War Memorial Opera House Japanese sneak attack and bombing of Pearl Harbor, Hawaii, marking the American entry into World War II in December 1941, the households was regularly blacked out and performances were monitored by air raid wardens. In spring of 1945, the United Nations had its San Francisco Conference (UN Conference on International Organization) first organizing assembly there. The UN Charter was later drafted and signed in the Herbst Theatre next door. Six years later in 1951, the Treaty of San Francisco, declaring peace with Japan was drafted and signed here and in the Herbst Theatre. During the years of Kurt Herbert Adler's
Hearts in San Francisco Liu, Kara Maria, Silvia Poloto, Precita Eyes Muralists, Rex Ray, Rigo 23, Bill Russell, Monika Steiner, Laurel True, and Eric Zener. Hearts in San Francisco Hearts in San Francisco is an annual public art installation started in 2004 by the San Francisco General Hospital Foundation for the purpose of fundraising. The project is inspired by the international CowParade exhibit, in which cow sculptures are painted by various artists and installed in various cities throughout the world. The choice of hearts is inspired by the Tony Bennett song "I Left My Heart in San Francisco." Each year, uniform heart sculptures are