Irvine is converting all tennis courts for pickleball only — this and other April Fools’ hijinks

Many Southern California cities and institutions are dropping big, grabby news today. Before you go “what the what” — remember, it’s the first day of April.

Here’s a roundup of some of the April Fools’ news dump items.

Irvine, the ‘pickleball-only’ city

Irvine announced that it’ll be converting all tennis courts into pickleball courts by 2027. That’s one notch for Team Pickleball in the ongoing turf war between tennis lovers and pickleball players over the fight for court space to engage in their beloved sport.

“Starting today, April 1, all tennis courts are being converted to pickleball courts as part of a citywide effort to make Irvine a pickleball-only City by 2027,” the post stated. “We don’t just think this is a good idea … we dink it’s a great one.”…

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