Perez Stops Recounts in Controller's Race By Mark Prell & Capital Public Radio News • Jul 21, 2014 TweetShareGoogle+Email Former California Assembly Speaker John Perez had requested the recount in 15 counties after finishing third in the June 3rd primary. Credit mercedsunstar.com ALSO: The California unemployment rate falls to 7.4 percent, adding 24,200 jobs. Listen Listening... / 2:00 Monday, July 21, 2014 Today's reporting by Ed Joyce and Max Pringle. TweetShareGoogle+Email