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The article describes what happens to a person who dies in Los Angeles, California. It is asserted that African-American and Latino males under 75 years old are more likely to die of homicide than any other cause. The dead are tagged and covered with a plastic shroud before being brought to the morgue. The Los Angeles County Department of Coroner investigates deaths suspected to be due to causes other than natural.

The article reports on the California state hospital and morgue (HAM) program that actress Lindsey Lohan must complete as part of her punishment for driving under the influence (DUI). It is reported that the HAM program brings DUI offenders on tours through California morgues and hospital wards in order to convey the consequences of drunk driving.

The article focuses on minor design changes to repurpose a former mortuary into a first store of the customized-bike shop Mission Bicycle in San Francisco, California. It cites that Grayscaled Design Collective has collaborated with user-experience experts Adaptive Path for the project. It notes that customers can now watch bike bodies being assembled since dissected gears and handlebars sit on light tables.

The article presents information an a report by KTVU.com that the San Mateo County morgue in California was evacuated on September 10, 2009 because a body undergoing an autopsy began to release a strong chemical odor. Robyn Thaw, spokeswoman of San Mateo County Health System, said that the body was that of a patient who had died at Kaiser Permanente Medical Center in Redwood City. According to Thaw, it was discovered that the patient appeared to have ingested acetone, a colorless flammable liquid.