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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Politics
Seattle council votes to protect soda tax money, but the fight's not over
Budget battles don't usually start until September, but Monday, Seattle Mayor Jenny Durkan says she will veto a bill that protects the city’s soda tax from being redirected.
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Health
Washington state now offers 'debit' cards to replace paper checks for WIC
This is for the program that provides food assistance to women and young children.
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Education
Washington lags the country in feeding kids over the summer
Most libraries and parks offer summer activities for children. And for some kids, these places are also a main source of lunch when school’s out. But not all kids who need the lunches are getting them.
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Health
UW to become largest psychiatric training program in U.S.
Washington State has a shortage of psychiatrists. The University of Washington is opening up its psychiatry training program to meet the growing need.
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Business
This hotel worker feels unsafe. Seattle wants to change that ASAP
It’s been nearly three years since Seattle voters approved I-124 to protect the safety of hotel workers. But those safeguards haven’t been put into practice because of a legal challenge. Today, the city introduced new legislation that aims to provide the same protections under the initiative.
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Arts & Life
This Seattle culinary program helps people get out of homelessness
The next time you’re at a Seattle restaurant, the person cooking your food could be a graduate of FareStart, a non-profit that provides food service training for people trying to get out of homelessness.
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Arts & Life
This Seattle chef's food is a story of straddling two cultures
Aaron Verzosa and Amber Manuguid remember being embarrassed at school lunches because their food was different. But today, the couple showcase their Filipino heritage through their restaurant Archipelago.
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Technology
Seattle's rent bidding moratorium expired in April. But it could still be prohibited
Seattle could soon reinstate its moratorium on rent bidding. This week a city council committee voted to do just that.
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Arts & Life
In Seattle and Sammamish, tables are being set to celebrate the end of Ramadan
Tuesday night many Muslims will celebrate Eid, a festival to mark the end of Ramadan, the Muslim holy month of fasting. Often there’s a feast, and the foods are as diverse as the community.
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Law & Courts
King County unveils new process for inquests
King County is resuming inquests, a court proceeding that investigates officer-involved deaths. Last October, County Executive Dow Constantine placed all inquests on hold. After months of meeting with law enforcement, families and community members, he unveiled changes for how the procedure will be conducted moving forward.