Morning Wrap: 4/17/12

News and notes:

• New details emerged about the Farallon Islands sailing accident that claimed five lives, the worst such tragedy in 30 years. Mercury News
• The A’s have asked that their long sought-after move to San Jose be placed on the agenda at next month’s baseball owners meetings in New York. The Drumbeat
• A jury in Santa Rosa acquitted the man accused of the 2010 drive-by shooting of Vallejo musician Dewey Tucker. Bay City News Service
• Anchutz Entertainment Group is poised to win the lucrative contract to manage the Oakland Coliseum, amid secrecy by the coliseum commission over the bidding. Oakland Tribune
• A surge in tech hiring is driving up rents in Silicon Valley and pushing renters toward the East Bay, where rents are also on the rise, a new report says. Mercury News
• San Jose State athletic director Tom Bowen resigned to become AD at the University of Memphis, and Marie Tuite was named his interim replacement. Mercury News
• The Giants signed Madison Bumgarner to a new $35 million, six-year contract. AP