When making long-term financial plans, one of the big questions to answer is: What is a good monthly retirement income? The answer can directly inform your savings strategy. According to 2016 data from the Bureau of Labor Statistics, the average 65-plus household spends $48,885 per year, which works out to about $4,000 per month. But no two people are alike, so …

About 5,500 customers in 10 counties—Butte, Colusa, Glenn, Lake, Napa, Shasta, Solano, Sonoma, Tehama, and Yolo—previously notified about the potential PSPS today have been informed of the cancelation. Gusty winds in the Southern region of PG&E’s service area could potentially prompt a PSPS impacting about 670 customers in Kern County. Local customers have been notified that potential shutoffs could begin …

SAN FRANCISCO, Calif.— Pacific Gas and Electric Company (PG&E) continues to monitor a dry offshore wind event impacting small, targeted portions of PG&E’s service area. As a result of this wind event, combined with extreme to exceptional drought conditions and extremely dry vegetation, PG&E began sending one-day advance notifications Wednesday morning to customers in areas where PG&E may need to proactively …