Ruby De Luna is a reporter at KUOW Public Radio. She focuses on food and its intersections with health, communities, and culture, while also covering health care and immigrant communities. Ruby is featured in KUOW Public Radio and OPB (Oregon Public Broadcasting).
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Ruby De Luna's coverage primarily focuses on local news within the food and beverage industry, particularly in Seattle. She frequently covers announcements, reviews, and events related to restaurants, markets, and food-related businesses. Sources with insights into the local restaurant scene in Seattle or those involved in the business aspects of the food industry would likely find success when reaching out to her.
Given her focus on employment rights and lawsuits within this industry, experts who can provide legal analysis or commentary on labor-related issues specific to the food service sector may be well-received by Ruby.
As a journalist focused on local news in Washington state and specifically Seattle, she is most interested in stories that directly impact these areas. When pitching to her it’s important for sources to keep this geographic focus in mind.
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It’s been nearly two years since Seattle’s gig worker minimum wage took effect. A new study shows that Seattle food delivery drivers now have more unpaid idle time, and drive longer distances between orders.
By: Ruby De Luna
More than a dozen Seattle restaurants and small businesses have come together to raise money to help farmers dealing with the aftermath of last month’s historic flood.
By: Ruby De Luna
No ICE agents have been assigned to SeaTac Airport yet, following President Donald Trump’s orders to send immigration agents to undisclosed U.S. airports to fill in for TSA agents during the ongoing partial government shutdown.
The ongoing Iran War is affecting consumers at the gas pump. But for farmers, it’s not just the price of fuel, but fertilizer, too.
By: Ruby De Luna
After some delay, the effort to replace the stolen bronze statue of a young Hiroshima bomb survivor is on track again.
By: Ruby De Luna
The Washington State Attorney General’s Office began its trial Monday against grocery giant Albertsons. The state alleges the company fueled the opioid crisis by failing to resolve warning signs of drug misuse or diversion.
By: Ruby De Luna
Monday marked the beginning of a long-awaited change to Seattle’s slowest downtown bus line, Route 8. The so-called “late eight” got a dedicated bus lane along a roughly one-mile stretch of Denny Way.
By: Deborah Wang, Ruby de Luna, Alex Rochester
KUOW spoke with six Washingtonians of varying income levels about how the region's high cost of living is affecting them — and potentially how they'll vote this fall.
By: Deborah Wang, Ruby de Luna, Alex Rochester
We talked with seven Washingtonians about the state's new income tax on high earners and the effort to repeal it on the November ballot.
By: Ruby de Luna
The next time you visit a restaurant you might see an extra placard from the health department. Health placards often indicate the business’s food safety rating, but the second sign will have a different message, one that’s related to labor violations.
