Brown signs anti-sunshine bill, setting up 1st Amdt battle. Do labor rights trump democracy?
BY PETER SCHEER—-Jerry Brown is often praised for his political independence, for his willingness to make policy choices that he thinks are right on the merits, even if it means angering powerful constituencies. But there are limits. They were reached in the latest legislative term in the Governor’s decision to sign legislation drafted and backed by public employee unions determined to abort efforts by cities and counties to shed light—not much light, but some—-on decisions