The Los Angeles City Council voted March 30 to lift its mandate requiring those ages 12 and up to show proof of COVID-19 vaccination before entering indoor businesses. The motion was approved 13–1, with Councilman Mike Bonin dissenting and Councilman Paul Koretz absent. The mandate, which was enacted in November amid the surge of the Omicron variant, also required people to show proof of vaccination or a negative COVID-19 test to attend outdoor events with 5,000 or more people. The motion included an urgency clause, which means it will go into effect as soon as it is signed by the mayor and published by the city clerk, though it is not immediately clear when the mayor will sign the ordinance, according to a spokesperson for Council President Nury Martinez, who introduced the motion March 9. During a council meeting last week, Bonin said he was against lifting the mandate because …