Most Influential: Meet Orange County’s 100 top influencers for 2019

Damien Arrula, Placentia’s city administrator, couldn’t get the Orange County Fire Authority to budge on rising service costs, so he took on a big challenge: starting a new city fire department. He bought equipment and is looking to hire firefighters and a chief so the department can begin operating in July 2020. (File photo by Bill Alkofer, Orange. County Register/SCNG)
Orange County Democratic Party leader Frank Barbaro died April 15 but his influence continues as the local party g