might follow
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No ORCA card? No problem. Credit cards now accepted to ride Seattle transit
Seattle has officially launched the tap-to-pay feature for public transportation, an alternative to the ORCA card.
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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.