San Francisco Chronicle: Dede Wilsey, longtime head of the board that runs the de Young Museum and Legion of Honor in San Francisco, is giving up her top spot after the museums paid a $2 million settlement to a former high-ranking executive who said Wilsey had her ousted for revealing alleged misspending of museum money.

“After several years of serving as president and CEO, and with a competent director of museums in place, (Wilsey) believes it will serve the museums better for her to now focus on other areas where her skills and expertise will have a positive impact,” Ken Garcia, a spokesman for the Fine Arts Museums, said in a statement to San Francisco Chronicle last week.