LOS ANGELES—Mayor Eric Garcetti said Oct. 20 that any city employee who refused to get vaccinated against COVID-19 by Dec. 18 “should be prepared to lose their job.” The deadline was initially Oct. 20 for Los Angeles’ mandate that all city employees be vaccinated. However, under a proposal submitted Oct. 19 by the city administrative officer, pending city council approval, workers would have until Dec. 18 to show proof of vaccination. As of the morning of Oct. 20, a date had not yet been set for the city council to officially approve the plan, according to Council President Nury Martinez’s office, but Garcetti released a statement that morning saying employees had until Dec. 18 to be vaccinated. “The city’s employee vaccine mandate is critical to protecting the health and safety of our workforce and the Angelenos we serve,” the mayor said. “Employees must be vaccinated by December 18, and we …