Jose Nunez unrolls the fresh sod. Just after the new 10-story building and its landscaping were dedicated last fall, trucks and cranes rolled in to erect a massive tent for a Los Angeles Police Foundation fundraiser. Work on the gala ended up destroying the lawn, the LAPD says. (Mark Boster / Los Angeles Times)
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)
Sal Martinez waters the newly planted sod on the south side of the building in downtown Los Angeles. (Mark Boster / Los Angeles Times)
