Press Releases

News Release FOR MORE INFORMATION CONTACT: Janet Sanders / Marketing Manager Office: 661.869.6304 FOR IMMEDIATE RELEASE May 27, 2020 GET Board Approves Purchase of Driver Shields At the May 19, 2020 GET Board meeting the Board approved spending up to $160,000 to retrofit 88 buses with polycarbonate shields to protect drivers from COVID-19 and other … Read More

News Release FOR MORE INFORMATION CONTACT: Janet Sanders Office: 661.869.6304 FOR IMMEDIATE RELEASE April 15, 2020 Golden Empire Transit – “Sound the Horn” April 16, 2020, at noon (12pm) Bakersfield CA – On Thursday, April 16, 2020 at noon (12 p.m.), Golden Empire Transit buses will give two horn blasts to honor public transit workers … Read More

News Release FOR MORE INFORMATION CONTACT: Janet Sanders Office: 661.869.6304 FOR IMMEDIATE RELEASE March 19, 2020 GET Announces Reduced Service Schedule Bakersfield, CA — Golden Empire Transit will continue to provide an essential service to our community. GET is taking extraordinary efforts to protect the health and safety of riders and employees while working tirelessly … Read More

News Release FOR MORE INFORMATION CONTACT: Janet Sanders Office: 661.869.6304 FOR IMMEDIATE RELEASE March 10, 2020 GET – Coronavirus, Committed to Keeping Riders Healthy Bakersfield, CA – Golden Empire Transit (GET) is committed to keeping riders and drivers healthy and safe this spring as concerns of COVID-19 (Coronavirus) moves through our country. Golden Empire Transit … Read More

News Release FOR MORE INFORMATION CONTACT: Janet Sanders Office: 661.869.6304 FOR IMMEDIATE RELEASE March 9, 2020 GET Board Approves Policy to Purchase Alternative Fuel Buses Bakersfield, CA — The Golden Empire Transit District (GET) Board of Directors at the February 18, 2020 Board meeting adopted a policy to purchase Alternatively-Fueled Vehicles. This policy will serve … Read More

News Release FOR MORE INFORMATION CONTACT: Janet Sanders Office: 661.869.6304 FOR IMMEDIATE RELEASE February 19, 2020 Kern Transit Passes available at GET Downtown Transit Center Bakersfield, CA — The Golden Empire Transit District (GET) announced the sale of Kern Transit 31-day passes for Local and All Route buses including the Reduced Pass are all now … Read More

News Release FOR MORE INFORMATION CONTACT: Janet Sanders Office: (661) 869-6304 FOR IMMEDIATE RELEASE February 11, 2020 Golden Empire Transit District Job Fair Open House February 12, 2020 Bakersfield, CA – Golden Empire Transit District (GET) has announced a Job Fair Open House Wednesday, February 12, 2020 from 10am to 4pm in the GET Bus … Read More

News Release FOR MORE INFORMATION CONTACT: Janet Sanders Office: 661.869.6304 FOR IMMEDIATE RELEASE February 6, 2020 GET – Names Chair and Vice Chair to Board of Directors 2020 Bakersfield, CA — The Golden Empire Transit District (GET) announced today that Cindy Parra will continue as the Board of Directors’ Chair for Golden Empire Transit along … Read More