With his sudden and splashy entry into the race, Bloomberg is pursuing a strategy others have tried and failed at before. “I just know he’s a finance guy from New York,” said Michael Paleno, 56, a real estate appraiser from West Los Angeles. “It’s nice to know he’s not necessarily beholden to special interests,” Lowry said over morning coffee in Culver City, a sentiment that was echoed by others. I just know he’s filthy rich,” said the owner of King of Curls, a black hair and apparel boutique in Sacramento. The 70-year-old retired preschool teacher, who was visiting from San Diego, dismissed Bloomberg and his extravagant candidacy out of hand.

Source: Los Angeles Times November 27, 2019 12:02 UTC