The Madre Fire was reported shortly after noon Wednesday, July 2, along Highway 166 about 25 miles east of Santa Maria.

A wildfire in California’s San Luis Obispo County rapidly expanded overnight and was covering more than 35,000 acres on Thursday morning, prompting evacuation orders, closing part of a highway and sending thick smoke billowing into neighboring counties. It is the biggest wildfire the state has seen this year.

The Madre Fire has continued to blaze through Central California, mapping at 35,530 acres with 5% containment as of Thursday morning. There are no known injuries reported and the fire is threatening 50 structures,

Nine months after first proposing to increase the annual amount allocated to California's film and TV tax credit program, Gov. Gavin Newsom has signed it into law.

"We can look forward to our members getting back to work where they live," the Entertainment Union Coalition says