Remember Joe Rodriguez, the Mercury News columnist? He wrote in his column a while back that he supported the Metcalf Energy Center.

Today Joe wrote in his column about a proposed 125 bed treatment center near his house that was rejected by the San Jose City Council. Joe tells us he was opposed to the center because it belongs in a "commercial zone." >From his column:

Well, not in my neighborhood!

I'm serious. I opposed the treatment center in my neighborhood for two reasons: A small hospital -- which is closer to what was proposed -- belongs in a commercial zone, not a residential neighborhood. More important, all towns and cities have the moral if not legal obligation to pull their Proposition 36 weight. That's not the case.

Of the 112 certified recovery homes and treatment centers in the county today, 77 are in San Jose. Most of those are in South San Jose. There is only one in my neighborhood, but seven more near us in the central city.

We never heard Joe mention a word that Coyote Valley was never zoned for heavy industry such as a power plant. Joe obviously doesn't care as long as it is not in his backyard.