(Shmuel Thaler - Santa Cruz Sentinel)Santa Cruz County Sheriff Chris Clark and Monterey County Sheriff Tina Nieto stood in support as Rep. Jimmy Panetta spoke at Thursday’s press conference. (Shmuel Thaler – Santa Cruz Sentinel)Rep. Jimmy Panetta was joined by more than a dozen community leaders and law enforcement representatives at Santa Cruz Community Health’s Live Oak Center for Thursday’s press conference. (Shmuel Thaler – Santa Cruz Sentinel)Housing Santa Cruz County Executive Director and local NAACP chapter President Elaine Johnson spoke on Thursday about the community’s need to remain vigilant. Clark made clear that local law enforcement is prohibited, according to state law, from enforcing federal immigration law or assisting in operations. “That goes the same with federal law enforcement as it even does with our own.