Judge rules Oakland airport can’t include San Francisco Bay in its name

SAN FRANCISCO — A federal judge on Tuesday blocked the renaming of Oakland International Airport, ruling that adding “San Francisco Bay” to the name causes travelers to mistakenly believe that the East Bay airport is affiliated with or run by the same management as San Francisco’s airport.

The Port of Oakland, which operates the airport, told San Francisco officials in March of a plan to rename the airport, but officials in San Francisco objected to the plan on the grounds that the change...