Hello. I am Merika Goolsby, long time and active resident, voter, and small business owner in east Oakland District 7. I was born and raised in San Francisco and have lived all over the east bay as an adult. Due to living in Oakland most of my adult life I know the problems we face first hand because I have lived through them. I have seen and know what has worked for us and what has not. It is no longer enough to sit back and hope someone does something meaningful to improve life in Oakland. I have been taking action to improve east Oakland for the past decade and a half and now I am taking my responsibility in creating the change I want to see to the next level by running for city council.
We are surviving insecurities in the areas of employment, housing safety and more. Enough is enough!! I am stepping up to represent District 7 and the issues we care about to improve the lives of everyone in my district.