Green returns to the space that had long been mostly brown. Preparation for the fall fundraiser on the lawn left vehicle tracks gouged in the turf, and sprinklers in a water-conserving irrigation system were damaged. (Mark Boster / Los Angeles Times)
Genaro Duarte unfurls the new sod and fits each piece into place. Disputes between insurance companies over who should pay for the $12,000 replanting stalled the project, an LAPD official said. (Mark Boster / Los Angeles Times)
The new turf is pressed into the lot at the LAPD pocket park along 2nd Street between Main and Spring streets. (Mark Boster / Los Angeles Times)
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Sal Martinez waters the newly planted sod on the south side of the building in downtown Los Angeles. (Mark Boster / Los Angeles Times)
