50, Orange ... Costa Mesa director of...

50, Orange ... Costa Mesa director of administrative services ... He

is the man in charge of the behind-the-scenes actions of many city

issues ... He has worked for the city for half his life ... Oversaw

the eventually surmountable task of identifying the city’s recreation

needs ... Always on the front lines of the skate park battle ... Suit

and tie give way to more comfortable threads for the golf course or

fishing ... At half a century old, his biker days are few ... Married

to Kayoko, whom he met at City Hall ... Last year’s ranking: 39