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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How King County Elections verifies your signature (or smiley face)
Ever wonder what happens after you mail your ballot? If you live in King County, chances are, your ballot was inspected by someone like Paige McGrath....
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It's union versus the right for Initiative 1501 (senior privacy)
UPDATE 10/31/16, 2 p.m. On Friday the Washington state Attorney General’s Office said it filed a complaint in Thurston County Superior Court against the...
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Bellevue no longer a majority white city
When Mark Manuel’s family moved to Washington State in 1991, Bellevue had a certain reputation. “All I can remember about Bellevue growing up was, it’s...
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4 officers, 1 social worker, 9,200 crisis calls: Could a new app help Seattle?
It’s 11 in the morning. Officer Louis Chan is scanning through the 911 calls that have come through, waiting to be handled. One call stands out: A...
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Don't wait to get your flu shot, say health officials
It’s that time of year again — the start of flu season. Health officials say don’t wait: Get a flu shot. Already, they’re getting reports of small...
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For transgender patients, a guide to help their doctors
Dakota Keogh remembers that age when boys and girls start to go their separate ways, about four or five.
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Seattle could be first U.S. city with safe injection site
Now that a task force to address King County’s heroin epidemic has unveiled its recommendations, the hard work begins. Some of the strategies in the...
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King County to roll out new treatment program for heroin addiction
A task force to address King County’s heroin epidemic will release recommendations this week that could include a safe consumption site for people who...
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West Seattle's Delridge neighborhood dreams of a grocery co-op
West Seattle’s Delridge neighborhood has been struggling for years to get a grocery store in the area. It hasn’t been able to attract major retailers...
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Think your health information is private? Employers can still access it
People’s medical records and personal information are protected under federal law, but there’s a loophole in the law that allows employers to access...