This seems like a bug. This is not how it works in wpf or silverlight. Should I create a bugzilla on this? Or is this expected undocumented xamarin behavior?
<?xml version="1.0" encoding="UTF-8"?>
<ContentPage xmlns="http://xamarin.com/schemas/2014/forms" xmlns:x="http://schemas.microsoft.com/winfx/2009/xaml"
x:Class="Broken.MyPage">
<ContentPage.Content>
<Grid Padding="0,30,0,0" BackgroundColor="Green">
<ContentView BackgroundColor="Fuchsia">
<Label Text="Select Issue (optional)..." BackgroundColor="Blue"
VerticalOptions="Center"/>
</ContentView>
<Button BackgroundColor="Transparent" **Grid.ColumnSpan="2"**/>
</Grid>
</ContentPage.Content>
</ContentPage>
Screenshot: https://www.dropbox.com/s/wvjszrnf8kb5mh1/Screenshot 2015-01-21 10.19.03.png?dl=0