Mealey's (March 18, 2019, 4:20 PM EDT) -- WASHINGTON, D.C. — The U.S. Supreme Court on March 18 denied a petition for a writ of certiorari filed by the city of San Diego seeking a ruling on whether the “meet-and-confer” provision of the Meyers-Milias-Brown Act (MMBA) can preempt an elected public official’s right to express his or her views on a matter of public concern (San Diego v. Public Employment Relations Board, No. 18-910, U.S. Sup., 2019 U.S. LEXIS 1760)....