Logos Circle Los Angeles

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Problem Statement

Local communities and neighborhoods are limited to coordinating on centralized tools like Nextdoor App and Facebook groups, which presents privacy and security concerns, limiting participation.

Proposed Solution

A a Logos and ZK powered Nextdoor app clone, with feature parity but with options for fully private and anonymous participation.

Incentives mechanisms can be explored to boost participation and increase adoption.

Target Users

Local area neighborhoods with boundary and perimeter conditions.

Winnable Issue

Lack of local level coordinated participation and communication. Currently limited completely to centralized solutions and lacking incentives or tangible community benefits.

Initial Thoughts on Feasibility

Proof of concept for user auth, proof of residency, and forum threads seems feasible.

Commented here: Build a Privacy-First Neighbourhood Engagement App (ZK Nextdoor) ¡ Issue #22 ¡ acid-info/contribute.logos.co ¡ GitHub

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Agenda for LA Work Group session Mon 12-Jan:

  1. Parallel Societies: https://ps.logos.co
  2. Review and discuss Snowflake Roles proposal from Dr. Goemon: https://forum.logos.co/t/circles-improvement-proposal-1-roles-snowflake-model/1477
  3. Review Circle PM Process Doc: https://docs.fileverse.io/0xebb75230dac435e5f8c4faaebe80e3eea910230d/5#key=WYVZmH0FUoz827a0G-kjQP9zS1xepxvMgulMOWFM6X0zOo4sElw7BG7eoEdVHugf
  4. Identifying New Winnable Issues
  5. Define FURPS specs for ZKNextdoor App:
  6. Set schedule for Winter ‘26

Notes:

https://docs.fileverse.io/0xebb75230dac435e5f8c4faaebe80e3eea910230d/15#key=xPSxCb1uBzThUE-1QGuFFR3c1XH1ErmSCSxKpcLnnHYKCzYv4I40iCEZmO69We4J

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Thanks for the write up! Curious to hear about the discussions around the snowflake model, what came up and how it was received :slight_smile:

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Work Group Recap: January 12th Session

We held our first work group of 2026 on Monday, January 12th. Attendance was light with just 3 of us, we need to do better here. That said, we made good progress on several fronts.

Snowflake Roles

We discussed the project management, technical lead, and growth roles based on @drgoemon’s snowflake roles framework Circles Improvement Proposal #1: Roles + Snowflake Model. No firm commitments yet, I want to open this up to a wider audience before we lock anything in. If you’re interested in stepping into one of these roles please reach out.

Coordination App (formerly ZK Nextdoor)

We’re moving away from the “ZK Nextdoor” framing. The more we dig into this, the more it feels like a coordination app rather than a neighborhood gossip platform. We locked in the basic FURPS requirements, I will follow up with the FURPS once I edit them a bit.

One thing we’re still thinking about: we’re not super comfortable with the “reporting on neighbors” angle. Want this to feel like a tool for community coordination, not surveillance tech.

PM Process

We reviewed the Circles PM requirements doc https://docs.fileverse.io/0xebb75230dac435e5f8c4faaebe80e3eea910230d/5#key=WYVZmH0FUoz827a0G-kjQP9zS1xepxvMgulMOWFM6X0zOo4sElw7BG7eoEdVHugf.

What’s Next

I’ll follow up with a separate post on exact dates, but the rough plan for winter 2026:

  • Networking event in early February
  • Work group session to follow

In the meantime, we push forward on the Coordination App.