In a pickle: Martinez’s new pickleball courts could be too popular for their own good

PEOPLE BREAKING INTO pickleball courts at a park in Martinez to play during closed hours could cause the courts to close amid complaints from residents that had already prompted the city to reduce the hours and days that people could play there.

The Martinez City Council passed a resolution last week to change the hours for the pickleball courts at the Hidden Valley Sport Courts, located in a residential area across Center Avenue from the larger Hidden Valley Park, after receiving complaints from neighbors, mostly about noise and parking.