A premature birth. Seventy-eight days in the NICU. A city that showed up with flowers, cards, and care. That’s where our conversation with Mayor Jay Ruais begins—on the human ground that shapes everything else. We trace the path from a young dad’s sleepless nights to a leader’s clear-eyed focus on homelessness, addiction, public safety, and housing that real families can afford. Jay opens up about recovery and the decade he spent trying to join the military before finally earning his commiss...
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A premature birth. Seventy-eight days in the NICU. A city that showed up with flowers, cards, and care. That’s where our conversation with Mayor Jay Ruais begins—on the human ground that shapes everything else. We trace the path from a young dad’s sleepless nights to a leader’s clear-eyed focus on homelessness, addiction, public safety, and housing that real families can afford. Jay opens up about recovery and the decade he spent trying to join the military before finally earning his commiss...
From Urban Planning to Playwriting: One Man's Remarkable Journey
Anything BUT Politics
51 minutes
5 months ago
From Urban Planning to Playwriting: One Man's Remarkable Journey
David Preece's life reads like a series of fascinating short stories bound together by themes of creativity, adaptability, and service to others. Growing up in a tiny Utah farming town called Pleasant View with just 900 residents, Preece admits his mother always said he was "plotting to escape" from an early age. That wanderlust led him through an extraordinary professional journey spanning seven states and multiple careers. After completing graduate studies in urban planning, Preece's profe...
Anything BUT Politics
A premature birth. Seventy-eight days in the NICU. A city that showed up with flowers, cards, and care. That’s where our conversation with Mayor Jay Ruais begins—on the human ground that shapes everything else. We trace the path from a young dad’s sleepless nights to a leader’s clear-eyed focus on homelessness, addiction, public safety, and housing that real families can afford. Jay opens up about recovery and the decade he spent trying to join the military before finally earning his commiss...
