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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Wednesday Evening Headlines
Starbucks workers remain on strike, Mount Rainier is shrinking, and REI is getting back into the travel business.
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Seattle nonprofits feel the pinch of rising food prices as Thanksgiving approaches
Americans will be forking out more for Thanksgiving meals this year as the cost of food continues to rise.
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Food bank, meal program visits in Seattle soar following SNAP cuts
The supplemental food assistance program, also known as SNAP, ran out of funding on Nov. 1, after the Trump administration said it paused the program due to the government shutdown. In response to the court orders, the administration said the program will be partially funded. Meanwhile, Seattle-area food banks are seeing a jump in visits, as SNAP recipients scramble for ways to cover the loss.
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As SNAP freeze looms, Washingtonians step up to help their neighbors
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Seattle Art Museum exhibit explores France's food identity
France is known for its fine cuisine. A new exhibition at the Seattle Art Museum explores how that came to be.
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Tuesday Evening Headlines
WA joins lawsuit over SNAP benefits, Amazon confirms 14,000 layoffs, and the government shutdown is delaying UW research.
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How uncertainty over new H-1B visa policy is affecting one Seattle-area nonprofit
A new $100,000 fee associated with the H-1B visa and the controversy surrounding it have put organizations in a bind. It’s also created a level of uncertainty for job-seekers.
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Tuesday Evening Headlines
ICE is tapping into state license plate data, Seattle's economic outlook gets a boost, and Mariners fans react to a crushing loss.
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Pay twice as much for health insurance? That’s the prospect some Washington residents face
A clash over health care tax credits is at the center of the ongoing federal shutdown. Democrats want those subsidies extended. But many Republicans want to let them expire. That leaves thousands of Washington residents who rely on the subsidies to pay for health insurance with tough choices: pay the new rate, purchase catastrophic coverage, or forgo health insurance altogether.
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Seattle, King County offer food vouchers for WIC recipients if shutdown continues
As the federal government shutdown continues, Seattle and King County officials have announced a plan to help families who rely on WIC — a federal food assistance program for mothers, babies, and children — when their benefits run out.