Chalkboard paint?

[Paul F.]

Sorry, never seen that texture in California/New Mexico/Arizona.
Also, the Chalkboard Paint provides its own texture/toothiness so the chalk grips.

Go farther north than Bakersfield some time...
That "orange peel" texture is very common in California (at least north of San Jose).

Heck, I've even helped friends duplicate it in a new room they were finishing... (can't say that I particularly like doing it... me and drywall tape don't get along so good...).