MARIN COUNTY (CBS SF) -- Hours after a statue of Sir Francis Drake was removed from Larkspur Landing, workers were seen Wednesday taking down the letters at the front of Sir Francis Drake High School ...

The city of Larkspur in Marin County temporarily removed the Sir Francis Drake statue at Larkspur Landing for precautionary reasons, the city said in a release Wednesday morning. The removal at the ...

SAN FRANCISCO (KGO) -- The iconic Sir Francis Drake Hotel opened in 1928 and now 94 years later it's changing from the inside out. Starting with its controversial name. "His name doesn't have to be ...

Sir Francis Drake, for whom San Francisco's iconic Sir Francis Drake hotel on Union Square is named, was one of the world's first frequent travelers. Along with numerous transatlantic trips exploring ...

San Francisco’s iconic Sir Francis Drake Hotel, which has watched over Powell and Sutter streets since 1928, was quietly sold in April. The hotel — a Gothic Revival and Renaissance icon in the city — ...

MARIN COUNTY, Calif. (KGO) -- All of a sudden, the British explorer Sir Francis Drake has been getting a bad name. In Plymouth, England, there has been a movement to remove his statue. Now, there is a ...

Sir Walter Raleigh and Sir Francis Drake are among ten house names being removed at Exeter School - GETTY A private school has pledged to remove the names of Sir Walter Raleigh and Sir Francis Drake ...

It could be a harbinger of a drop in values or a one-time blip. San Francisco has a new hotel comp — and it's not necessarily great news for the industry. The historic Sir Francis Drake hotel at Union ...

SAN FRANCISCO (AP/CBS) -- San Francisco's Sir Francis Drake Hotel will be called The Beacon Grand in the latest attempt in the Bay Area to rename streets and landmarks after the slave-trading explorer ...

Sir Francis Drake Boulevard will be getting a new name in Fairfax. The Town Council voted unanimously to change the name on Wednesday, breaking with Larkspur and Ross, which have opted to keep it.