. >> jean sweeney helped transform it into 25 acres of open space.st end of the city of alameda along constitution way and atlantic avenue. if you know the area, it's the same place where the old alameda beltline train station was. a developer was going to turn that land into homes when the rail line decommissioned back in the 1990s. but that local woman discovered that the original land agreement allowed the city to buy back the land at a fraction of its market value. >> and so that's how the park came to be. but i think to have a park here, another park, alameda is a beautiful place. and its parks are its jewels. >> tomorrow morning at 10:00, the city of alameda will officially open the green belt, aptly named the jean sweeney open space park. >>> coming up, an out of this world trip. virgin galactic almost ready to take you to space. when you can actually start booking your trip on the rocket. deal talk! my new $4.99 blt cheeseburger combo, comes with... 100% beef and hickory smoked bacon, plus fries and a drink all for just the change in your cou

to have a park here, another park,arks . >> on saturday morning they will open the aptly named jean sweeney open space park. >>> monday is a no go for mavericks, the day organizers were aiming to start the big surf competition but it looks like the weather conditions will be too wild. organizers hope conditions will improve later in the week. vianey, you're watching that as well. >> we're keeping a close eye. the reason they're concerned is because of the south-southwesterly winds, a big swell, upwards of 40 feet toward sunday and monday with the incoming storm system, so that's the reason why they're concerned, safety first. we're dealing with dangerous waves. if you are a professional, they've canceled that. never turn your back to a wave. if you're caught in a rip current, swim parallel to the shore. my best advice is don't swim. keep on the sand, just watch from a distance. we're watching for the south-southwesterly winds. expect them to be gusty sunday and monday with the incoming storm system. we're talking gusty conditions and that very strong swell. we'll be keeping a close eye on h

turn that land into homes when the rail line decommissioned in the 1990s, but a local woman named jean sweeney discovered the original land agreement allowed the city to buy that land back at a fraction of its market value. >> and so that's how the park came to be, but i think to have a park here, another park, alameda is a beautiful place and its parks are its jewels. >> on saturday morning, they will open the aptly named jean sweeney open space park. >>> surf update from half moon bay and it looks like monday is a no go for mavericks, that is the day that organizers were hoping would kick you have the famous big wave surfing competition. but now it looks like the weather will be too wild, too good, too big. organizers hope conditions will will get a little less good later this week, which is shocking to say that. >> right, it's a pretty strong north-northwesterly swell and they're also concerned about the wind gusts that are expected toic cto kick up with the arrival of our second storm system expected sunday into early monday, which is why the dangerous waves will be a factor, upwards of 40