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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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...
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Looking for work after 60
Eight years have passed since the Great Recession. It almost seems like a distant event. But older workers haven’t completely recovered despite signs of...