When New York billionaire Michael Bloomberg mounted a short-lived run for president in 2020, then-San Jose Mayor Sam Liccardo became his campaign co-chair and first major California endorsement. The relationship between the two former mayors has spanned nearly a decade \u2014 from Liccardo\u2019s early city hall days to Bloomberg now funding his path to Congress. \u201cThat\u2019s where you get back to Liccardo\u2019s ethics,\u201d Larry Gerston, a political analyst and retired San Jose State professor, told San Jos\u00e9 Spotlight. \u201cThat\u2019s where you get to the shady accusations that he\u2019s vulnerable to, the emails, all of that stuff, and that\u2019s where Bloomberg\u2019s…<\/p>\n