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The first test of McDonnell’s approach as chief is likely to be MacArthur Park, where crime, gang activity, homelessness and drug use have festered.

"We need to prevent the festering of issues and work better together to identify, fix and understand root cause," he said.

"They’re creating space for some of these conspiratorial views to fester."

Issues between Adams and the Raiders had been festering since last season when he said on a Netflix documentary that quarterback Jimmy Garoppolo was going to get him killed.

It’s not uncommon to see people in the park with multiple festering ulcers on their arms and legs — one of the side-effects of tranq.