Richard "Dick" Spees (born July 26, 1929) was the city council representing district 4 from 1979 until January 2003.

Spees moved to Oakland in 1959. He worked for Kaiser Aluminum for 32 years, retiring in 1987.

He was a major part of getting the Chabot Space and Science Center built; the main building is named for him. 1 He is also credited with getting the Oakland Walking Tours Program started. 2

Links and References

  1. Oakland council veteran to retire / Spees, 71, to leave when his term ends SFGate June 28, 2001
  2. Spees got Oakland's history tours rolling by Annalee Allen Oakland Tribune July 29, 2001
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