New York Daily News
by Celeste Katz

Losing an election hasn’t reformed outgoing state Sen. Pedro Espada’s ways - at least when it comes to making timely disclosures with the Board of Elections, finds our Glenn Blain.

A check of the state Board of Elections website today showed that Espada failed to file his post-primary financial statement, which was due at the board on Sept. 24th.

New York Post
by Candice M. Giove
October 3, 2010

Supporting a scandal-scarred state senator just doesn't pay -- literally.

State Sen. Pedro Espada's campaign canvasser, Jose Olivero, says the legislator is giving him and other workers the runaround for their recompense.

"We went out and did the work," Olivero told The Post. "We still haven't gotten paid."

The embattled Democratic lawmaker, under investigation for misusing funds, lost the Sept. 14 primary to Gustavo Rivera.

The Real Deal
by C. J. Hughes
September 16, 2010

In the city's Democratic primary Tuesday, voters resoundingly rejected Sentor Pedro Espada, who represents the northwest Bronx in the New York State Senate. He lost by a more than 2-1 margin to Gustavo Rivera, a political science professor, who now will run in November for the seat, which represents the 33rd district.

Much of that unhappiness with Espada likely had to do with his legal woes, which involve charges he stole $14 million from a non-profit health clinic. Espada may have suffered another fatal blow to his reputation in summer 2009, when he temporarily defected to the Republican Party.

But many developers and landlords had hoped those problems would be overlooked, as Espada, who chaired the Senate's housing committee, was a sympathetic lawmaker.

from Bronx News Network
September 15, 2010

When Pedro Espada Jr. stepped down from the podium in the back of La Luna Lounge in Tremont after giving a short, fiery and somewhat confusing concession speech into a crush of reporters, the small but raucous crowd began chanting.

New York Observer
By Ricardo Bilton
September 15, 2010

It was 10 p.m. at the victory party for Pedro Espada Jr. in the Bronx, and Espada was nowhere to be seen, nor were most of his followers. The few that were present sat in clusters, some talking, most eating a smattering of free food, and others periodically crane-necking backwards at the slightest hint of activity. Espada, it seemed, was intent on making an entrance, but no one was sure yet whether it would be a triumphant one.

from the New York Daily News
by Celeste Katz
September 14, 2010

In a dramatic turn of events for an embattled politico who defiantly predicted he'd retain his office, Senate Majority Leader Pedro Espada has conceded his Democratic primary to newcomer Gustavo Rivera.

More to come, but from our Bob Kappstatter, who's on scene in the Bronx:

"This was decided by too few people because too many people believed all the negativity and so this is only the first round."

from the New York Times
by Sam Dolnick
September 14, 2010

Pedro Espada Jr., the pugnacious and powerful State Senate majority leader, was roundly defeated in Tuesday’s Democratic primary election by Gustavo Rivera, a first-time candidate who won over Bronx voters fed up with the financial and political scandals swirling around Mr. Espada.

New York Daily News
by Bob Kappstatter
September 14th, 2010

Our operators are standing by, awaiting the calls we expect to be pouring in Tuesday, charging all kinds of tricks, dirty and/or just plain clever, in that west Bronx heavy slugfest between state Senate Majority Leader Pedro Espada and Gustavo Rivera.