From the outside, Zide Door is a plain, inconspicuous building in San Francisco with no signs or indication that it is a psychedelic church on the inside. 

If you make it past the 24/7 security guard, you are greeted by walls covered in trippy art and a faint smell of cannabis. At first glance, the spiritual center does not look like a typical church with pews and an altar but more like an art gallery. 

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Alise is a general assignment reporter with a focus on covering government, elections, housing, crime, courts and entertainment in San Francisco and on the Peninsula. Alise is a Bay Area native from San Carlos. She studied history at University of California, Santa Cruz and first started journalism at Skyline College’s school newspaper in San Bruno. She has interned for Bay City News and for Eesti Rahvusringhääling, or Estonian Public Broadcasting. She has covered everything from the removal of former San Mateo County Sheriff Christina Corpus to the divisive battle over the Great Highway on San Francisco’s west side. Please send her any tips.