Mayor Eric Garcetti is joined by Department of Water and Power workers releasing the final 20,000 shade balls into the Los Angeles Reservoir in Sylmar.
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The 175-acre surface is covered by 96 million sunlight-blocking balls at a cost of $34.5 million.
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Photgrapher Gene Blevins shoots the expanse of floating balls. (Jay L. Clenenin / Los Angeles Times)
An additional 20,000 small balls were rolled into the lake.
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Now there are some 96 million balls. (Jay L. Clenenin / Los Angeles Times)
Each ball comes fully assembled and costs 36 cents. (Jay L. Clenenin / Los Angeles Times)
Los Angeles Mayor Eric Garcetti tosses one in. (Jay L. Clenenin / Los Angeles Times)
